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Dynamix Closing Official
by Steve Gibson, Aug 13, 2001 9:27pm PDTJust for the late-nighters who are the non believers. It's been made official now that Dynamix is closing their doors as was reported here earlier. The corporate quote via GameSpot? "the decision was made in order to consolidate product development and marketing functions" Oooh.. nice one!
Sierra On-Line announced today the closing of its Dynamix studio in Eugene, Oregon. 97 employees will receive competitive severance packages and outplacement services.You can read more if you want over at PlanetTribes or TribalWar
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WAKE THE FUCK UP!!!!
1. consoles are made for the brainless masses (this means you).
2. consoles sux and are no threat to pc gaming.( and don't even try this xbox or game cube shit, do you know how much faster your new gforce3 is than a gforce2ultra, maybe 15-20%, thats how much improvement is going into nextgen consoles, so with that in mind consoles will reach todays pc's in 5 to 7 years and in that time pc gaming will be amazing.
3. as far as software makers running to consoles, well they made sux games only brainless kids (see 1.)would like or buy.
4. Games will be harder to sell, PC gamers want a better game, not 30 clones of the same old shit.
5. Halflife was a good game, everything that followed (CS) suxed.
6. Does your mom know you read ShackNews! youpimplefacecan'tgetajobgotaps2orxboxformybirthdaybitchsoconsolesrulefaggot
WTF is a competitive severance package, is that one month of food stamps and the shelters address?
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Did Dynamix make SimAnt? I think they did and I loved that game!
-TJ
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Long live A10 Thunderbolt!
i.a.t.b
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severance pay = "we'll take what's in your pension fund and give you a check for that amount + a month's pay" (probably)
Future of Tribes 2?
Sierra will probably "support" Tribes 2. That means bug fixes. No feature changes or free map packs.
Future of Tribes 2? Some mods will go over to the V12 engine from Garagegames, either in a full game with the source code purchased, or with the free "modable" version.
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Well, it makes sence now. If dynamix as fighting for its survival, then its very reasonable they would make T2 very 'noobie' friendly to maximize its sales in the short run. I had no idea that Dynamix was in financial trouble.... damn I feel bad for bad mouthing T2 after they 'noobitized' it. It was a fantastic game before that patch. T2 is a quality game, no doubt about it... but it's just not for me anymore.
Jeebus.. I hope 3dRealms wasnt depending on cash from Max Payne to continue... damn. :(
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If their studio was located in Edmonton, Alberta THIS NEVER WOULD'VE HAPPENED.
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MAybe they will support it in the same way that some ex-3dfx employees still write drivers for 3dfx cards.
i loved dynamix... i just loved that big red swoosh on their splash screen :(
so sad...
Chap16 for company A
==> less competition for company B
==> less good products(or games in this case) from company B
==> less sales cause the products suck from company B
==> less revenue for company B
==> more people fired from company B
==> no people hired to company B
==> less consumation overall
==> Almost no revenue for a company B
==> Chap16 for company B
==> ...
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Get it right the first time.
werd i want to get hired by the best firer's
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that sucks seriously, they've made some of my favorite games from the old-days.
Eugene Oregon?
my friend and his wife live there, heh. nice town.
Thanks. Sometimes it is the small games which aren't discovered by the masses that bring the most fun.
...(still holding out hope for an Origin sequel to the Crusader: No Remorse series)...
Not that I expect any Dynamix employees to read this, but really sorry to hear this, guys.
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