Your Number 1 choice of publisher? - Page 2

SpinX · 07-08-2009, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by peoplessi

What innovations did we see in Crysis?

Besides the aggressive PR campaign, which didn't work at all.

a game with such an impressive first person cinematic experience with a physics engine that was extremely impressive and a graphical revolution that still is the industry's greatest two years after release...

to fund a PC exclusive game like that earns the respect for EA IMO...

but lets not start a pro contra crysis discussion here please...

ShadowsWake · 07-09-2009, 02:19 AM

I would say either microsoft, ID software, or Blizzard Entertainment. All 3 companies have excellent marketing, and know the best way to promote their games, in my opinion.

ReadOnly · 07-09-2009, 04:29 AM

Huh? id and Blizzard are developers. They don't publish games.

lordlonelobo · 07-09-2009, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ReadOnly

Huh? id and Blizzard are developers. They don't publish games.

Well, they do now that they're Activision-Blizzard, but I doubt that's what he was referring to.

bazboyz · 07-09-2009, 05:19 PM

Maybe RADAR can help duke out

JobivanHiob · 07-09-2009, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by bazboyz

Maybe RADAR can help duke out

maybe they already did?!

http://forums.3drealms.com/vb/showpo...3&postcount=17

WoodenSword · 07-09-2009, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by JobivanHiob

maybe they already did?!

http://forums.3drealms.com/vb/showpo...3&postcount=17

How Radar group could be of any help? I can't see it...something else is up...

Confederacy · 07-09-2009, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by RuskiSnajper.

Who are you , your're saying elaborate offerings , EA is the worst SHIT CRAP
ever.

For independent developers , IT'S A HELL FOR THEM.

Really? Ask that to Pandemic and Bioware. Ask it to Visceral Games. Ask it to id when EA was still working with them. Ask this to Mythic Entertainment. Don't forget Crytek, Maxis, VALVe, DICE, Double Fine, and Criterion Games. Are they going through hell right now? Absolutely not. In matter of fact, EA has done a complete turn around from their "evil ways" and are much easier to work with. But you wouldn't know that since you consider them to be as bad as the devil and fill some pretty nice bullshit to go around. In-game advertising? Bah, I haven't seen a single inch of that in Mass Effect, Red Alert 3, Warhammer: Online, etc. Don't pull this bullshit, since you obviously have no clue about EA anymore.

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Destroyed Westwood and C&C, and countless other studios

Yeah, back then. Before John Riccitiello became the new CEO and even publicly stated that EA would be changing its "evil ways". Again, you obviously must not read anything about EA anymore since they are the root of all evil.

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Don't say something you don't remotely know about, or are you some EA spy here!? EA Partners is just a part of EA publishing services.

Don't say something you don't remotely know about either. Ignorance seems to be your strong suit here and its a practical failure as well. We know EA Partners is part of EA's publishing service, but hey it seems like every developer that is part of this is very happy with EA Partners.

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Microsoft's a crap too, destroyed ENSEMBLE! (Now What will happen with Age of Empires)

Again, if you actually read news on the gaming world you'd probably know what has currently happened. Ensemble pretty much split into two different companies. Bonfire Studios is working on a game already. Robot Entertainment is in charge of maintaining Halo Wars and Age of Empires. See? You see right there? That Age of Empires is still fine and will continue to live? But then again, you're pretty ignorant on the matter, so everything I'll probably say is a lie.

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What am I saying anyway , just from a standard viewpoint EA and M& are the worst game publishers/developers.

What I'm saying is that you are a pretty ignorant person. And anyone else who still calls EA "the most evil company in the world".

hammer oz · 07-09-2009, 11:23 PM

i think it should go to id software they've made some pretty kick ass titles like the quake and doom series plus the new wolfenstein coming out

yep deffinatly id imo

if i see the EA logo ill just lose it

Confederacy · 07-09-2009, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by hammer oz

i think it should go to id software they've made some pretty kick ass titles like the quake and doom series plus the new wolfenstein coming out

yep deffinatly id imo

if i see the EA logo ill just lose it

id Software is a game DEVELOPER, not a ******* publisher. Activision was their publisher. Then EA became their publisher for Rage. And now Zenimax just bought id.

Again, I still fail to see what is wrong with EA anymore. Everyone who still harps on them must continue to think that perform satanic rituals and make sure every game published by them is utter crap. Seriously, grow up.

