Interplay ... not dead?

[Material_Defender_1032]

Interplay to soon reveal details about sequels?

 

You may remember that last year, a filing with the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission indicated that Interplay was planning to develop sequels to some of the most successful games, including Earthworm Jim, Dark Alliance, Descent and MDK. Now Interplay.com has a holding page with the words coming soon and has pictures of characters from Earthworm Jim, Dark Alliance and MDK.

 

 

http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&newsid=26001

 

http://interplay.com/

 

 

PLEASE BE TRUE!

να δω Descent 4 & FreeSpace 3 και ας ψοφήσω μετά

[hexenlord]

το μονο που ζηταω ο αμοιρος (εκτος απο PD SAGA 2) ειναι ενα mdk3.Αντε ρε παιδια....

[xtrmsnpr]

MDK οοοολλεεε,τι παιχνιδάρα!!!!Τα είχα κάποτε,αλλα τ έχασα....

[LuxJaja]

δεν μπορούσαν να αναστηθούν νωρίτερα; να μην είχαμε αυτό το έκτρωμα για fallout 3 ;;;

 

παρόλα αυτά πολύ καλά νέα αν είναι αληθινά! και ναι ένα mdk 3 θα ήταν φοβερά ευχαριστό νέο.

[Material_Defender_1032]

Press Release

Interplay Entertainment Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: IPLY) recently announced its earnings for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, and its plan for the company going forward.

 

Net revenues for the year ended December 31, 2007 were $6,001,000, an

increase of 520 percent compared to the same period in 2006.

 

The Company reported net income of $5.86 million, or $.059 per basic

share and $.057 per diluted share, compared to net income of $3.08 million, or $.032 per basic and diluted share, in the same period last year. The net income reported in the twelve-month period of this year was primarily the result of the recording of $5,750,000 in income from recognition of the sale of the "Fallout" intellectual property.

 

In addition to reporting the annual results, the company also pointed

to its two-pronged growth strategy. First, management is working to secure

funding for the development of a Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG)

based on the popular "Fallout" franchise. Interplay sold "Fallout" in 2007

while obtaining a license back, under certain conditions, to create and

develop a "Fallout" MMOG.

 

At the same time, the company will leverage its portfolio of gaming

properties by creating sequels to some of its most successful games,

including Earthworm Jim, Dark Alliance, Descent, and MDK.

 

The company has recently reinitiated its in-house game development

studio, and is hiring game developers.

 

Interplay Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Herve Caen said, "2007

set the foundation for our growth strategy. Going forward, we have the

vision, unique intellectual property, and low debt and operational costs to help us pursue financing for our various projects. Our new Website will

streamline our ability to communicate development progress with the public, share brand information with the fans and support our customers."

[GhostRiderLSOV]

Πες μου Freespace 3!

Πες μου Freespace 3!

[Material_Defender_1032]

Τα δικαιώματα του FreeSpace τα έχει η Interplay αλλά άμα δεν τα δώσει στην Volition/THQ [που έχει αγοράσει την Volition] δεν παίζει να δούμε ποτέ FreeSpace 3.Δυστυχώς.

Και δεν θέλω ΚΑΜΙΑ άλλη εταιρία να φτιάξει το FreeSpace 3. For the obvious reasons.

Εδώ σκέφτομαι ότι η Outrage πού έκανε το Descent³ έχει πουληθεί στην THQ και την έχουν κλείσει, άρα ποιος θα το κάνει το Descent 4? :s

[ghostdog]

Επειδή έτυχε να διαβάζω για την interplay και σε ένα άλλο forum όπου εκεί οι τύποι το έχουν ψάξει σε βάθος να πω αρχικά πως δεν πρέπει να έχουμε πολλές ελπίδες. Πρωταρχικός στόχος της Interplay είναι να φτιάξει ένα Fallout MMO (το λεγόμενο FOOL) αλλά δεν έχει ακόμα ούτε τα λεφτά ούτε και κανέναν από τους παλιούς δημιουργούς, στην ουσία μόνο το όνομα και 2-3 άτομα υπάρχουν στην interplay. Ίσως βρει τα λεφτά και φέρει πίσω τους παλιούς developers αλλά το κόβω χλωμό. Ας δώσω και μερικά quotes και links για όσους θέλουν να το ψάξουν περισσότερο:

 

Πληροφορίες για την interplay από το NMA (το γνωστό και απόλυτο portal για το fallout)

http://www.nma-fallout.com/article.php?id=41805

http://www.nma-fallout.com/article.php?id=41885

 

The facts are that since Interplay closed their developing studios in 2003, it has been removing a number of debts, either by settling or by letting them pass through their contractual dues. They raised money mostly by selling IPs (Redneck Rampage, Fallout) and have now hired Jason D. Anderson and a few other developers (I don't know exactly how many) to start work on FOOL.

 

The talk of working on other sequels is just a paper tiger, not to be taken too seriously, FOOL is it for now.

 

They got 6 million from the Fallout deal and raised at least a million from European investors. According to their SEC filing, they have 1 million in working capital. The biggest debt they're left over with is 1 million due to Atari (because of stuff concerning the D&D license), which had a due date of 31 March and should be settled now (don't know what happened there).

 

They need to raise a total of 30 million before April 2009 or else they will lose the license-back of FOOL to Bethesda.

 

Και οι πραγματικά καμμένοι αν θέλουν μπορούν να κοιτάξουν και τα επίσημα έγγραφα για την κατάσταση της εταιρίας, εδώ

 

Μακάρι να επιστρέψει η interplay στις παλιές της δόξες αλλά μοιάζει πολύ δύσκολο...