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[Algemeen] Nieuwtjes, geruchten en discussie

Discussie in 'Algemeen' gestart door DulleNL, 18 jun 2010.

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  1. Delphiki

    Delphiki Active Member

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    Eerst even op volle kracht BF3 afmaken en dan lekker verder met ME2 :)
     
  2. DulleNL

    DulleNL I'm a little teapot Magic Member

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  3. Lenny-t

    Lenny-t Melted Forest XBW.nl VIP

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    Ik dacht dat 't een horror game was? En nu is het opeens een actie met powers Bulletstorm achtige game :+
     
  4. LocKuM

    LocKuM Active Member

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    oh crap, had net een post in het officiële ME2 topic hierover geplaatst, staat het hier al aangekondigd...oh well

    :'-(
     
  5. fredfenster

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  6. Vegetom

    Vegetom whojow!

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    Announcement van een announcement. :D
     
  7. DulleNL

    DulleNL I'm a little teapot Magic Member

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    Dit is ook met 1 zin te zeggen, maar Bizarre verdient meer. =( Vrijdag sluiten ze de deuren.


    Obituary: Bizarre Creations


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    The Blur and Project Gotham studio closes on Friday; what will be its legacy?

    On Friday, February 18th, Bizarre Creations’ Liverpool studio will turn off the lights, lock the windows and close its doors for the final time.
    The group made around twenty games over 15 years, growing to around 200 staff at the peak of its success.

    The studio officially formed in 1994 under the Bizarre Creations brand, but industry veteran Martyn Chudley had in fact established the outfit back in 1988 under a different name.

    Its big break came at the dawn of the first PlayStation – Bizarre had been commissioned a Formula 1 project for the new console.

    Formula 1 ‘97 was a commercial success that established Bizarre’s reputation for quality racing games. However, it wasn’t until 2001 that the group cemented its position as a master of the genre.

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    That year saw the release of Metropolis Street Racer for the Dreamcast – a game reflected on as one of the best for Sega’s final console.
    The collapse of Sega’s console business offered Microsoft a major commercial opportunity. The Windows firm had begun its own console games business, and struck an exclusive publishing deal with Bizarre Creations to build a racing franchise – Project Gotham Racing – for its new Xbox console.

    The first Project Gotham game, evidently a spiritual successor to Metropolis Street Racer, became a triumphant Xbox launch title both commercially and critically.

    It became second best-selling launch game for the console (after Halo), and scored high in game reviews. Bill Gates once said it was his favourite Xbox game.

    Bizarre’s relationship with Microsoft proved lucrative for Martyn Chudley and his wife Sarah, who joined the developer and went on to become its commercial director.

    In 2003 a Project Gotham sequel was released, again to fame and fortune. The studio, though still independent, remained closely tied with Microsoft, and in 2005 delivered another launch title for the Xbox 360.
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    That game was another standout success, yet it was here – when the smaller indie games business had resurrected in a new digital age – that Bizarre produced another cult hit. Geometry Wars, an unlockable extra mini-game on Project Gotham 3, went on to become a standalone Xbox Live Arcade title – one that gave the Liverpool studio further eminence and profit.

    In the summer of 2006, the studio won the Develop Awards Grand Prix, recognising its digital/physical nous when other developers had no clue.
    In 2007, Geometry Wars had ported to Nintendo’s Wii – a move that still demonstrated the studio’s independence from Microsoft. That self-reliance was made even clearer when, in 2007, it was revealed that Project Gotham Racing 4 was to be Bizarre’s last game in the franchise. Bizarre was going it alone.

    The studio secured a deal with Sega to develop a unique, time-trial based shooter called The Club. Sarah Chudley later would admit life as an independent had become harder than expected for the UK studio.
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    “We had a dreadful time signing The Club up because it wasn’t a racing game – it took us a year to sign that up,” she said in 2008.

    “Given projects are getting bigger and bigger and bigger we were having to bankroll huge teams without a contract,” she added.

    “Our staff rely on us for their jobs – it’s not a business, it’s a family.”

    She said these difficulties were one of the many reasons Bizarre accepted Activision’s acquisition bid back in 2007.

    Develop understands that Activision paid $67.4 million in cash for outfit. Another $40 million would have been handed to the studio if financial milestones had been met.

    In a forum post on the developer’s website – which has since been taken down – Bizarre staff described Activision’s buyout with an understandable degree of pride and optimism.

    “Bizarre isn't a developer in financial trouble, and we're certainly not looking to be 'saved' by a bigger corporation,” the post read.

    “We're a dev looking to take our games to the next level, and make the absolute best products we can possibly make. Likewise, Activision is not in the business of 'buying out' struggling developers either."

