Romero's Company Named

by Maarten Goldstein, Jul 09, 2006 3:32pm PDT

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By: ErneX x Show Full Post

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Brings memories from Quake e1m1 "the slipgate complex" design by the Romero, of course

Jul 09, 2006 6:08pm PDT

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Brings memories from Quake e1m1 "the slipgate complex" design by the Romero, of course : ErneX
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- yeah i always liked the idea of slipgates. : jrock

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btw "Fear not, the name Slipgate Ironworks is only a temporary name for my company. We'll be renaming it sometime during the next year to something real. :)" i followed the link and read his comment on the site.

Jul 09, 2006 4:19pm PDT

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btw "Fear not, the name Slipgate Ironworks is only a temporary name for my company. We'll be renaming it ... : Hoax
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  Having a logo and a domain name registered is going pretty far for a "temporary" name. : zehh
  - the comment is in the same thread that he announces his new company so... : Hoax
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    Neither of those things are particularly hard to acquire. : SpaecKow
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      Of course not, but would you make as far as doing that for a temporary name? Why waste your time even thi... : zehh
      
      Misdirection. The corner stone of any illusion. : freshyk
      
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      There's not that many people to confuse. It's only bad for a company to change their name and image if th... : SpaecKow
      
      Even so, it's still too much for a temporary name. Not for a tentative, maybe, which I believe it is/w... : zehh

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Wasn't he working on Gauntlet or something? I was looking forward to seeing more of that..

Jul 09, 2006 4:09pm PDT

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Wasn't he working on Gauntlet or something? I was looking forward to seeing more of that.. : hadokennn
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  he worked some time for midway but left early before the release of the game for unknown reasons. : Hoax
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    Rumor had it that Midway wanted it shipped by last Christmas. The game was not complete. Midway release... : Sylvanus
    - damn now I wish 3D Realms had had it : cap n KRUNCH
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      Thats the story Romero has pretty much confirmed. Assuming he's telling the truth (and it wouldn't surpr... : Vorlonesque
      
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      Although...I imagine that, given his history (well more semi-recent history); they were probably a little... : Vorlonesque
      
      Many non-gaming jobs are like that. : Sylvanus

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By: Omaha x Show Full Post

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He needs to let go of the "I worked on Quake, remember!" mindset

Jul 09, 2006 7:22pm PDT

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He needs to let go of the "I worked on Quake, remember!" mindset : Omaha
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  Eh, you hardly ever hear about him anymore as it is. I think that "mindset" exists more in the people who... : Morphius
  - Slipgate Ironworks. He's doing it, not us. : kek

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i wonder if this super mystery project involves anything to do with cell phone games...?

*** 3d artist must be able to render in 2d ***

Jul 10, 2006 4:34am PDT

i wonder if this super mystery project involves anything to do with cell phone games...? *** 3d artist... : m4yhem

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By: dlr(2) x Show Full Post

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He wants to hire a senior game designer, er, isn't he a senior game designer? Or is this going to be a wishy washy collaborative type thing?

Jul 09, 2006 8:32pm PDT

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He wants to hire a senior game designer, er, isn't he a senior game designer? Or is this going to be a wi... : dlr(2)
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- No, he's probably the lead game designer or creative dev. A project will usually have a few senior guys. ... : Porkasaurus

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In other news, John Romero is still relevant?

Jul 09, 2006 4:00pm PDT

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In other news, John Romero is still relevant? : RevRaven
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  he gave me dooml/ll and quake/quakeworld and some of the best maps ever made (dm3). his studio made it p... : Hoax
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    Deus Ex turned enough of a profit to warrant a Game of the Year Edition and a sequel. I wouldn't call it ... : Nephsevenon
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      Indeed; it sold better than expected. : GreatGooglyMoogly
      
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      I forgot to mention the PS2 port and the movie they supposedly had planned, too. : Nephsevenon
      
      They had also started pre-production on DX3 before DX:IW was finished, which means it was greenlit way be... : GreatGooglyMoogly

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By: Xin Jing Client 1a x Show Full Post

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Always my best to John. He's not afraid to to make the attempt and he has the means.

Jul 09, 2006 8:44pm PDT

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Always my best to John. He's not afraid to to make the attempt and he has the means. : Xin Jing Client 1a
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- Interesting Handle. : skitzo

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By: Stoned Gargoyle x Show Full Post

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"Supercore"? Uh, yeah, ok man. Does he really want people to take him seriously?

Jul 09, 2006 9:00pm PDT

"Supercore"? Uh, yeah, ok man. Does he really want people to take him seriously? : Stoned Gargoyle

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By: Hoax x Show Full Post

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in before the first daikatana joke.

Jul 09, 2006 4:00pm PDT

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in before the first daikatana joke. : Hoax
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  I figured 'World of Daikatana' would have shown up here by now. ;) : fortyseven
  - Muahhahahaa : Morphius

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Romero's said previously that he's interested in making an MMO. Maybe that's his "Super Mystery Project"?

Jul 09, 2006 3:40pm PDT

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Romero's said previously that he's interested in making an MMO. Maybe that's his "Super Mystery Project"? : volitionism
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- Yeah, I didn't read the first line of that article. D'oh. : volitionism
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  The man is now making the riskiest and most expensive type game known to man? Yep, he's lost it. : node
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    Genius if you ask me, for reasons I won't list. : deathofrats
    - No...the man's past history as a business does not warrant anything in that regard to be said about him. ... : Morphius

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JOHN ROMERO IS ABOUT TO MAKE YOU HIS BITCH

Jul 09, 2006 6:19pm PDT

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JOHN ROMERO IS ABOUT TO MAKE YOU HIS BITCH : SockMonkeh
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- hHe tried before, but it didn't take. : x-eyd|mary

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Their domain is slipg8.com?

Wow...

Jul 09, 2006 4:41pm PDT

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Their domain is slipg8.com? Wow... : Freon
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- Who cares? : volitionism

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Slipgate Ironworks?

love the nod to the original Quake

Jul 09, 2006 4:41pm PDT

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Slipgate Ironworks? love the nod to the original Quake : RikiTiki2
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  You know...an MMOFPS loosely based on the Quake1 setting would be badass (it could be like stargate meets... : Vorlonesque
  - Note: I'm just wishfully thinking here...Romero doing what might be an MMO type game and this company nam... : Vorlonesque
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    Though Romero had seen Carmack around town occasionally, it had been years since he had come to him with : jet-poop
    - Yeah thats a big reason this crossed my mind as well. Loved that book! If Carmack hammered out the tech... : Vorlonesque

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By: skitzo x Show Full Post

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He will make us all his bitches... again.. err.. for the first time again!

Jul 09, 2006 6:10pm PDT

He will make us all his bitches... again.. err.. for the first time again! : skitzo

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Sweet, i wonder if the offices are as decked out as the Dallas Ion Storm offices were.

Jul 09, 2006 3:51pm PDT

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Sweet, i wonder if the offices are as decked out as the Dallas Ion Storm offices were. : deathofrats
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- Likely not. Apparently that was all put in to either woo Eidos execs or it was put in at their request I... : Sylvanus

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