ReadOnly · 07-10-2009, 01:15 AM

I don't give a crap about how the hell is publishing the game. Developer matters.

peoplessi · 07-10-2009, 01:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpinX

a game with such an impressive first person cinematic experience with a physics engine that was extremely impressive and a graphical revolution that still is the industry's greatest two years after release...

to fund a PC exclusive game like that earns the respect for EA IMO...

but lets not start a pro contra crysis discussion here please...

Well, the first section is matter of taste. The cinematic?(I didn't find it at all cinmatic) wasn't cinematic nor impressive in my opinion. There have been numerous better executions of said features. Mafia for one, and more recent example would be Mass Effect.

As for physics and graphics - you have to have a monster PC to run it, and to see that. Even today. I bet id or EPIC could throw together a more impressive looking engine, and it too wouldn't run on most PCs. I just don't see the point in that. You can have good looking games without sacrificing virgins to satan.

prophecy holder · 07-10-2009, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Confederacy

Again, I still fail to see what is wrong with EA anymore. Everyone who still harps on them must continue to think that perform satanic rituals and make sure every game published by them is utter crap. Seriously, grow up.

What EA done in the past will stick to them forever (just money grubbing whores releasing the same game over and over with one or two new things added in), no amount of "Oh they changed now" can clear them of it.

Just like in real life you have a hard time trusting a person accused of several robberies to watch your house while you go on vacation.

DNTF · 07-26-2009, 12:52 PM

Nope Nope definitly not. EA as the publishers is a terrible idea because its true everything they make is crap and they have crappy support. Microsoft is no better either I can't connect to windows live correctly it lets me connect but when it says you must download the update or you'll be disconnected automatically it says unable to download update check your internet connection. I'd say Activision or Valve would be a much better choice.

parricc · 07-26-2009, 01:31 PM

My number 1 choice of publisher? That would be 3DRealms itself. But I don't ever see that happening, and even if it ever did someday, it would only be online sales.

Ang · 07-26-2009, 05:29 PM

See it from the bright side guys. Nothing could be worse than GB and his former team!

Both Microsoft and EA are light years better than the former 3DRealms.

joey007 · 07-26-2009, 05:41 PM

Mayybeee.... I might take a blw here but, Remedy. I don't Know

Swifty · 07-28-2009, 04:13 AM

At this point any one who gets the game on the shelf that is a known popular company I do not care I just want to experience this mind blowing video game,

I have been waiting for my entire freaking life for this game.

peoplessi · 07-28-2009, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by joey007

Mayybeee.... I might take a blw here but, Remedy. I don't Know

They aren't in the publishing business at all. Still, self-published as digital delivery over steam is the best bet.

Gornemant · 07-31-2009, 02:09 AM

At his point, EA just means "customer milking machine that doesn't care once the game is out (with tons of bugs)", I've seen enough of EA with the Battlefield games.
Microsoft? They have a bad tendency of making games Xbox only, no thanks

RuskiSnajper. · 07-31-2009, 05:00 AM

TOP Choice: Bethesda Softworks

High Choice: Ubisoft , Activision

Low Choice: THQ , Atari , Sega

WORST SHIT CHOICE: €A & MICRO$OFT

ShadowsWake · 07-31-2009, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by ReadOnly

Huh? id and Blizzard are developers. They don't publish games.

Aren't they? Don't they create and produce their own game and still do all the marketing stuff so they don't have to worry about shipping dates and budget restraints and things like that?

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Originally Posted by DNTF

Nope Nope definitly not. EA as the publishers is a terrible idea because its true everything they make is crap and they have crappy support. Microsoft is no better either I can't connect to windows live correctly it lets me connect but when it says you must download the update or you'll be disconnected automatically it says unable to download update check your internet connection. I'd say Activision or Valve would be a much better choice.

Sort of of off topic, but, in regards to your Windows Live dilemma, it sounds to me like you may have the downloader disabled within your firewall.
I use zonealarm for instance, and it always pop up with "so and so program is trying to run on your computer" and I can choose wether to give it internet acess and server rights or block it entirely. If I didn't recognize the name, I used to block these things, but then I found stuff on my computer wasn't working. I'd suggest investigating your firewall settings in case you restriced internet rights to the download program by accident.

Kristian Joensen · 07-31-2009, 05:20 AM

EA >>>>>>>> Activision

You can't be serious, do you really want 3DR to get the extremely bad treatment that Activision gives its developers? You must be really really out of date with your information about EA. EA Partners is a division dedicated to top independent studios with low or no publisher dependence that is known to treat their developers really well and giving them the freedom they need and the help they need. Want to handle your own marketing? Fine. Want EA to handle the marketing? That is fine too. Etc. On the other hand Acitivision is known to treat development studios like shit and for stuff like really onerous contract provisions, etc.

