Black Isles Studios gone :(

KaneBloodstorm · 12-09-2003, 12:12 AM

I don't know about the rest of y'all but I am really bummed that they shut down Black Isles. From Fallout to BG2 , I will surely miss their games.

Nanobyte · 12-09-2003, 12:36 AM

What do you mean they're gone? [img]graemlins/erm.gif[/img] From the looks of it, they're still here.. or am I missing something?

Azred · 12-09-2003, 12:38 AM

I saw that it certainly did appear that Black Isle is no longer in existence based on threads at the Black Isle Forum site, but I couldn't find any press release verifying this at either the Black Isle home site or the Interplay home site. However, when a game developer is saying goodbye to people and wondering where he will go then it must be true. *sigh* Oh, well...that's life in the big city.

Chewbacca · 12-09-2003, 01:20 AM

Damn! It seems just about everyone got laid off right before the holidays. This news sucks on so many levels!

Paladin2000 · 12-09-2003, 05:41 AM

From NMA (No Mutants Allowed) site, BIS is still there but all the staff has been laid off. Maybe Interplay is going through a massive restructering...

the new JR Jansen · 12-09-2003, 05:45 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Paladin2000:
From NMA (No Mutants Allowed) site, BIS is still there but all the staff has been laid off. Maybe Interplay is going through a massive restructering...

Well, i also was just over at NMA. Actually, i don't believe in the restructering thing because then they wouldn't can thi much paople. Even if they are doing something like this, taking this much people away from the (computer) RPG component of the company tells me that they aren't going to make any CRPG's anymore.

Just sad allaround.

Paladin2000 · 12-09-2003, 06:15 AM

Can't blame me for trying to keep my hopes up, do you?

Good bye Fallout 3... *silence*

Okay, back to playing KotOR PC. Life is short and we must dwell on sad things.

Xen · 12-09-2003, 07:46 AM

ARGH! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Dreamer128 · 12-09-2003, 11:08 AM

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Originally posted by Xen:
ARGH! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I second that.

SpiritWarrior · 12-09-2003, 12:05 PM

So long Icewind dale....

12-09-2003, 12:38 AM	#3
Azred Drow Priestess Join Date: March 13, 2001 Location: a hidden sanctorum high above the metroplex Age: 55 Posts: 4,037	I saw that it certainly did appear that Black Isle is no longer in existence based on threads at the Black Isle Forum site, but I couldn't find any press release verifying this at either the Black Isle home site or the Interplay home site. However, when a game developer is saying goodbye to people and wondering where he will go then it must be true. sigh Oh, well...that's life in the big city. __________________ Everything may be explained by a conspiracy theory. All conspiracy theories are true. No matter how thinly you slice it, it's still bologna.

12-09-2003, 05:41 AM	#5
Paladin2000 Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: February 19, 2002 Location: Your guess is as good as mine. Age: 53 Posts: 1,728	From NMA (No Mutants Allowed) site, BIS is still there but all the staff has been laid off. Maybe Interplay is going through a massive restructering... __________________ (This is an invisible sig.)

12-09-2003, 06:15 AM	#7
Paladin2000 Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: February 19, 2002 Location: Your guess is as good as mine. Age: 53 Posts: 1,728	Can't blame me for trying to keep my hopes up, do you? Good bye Fallout 3... silence Okay, back to playing KotOR PC. Life is short and we must dwell on sad things. __________________ (This is an invisible sig.)

12-09-2003, 12:05 PM	#10
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	So long Icewind dale.... __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...

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12-09-2003, 12:12 AM	#1
KaneBloodstorm Dungeon Master Join Date: July 16, 2003 Location: Dallas,TX Age: 50 Posts: 52	I don't know about the rest of y'all but I am really bummed that they shut down Black Isles. From Fallout to BG2 , I will surely miss their games.

12-09-2003, 12:36 AM	#2
Nanobyte Thoth - Egyptian God of Wisdom Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: NC Posts: 2,890	What do you mean they're gone? [img]graemlins/erm.gif[/img] From the looks of it, they're still here.. or am I missing something?

12-09-2003, 01:20 AM	#4
Chewbacca Zartan Join Date: July 18, 2001 Location: America, On The Beautiful Earth Age: 51 Posts: 5,373	Damn! It seems just about everyone got laid off right before the holidays. This news sucks on so many levels!

12-09-2003, 07:46 AM	#8
Xen Symbol of Moradin Join Date: June 5, 2002 Location: Slovenia,Ljubljana Age: 37 Posts: 8,554	ARGH! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

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