    The staff posting assured that Bizarre would maintain “creative control”.
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    That’s a claim certainly in line with Activision’s arm’s-length studio model, yet studio sources have since told Develop that the publisher had “meddled” with projects, and failed to properly back games with an efficient marketing campaign.

    Blur would not be the studio’s final game, though it was the one that defined its collapse.

    Like with Metropolis Street Racer and Project Gotham, Blur was a critical showpiece. The game was widely praised and became Activision's highest rated original title of 2010.

    And yet it sold poorly, in part due to a fumbled marketing campaign and the eyebrow-raising decision to release the game at the same time as Black Rock Studio’s Split/Second, and Rockstar's award-winning Red Dead Redemption.

    In November 2010, when UK dev scene appeared to be in the midst of a financial storm, Activision announced it was exploring the possibility of selling off Bizarre Creations.

    A number of companies, including Microsoft, had shown an interest in buying the studio. None committed to a final purchase, however, and in January Activision announced it had given up on trying to sell the group.
    Bizarre Creation’s management agreed on Activision’s recommendation to close the studio. Its 200 staff are already being snapped up and snaffled by rival firms – some of which were alleged to have held off saving the studio, because buying redundant developers is a far cheaper option. That, if true, demonstrates how little a developer’s legacy is worth even to this day.
    Many people are talking about how sad the studio’s closure is, even pointing the blame at Activision, yet no one has demonstrated the nerve that Bobby Kotick’s company had lost.

    Under the circumstances, few would blame a touch of bitterness from Bizarre’s staff. It is to be expected.

    And yet, such acid-tongued responses have not surfaced. Develop has heard Bizarre staff speak on the issue with balance, open-mindedness and grace. Dare we say it, some have complimented Activision’s treatment of staff as the studio closes down.

    “It’s such a shame,” one Activision individual told us. “They are a really, really great bunch of people. Never had a problem with them all the time we’ve worked together.”

    For those in love with games, Bizarre will be remembered for its landmark and outstanding racing games. Yet for those in the industry, Bizarre always will be known as the lovely people from Liverpool.

    In an industry fraught by change, may both those graces continue.
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    RIP :'-(
     
  8. Lenny-t

    Lenny-t Melted Forest XBW.nl VIP

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    Dit is wel zo'n gevalletje van: personeel moved naar ander kantoor en begint een nieuw bedrijf. Right?
     
  9. DimlightHero

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    Er schijnt een Star Wars MMO in ontwikkeling te zijn. Hier een onderschepte mail.

    PS: wel perfect dat ze dat een deze inet securitycomp vragen :emo:
     
  10. DulleNL

    DulleNL I'm a little teapot Magic Member

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    Misschien. Hopelijk. Maar daar krijgen we geen Blur 2, een echte PGR5 of Geo Wars 3 mee.
    Star Wars: The Old Republic? Die is toch al heul lang aangekondigd. Flink wat trailers etc.

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  11. Delphiki

    Delphiki Active Member

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  12. DulleNL

    DulleNL I'm a little teapot Magic Member

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  13. Lenny-t

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    Veel meer interessante IPs heeft THQ toch niet? Oja, misschien een vervolg op Metro2033 (al was dat volgens mij niet zo'n verkoopsucces, wel een toffe game).
     
  14. Delphiki

    Delphiki Active Member

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    dacht dat Metro 2034 een paar maanden geleden al aangekondigd was
     
  15. Daz

    Daz

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    Was het ook volgens mij.. Laten we hopen op SR3 dan. Ik speelde eergister nog deel 2 voor het eerst. Op zich wel vette game! Werd ik in een striptent achterna gezeten door 8 pimps met barstoelen. 8)
     
  16. Lenny-t

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    Oh, dan heb ik dat gemist. Dan kan het alleen maar SR3 zijn! :+
     
  17. Delphiki

    Delphiki Active Member

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    Allemaal even stemmen op

    http://www.artofvideogames.org

    het Smithsonian gaat een games expositie houden en wij mogen allemaal meestemmen wat er in moet.

    Expo word hoe dan ook awesome aangezien er ook een dreamcast onderdeel is
     
  18. DulleNL

    DulleNL I'm a little teapot Magic Member

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    Dreamcast is overrated.
     
  19. Delphiki

    Delphiki Active Member

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    Harry Potter is een wanker.
     
  20. DulleNL

    DulleNL I'm a little teapot Magic Member

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    Maar het is wel true. Als dat ding niet voortijdig was doodgegaan had niemand er op deze manier op teruggekeken. Zo bijzonder was dat apparaat niet.
    Het is gewoon omdat ie dus te vroeg dood is gegaan en omdat het de laatste console van Sega was.
     
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