Bethesda Softworks on the other hand might be a good choice. ZeniMax/Bethesda are really showing their great potential as an up and comer in the publishing business.

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"Aren't they? Don't they create and produce their own game and still do all the marketing stuff so they don't have to worry about shipping dates and budget restraints and things like that?"

Blizzard Entertainment is an autonomous division of Activision-Blizzard and they DO handle their own marketing and stuff, but ultimately that is pretty much semantics since they are PART of Activision-Blizzard(Just as Activision is). Prior to the ZeniMax acquisition id did none of that, they just were a self-funded development studio. So yes they weren't dependent on their publishers for funding and they got to own their own IP's and got good deals from the publishers they had, on a game by game basis. Now id are owned by a publisher.

RuskiSnajper. · 07-31-2009, 07:15 AM

Well yes ID software won't use Activision either , maybe it's that bad , but wonder why Call of Dutyies work so well , either way , don't , Infinity Ward is angry cause nonoriginal Treyarch is taking away half of the credits about Call of Duty cause Activision wants Call of Duty out every year meh

alessnet · 08-02-2009, 05:40 AM

IMO Take2 did nothing wrong. On the other hand, 3drealms failed to communicate with their fans (I'm still waiting for an official statement from George on this website and not on some random news website).

Sorry, but I don't see why we would change the publisher, another publisher could also have started this lawsuit. Thus, my first choice is Take2.

(perhaps I will change my mind when more information will be available)

Ironside · 08-02-2009, 07:43 PM

ubisoft

hammer oz · 08-02-2009, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Confederacy

id Software is a game DEVELOPER, not a ******* publisher. Activision was their publisher. Then EA became their publisher for Rage. And now Zenimax just bought id.

Again, I still fail to see what is wrong with EA anymore. Everyone who still harps on them must continue to think that perform satanic rituals and make sure every game published by them is utter crap. Seriously, grow up.

ok dont need to chew my head off

joey007 · 08-02-2009, 08:24 PM

ID can! Remember back in the ID developed and Apogee published games? (Wolf3d, keen's1-5) Maybe they can reunite except the other way around?

hark · 08-02-2009, 09:58 PM

Microsoft blows ass. They're busy promoting their Xbox 360 and Live service and so the PC version will either be delayed indefinitely (possibly reserved to promote their new operating system or something) or never get released. They took Alan Wake and forced the developers to dumb the game down and stopped development on the PC version so that the Xbox 360 would be the lead platform. Asstivision isn't any better. They're jacking up the price on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 to cash in on the popularity of the first game.

EA was terrible before, but I think they've improved a lot. I'd say that's the best option besides 3D Realms self-publishing the game.

Rapture_Rising · 08-03-2009, 07:51 AM

personally i dont care who the publisher should be, as long it comes out and is a kick ass game. but if i did care i think it should still be T2, it would save time instead of 3DR looking around for a new potential publisher and the money 3DR might have to pay T2 for lost revenue.

joey007 · 08-03-2009, 08:05 AM

well, whoever it is it'll be someone

alex d · 08-03-2009, 09:39 AM

If 3D Realms win the case and want the game published then chances are T2 won't publish it unless the courts order them to. Pubs don't generally like to publish games which they have tried suing the developers over and lost. Similarly devs don't generally choose to have their game published by a pub who has just sued them over it.

Activision shouldn't be too bright a choice for them either, considering how apt Activision are for suing their (ex-)developers with little reason (see the Brutal Legend fiasco) as well as the way they milk franchises to death and will hand them off to other devs purely to crap atleast one out every single year (see Tony Hawks, Guitar Hero, Call Of Duty) and don't give new franchises the marketting and publicity they deserve (see Singularity)

EA are a lot better a choice as they've turned themselves right around in recent years. They now care about improving their long running sports titles, they're more open to listening to their fans, they take chances on new franchises with potential (see Dead Space, Dantes Inferno, Skate, Brutal Legend) they work extremely well with independant or near-independant studios (see Crytek, Harmonix, Valve, ID before being bought by ZeniMax) they aim for a 2-year dev cycle on most major franchises instead of the typical 1-year dev cycle and just generally seem to be more for encouraging devs to be innovative than making them do innocuous low risk games. They've basically become the complete opposite of what they're historically known for.

