Ironworks Gaming Forum - Escape Gaming?

Ziroc's original message, 10/25/2002

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As all of you know, I had gone into an agreement with another company (which was Microsoft Games) they wished to purchase the name for their Xbox games division, and call their new gaming company 'Ironworks Entertainment' or even 'Ironworks Gaming'.

Well, after sending in the contracts and talking with Microsoft, I figured at this point it was a done deal, and I started changing all the logos, and stuff to 'Escape Gaming'. Even registered the 2 new domain names!!

Well, A few days after I had sent in the contracts and domain name transfer contracts I get a call. 'They have decided that they don't want to use it' and that there was a 'Management change'.

I felt sick. Donna and I had SO many dreams of using the $45,000 for fixing up the house and adding lot's of stuff to it, and take a vacation--all gone. In 1 5 minute phone call.

Now, Microsoft did say, for my trouble of changing all the logos and having to change everything on my sites that they would compensate me for it. (A sum of $7000). It helps, but it won't get what I was dreaming of doing for this website. (A NWN Dedicated server, and hosting my own website at HOME). But, I am going to run my NWN mod on this machine at nights when I can. It'll be a daily thing soon too.

The GOOD thing is that we get to keep the awesome 'ole favorite IRONWORKS GAMING! But it still really hurts... I kinda feel like the guy that had the winning lotto ticket, then went to cash it and told it was a fake. heh.

Oh well. I AM glad to keep the Ironworks name. I really missed it.
I just wanted to say, since this didn't work out, we will still live off the donations we receive. the $7000 will be used to fix up the house and add a new roof to the house. So please remember to donate when you can, and Ironworks will be around for a long, long time still!

What will I do with Escape Gaming? Hmmm.. I don't know yet. I was thinking of starting a separate gaming site, with games that are not RPG's... but I plan to do something like this on Ironworks anyway. So.... I don't know yet.

So, to recap: www.ironworksgaming.com and www.ironworksforum.com are staying under my control. Microsoft has sent back the unsigned (by them) contracts and domain name doc's to me, so everything is safe for us.

I am now, re-continuing to do the upgrade to ironworksgaming's site--the new web design that I halted a few Months ago. Should be ready in a few weeks!! Lot's of surprises in store for you--some really cool stuff is coming!!