It would be very interesting if ZeniMax bought 3DR, though, as that would make a power house of a group. With 3DR's talent for creating strong I.P. ideas to sell on (see Max Payne, Prey, Earth No More), ID's technological skill and Bethesda's developer and publisher clout, money and position in the industry, there would be a lot of potential classics that could be made.

Zavage · 08-03-2009, 04:16 PM

in my personal opinion this is a hard question because there are things about duke nukem we would die for and that we are afraid the publishers might take away such as one liners or titties, we have to look for a publisher that would think the closest to 3DR, MY ANSWER VALVE!! haha no just kidding even though half life is my favorite game of all times I wouldn't want duke nukem to be turned to a game like half life, or portal. I am pretty sure valve would tell them to take stuff off the game, which would get us pissed, I guess I am gonna go with bethesda.

SS202 · 08-03-2009, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Zavage

in my personal opinion this is a hard question because there are things about duke nukem we would die for and that we are afraid the publishers might take away such as one liners or titties, we have to look for a publisher that would think the closest to 3DR, MY ANSWER VALVE!! haha no just kidding even though half life is my favorite game of all times I wouldn't want duke nukem to be turned to a game like half life, or portal. I am pretty sure valve would tell them to take stuff off the game, which would get us pissed, I guess I am gonna go with bethesda.

Pretty sure Valve doesn't publish but is more of a developer man :P

Anyway I'd still like to see it published under Apogee. Setting up another company to become 3dr rather than renaming the company would have been the best, and for Apogee to continue publishing. I guess hindsight is 20/20 though :P

Thriller · 08-03-2009, 06:45 PM

If they do win and "break free", I think they should give Take2 a call.
Because this is DNF, so it woudnt even be that wierd really.

Rösti · 08-04-2009, 10:46 AM

There, now this thread has a poll as well. Scroll up as much as possible and you should see it right away.

The one that kicks or is to be kicked?

bobthefish · 08-04-2009, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by peoplessi

What innovations did we see in Crysis?

Besides the aggressive PR campaign, which didn't work at all.

Crysis showed the amaizing ability to Autosave right before you die. I smashed a keyboard due to anger caused by this feature.

ReadOnly · 08-05-2009, 03:47 AM

Btw, Ubisoft is Square Enix now.

Kristian Joensen · 08-05-2009, 04:25 AM

No, you are confusing them with Eidos.

LeonZyCoene · 08-05-2009, 05:13 AM

Electronic Farts.

View Poll Results: Which publisher do you think should handle DNF?
2K Games (Take-Two Interactive)	8	13.56%
Activision Blizzard	2	3.39%
Atari	2	3.39%
Bethesda Softworks	16	27.12%
Capcom	3	5.08%
Disney Interactive Studios	3	5.08%
Electronic Arts	12	20.34%
Funcom	1	1.69%
LucasArts	1	1.69%
Microsoft	5	8.47%
SEGA	2	3.39%
THQ	1	1.69%
Ubisoft	2	3.39%
Warner Bros. Interactive	1	1.69%
Voters: 59. You may not vote on this poll

07-09-2009, 02:19 AM	#42
ShadowsWake	Re: Your Number 1 choice of publisher? I would say either microsoft, ID software, or Blizzard Entertainment. All 3 companies have excellent marketing, and know the best way to promote their games, in my opinion. __________________ Though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I shall fear no evil, for I am darkness eternal.

07-09-2009, 04:29 AM	#43
ReadOnly	Re: Your Number 1 choice of publisher? Huh? id and Blizzard are developers. They don't publish games.

07-09-2009, 05:19 PM	#45
bazboyz	Re: Your Number 1 choice of publisher? Maybe RADAR can help duke out __________________ So long and thanks for all the fish .Dougles Adams

07-09-2009, 11:23 PM	#49
hammer oz	Re: Your Number 1 choice of publisher? i think it should go to id software they've made some pretty kick ass titles like the quake and doom series plus the new wolfenstein coming out yep deffinatly id imo if i see the EA logo ill just lose it __________________ [id shake your hand but i cant lies all lies

07-10-2009, 01:15 AM	#51
ReadOnly	Re: Your Number 1 choice of publisher? I don't give a crap about how the hell is publishing the game. Developer matters.

07-26-2009, 12:52 PM	#54
DNTF	Re: Your Number 1 choice of publisher? Nope Nope definitly not. EA as the publishers is a terrible idea because its true everything they make is crap and they have crappy support. Microsoft is no better either I can't connect to windows live correctly it lets me connect but when it says you must download the update or you'll be disconnected automatically it says unable to download update check your internet connection. I'd say Activision or Valve would be a much better choice.

07-26-2009, 01:31 PM	#55
parricc	Re: Your Number 1 choice of publisher? My number 1 choice of publisher? That would be 3DRealms itself. But I don't ever see that happening, and even if it ever did someday, it would only be online sales.

07-26-2009, 05:29 PM	#56
Ang	Re: Your Number 1 choice of publisher? See it from the bright side guys. Nothing could be worse than GB and his former team! Both Microsoft and EA are light years better than the former 3DRealms.

07-26-2009, 05:41 PM	#57
joey007	Re: Your Number 1 choice of publisher? Mayybeee.... I might take a blw here but, Remedy. I don't Know __________________ THE sig of useless words. Panda bears are the least racist mammal theyre white, black, and Asian! :p

07-28-2009, 04:13 AM	#58
Swifty	Re: Your Number 1 choice of publisher? At this point any one who gets the game on the shelf that is a known popular company I do not care I just want to experience this mind blowing video game, I have been waiting for my entire freaking life for this game.

07-31-2009, 02:09 AM	#60
Gornemant	Re: Your Number 1 choice of publisher? At his point, EA just means "customer milking machine that doesn't care once the game is out (with tons of bugs)", I've seen enough of EA with the Battlefield games. Microsoft? They have a bad tendency of making games Xbox only, no thanks

07-31-2009, 05:00 AM	#61
RuskiSnajper.	Re: Your Number 1 choice of publisher? TOP Choice: Bethesda Softworks High Choice: Ubisoft , Activision Low Choice: THQ , Atari , Sega WORST SHIT CHOICE: €A & MICRO$OFT __________________ Duke Nukem Lives Forever!

07-31-2009, 05:20 AM	#63
Kristian Joensen	Re: Your Number 1 choice of publisher? EA >>>>>>>> Activision You can't be serious, do you really want 3DR to get the extremely bad treatment that Activision gives its developers? You must be really really out of date with your information about EA. EA Partners is a division dedicated to top independent studios with low or no publisher dependence that is known to treat their developers really well and giving them the freedom they need and the help they need. Want to handle your own marketing? Fine. Want EA to handle the marketing? That is fine too. Etc. On the other hand Acitivision is known to treat development studios like shit and for stuff like really onerous contract provisions, etc. Bethesda Softworks on the other hand might be a good choice. ZeniMax/Bethesda are really showing their great potential as an up and comer in the publishing business. Edit: "Aren't they? Don't they create and produce their own game and still do all the marketing stuff so they don't have to worry about shipping dates and budget restraints and things like that?" Blizzard Entertainment is an autonomous division of Activision-Blizzard and they DO handle their own marketing and stuff, but ultimately that is pretty much semantics since they are PART of Activision-Blizzard(Just as Activision is). Prior to the ZeniMax acquisition id did none of that, they just were a self-funded development studio. So yes they weren't dependent on their publishers for funding and they got to own their own IP's and got good deals from the publishers they had, on a game by game basis. Now id are owned by a publisher. __________________ The Philosophy Of Liberty, Chaos Theory Tachyons, Time Travel, and Divine Omniscience A Refutation of Moral Relativism(Transcript) Last edited by Kristian Joensen; 07-31-2009 at 05:26 AM.

07-31-2009, 07:15 AM	#64
RuskiSnajper.	Re: Your Number 1 choice of publisher? Well yes ID software won't use Activision either , maybe it's that bad , but wonder why Call of Dutyies work so well , either way , don't , Infinity Ward is angry cause nonoriginal Treyarch is taking away half of the credits about Call of Duty cause Activision wants Call of Duty out every year meh __________________ Duke Nukem Lives Forever!

08-02-2009, 05:40 AM	#65
alessnet	Re: Your Number 1 choice of publisher? IMO Take2 did nothing wrong. On the other hand, 3drealms failed to communicate with their fans (I'm still waiting for an official statement from George on this website and not on some random news website). Sorry, but I don't see why we would change the publisher, another publisher could also have started this lawsuit. Thus, my first choice is Take2. (perhaps I will change my mind when more information will be available)

08-02-2009, 07:43 PM	#66
Ironside	Re: Your Number 1 choice of publisher? ubisoft

08-02-2009, 08:24 PM	#68
joey007	Re: Your Number 1 choice of publisher? ID can! Remember back in the ID developed and Apogee published games? (Wolf3d, keen's1-5) Maybe they can reunite except the other way around? __________________ THE sig of useless words. Panda bears are the least racist mammal theyre white, black, and Asian! :p

08-02-2009, 09:58 PM	#69
hark	Re: Your Number 1 choice of publisher? Microsoft blows ass. They're busy promoting their Xbox 360 and Live service and so the PC version will either be delayed indefinitely (possibly reserved to promote their new operating system or something) or never get released. They took Alan Wake and forced the developers to dumb the game down and stopped development on the PC version so that the Xbox 360 would be the lead platform. Asstivision isn't any better. They're jacking up the price on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 to cash in on the popularity of the first game. EA was terrible before, but I think they've improved a lot. I'd say that's the best option besides 3D Realms self-publishing the game.

08-03-2009, 07:51 AM	#70
Rapture_Rising	Re: Your Number 1 choice of publisher? personally i dont care who the publisher should be, as long it comes out and is a kick ass game. but if i did care i think it should still be T2, it would save time instead of 3DR looking around for a new potential publisher and the money 3DR might have to pay T2 for lost revenue. Last edited by Rapture_Rising; 08-03-2009 at 10:24 AM.

08-03-2009, 08:05 AM	#71
joey007	Re: Your Number 1 choice of publisher? well, whoever it is it'll be someone __________________ THE sig of useless words. Panda bears are the least racist mammal theyre white, black, and Asian! :p

08-03-2009, 09:39 AM	#72
alex d	Re: Your Number 1 choice of publisher? If 3D Realms win the case and want the game published then chances are T2 won't publish it unless the courts order them to. Pubs don't generally like to publish games which they have tried suing the developers over and lost. Similarly devs don't generally choose to have their game published by a pub who has just sued them over it. Activision shouldn't be too bright a choice for them either, considering how apt Activision are for suing their (ex-)developers with little reason (see the Brutal Legend fiasco) as well as the way they milk franchises to death and will hand them off to other devs purely to crap atleast one out every single year (see Tony Hawks, Guitar Hero, Call Of Duty) and don't give new franchises the marketting and publicity they deserve (see Singularity) EA are a lot better a choice as they've turned themselves right around in recent years. They now care about improving their long running sports titles, they're more open to listening to their fans, they take chances on new franchises with potential (see Dead Space, Dantes Inferno, Skate, Brutal Legend) they work extremely well with independant or near-independant studios (see Crytek, Harmonix, Valve, ID before being bought by ZeniMax) they aim for a 2-year dev cycle on most major franchises instead of the typical 1-year dev cycle and just generally seem to be more for encouraging devs to be innovative than making them do innocuous low risk games. They've basically become the complete opposite of what they're historically known for. It would be very interesting if ZeniMax bought 3DR, though, as that would make a power house of a group. With 3DR's talent for creating strong I.P. ideas to sell on (see Max Payne, Prey, Earth No More), ID's technological skill and Bethesda's developer and publisher clout, money and position in the industry, there would be a lot of potential classics that could be made.

08-03-2009, 06:45 PM	#75
Thriller	Re: Your Number 1 choice of publisher? If they do win and "break free", I think they should give Take2 a call. Because this is DNF, so it woudnt even be that wierd really. __________________ As a previous owner of member number 404, I obviously dont know what the hell Im talking about. -------------------- "I GOT PLASTERED!" - Drazula "I thought everyone i Sweden looked like Duke Nukem...." - GreedyFly 2001

08-04-2009, 10:46 AM	#76
Rösti	Re: Your Number 1 choice of publisher? There, now this thread has a poll as well. Scroll up as much as possible and you should see it right away. The one that kicks or is to be kicked? __________________ I've got a little secret that'll really make them cry. It’s a nasty kind of magic. From A Special kind of guy.

08-05-2009, 03:47 AM	#78
ReadOnly	Re: Your Number 1 choice of publisher? Btw, Ubisoft is Square Enix now.

08-05-2009, 04:25 AM	#79
Kristian Joensen	Re: Your Number 1 choice of publisher? No, you are confusing them with Eidos. __________________ The Philosophy Of Liberty, Chaos Theory Tachyons, Time Travel, and Divine Omniscience A Refutation of Moral Relativism(Transcript)

08-05-2009, 05:13 AM	#80
LeonZyCoene	Re: Your Number 1 choice of publisher? Electronic Farts.