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Last friday Acclaim reported a loss of £25 billion....
Unless Acclaim can agree to a £30 million loan deal then it is highly likely they'll be forced to close their doors.
Do we care? No. Acclaim ditched us blaming Nintendo for poor sales, their games have been persistantly crap, the only good title they've produced over the last few years is now under EA's wing of publishing.
But that doesn't mean I'm not saddened by the news. Acclaim were Nintendo's strongest Western ally during the last generation, games such as Turok were exclusive with the WWF games they made, South Park games and even the spin off shooter Armorines ALL offerring extras over the Playstation additions.
Not to mention how superb Shadowman was, a game that was of course the best on the Nintendo system.
But Acclaim then went multi-format and made many exclusive games for the PS2... almost at the same time profits went in free fall.
And now they face bankcrupcy.
Are Acclaim living proof that Nintendo may not be to blame for poor sales... but poor game development is instead?
Hmmm Eidios? Codemasters?
Unless Acclaim can agree to a £30 million loan deal then it is highly likely they'll be forced to close their doors.
Do we care? No. Acclaim ditched us blaming Nintendo for poor sales, their games have been persistantly crap, the only good title they've produced over the last few years is now under EA's wing of publishing.
But that doesn't mean I'm not saddened by the news. Acclaim were Nintendo's strongest Western ally during the last generation, games such as Turok were exclusive with the WWF games they made, South Park games and even the spin off shooter Armorines ALL offerring extras over the Playstation additions.
Not to mention how superb Shadowman was, a game that was of course the best on the Nintendo system.
But Acclaim then went multi-format and made many exclusive games for the PS2... almost at the same time profits went in free fall.
And now they face bankcrupcy.
Are Acclaim living proof that Nintendo may not be to blame for poor sales... but poor game development is instead?
Hmmm Eidios? Codemasters?
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25 billion? They're screwed.
Still, it's nothing a 30 million loan won't sort out, eh Dringo? ;)
Still, it's nothing a 30 million loan won't sort out, eh Dringo? ;)
It was $25 million. Had it been billion then that would have made it one of the greatest corporate losses in history.
I would be sorry to see Acclaim go under. What it really does show though is the state of the games industry - they aren't the only ones going under. Rage went under not that long ago. Many others too. What it shows is the effect EA and their marketing are having.
By simply crushing everything else, EA are forcing other companies out of the market. So unless there is some big financial backer who has the sense to bail Acclaim and several other development houses out and create another big player, then it will end up eventually being Nintendo, Rare, EA, Bungie and Digital Polyphonic (or whatever the Gran Turismo guys are called). That is the way gaming is headed.
It would be sad to see them go under.
I would be sorry to see Acclaim go under. What it really does show though is the state of the games industry - they aren't the only ones going under. Rage went under not that long ago. Many others too. What it shows is the effect EA and their marketing are having.
By simply crushing everything else, EA are forcing other companies out of the market. So unless there is some big financial backer who has the sense to bail Acclaim and several other development houses out and create another big player, then it will end up eventually being Nintendo, Rare, EA, Bungie and Digital Polyphonic (or whatever the Gran Turismo guys are called). That is the way gaming is headed.
It would be sad to see them go under.
Yeah, I had a feeling that was a little off :-)
I thought so too... :-)
Personally, I think that the future is a little brighter.
With MS putting a lot of focus into its middleware, games will be a lot cheaper to produce, and all the effort will go into game design rather than the core programming.
More creating, less debugging and less bugs in the finished product.
Looks like the next generation will be the stabilisation rather than the revolution of the industry...
Personally, I think that the future is a little brighter.
With MS putting a lot of focus into its middleware, games will be a lot cheaper to produce, and all the effort will go into game design rather than the core programming.
More creating, less debugging and less bugs in the finished product.
Looks like the next generation will be the stabilisation rather than the revolution of the industry...
Edgy wrote:
> Faithful enough to release major titles on the GameCube half a year
> after they've been on Xbox and a few months after PS2?
We got Rayman 3 first... Sony paid for a Christmas exclusive and Microsoft pay for a temp exclusivity of Splinter Cell and Rainbow Six 3.
Ubi-Soft still support Nintendo in full because they make good games...
And therefore said games sell because they are good.
Acclaim haven't made a good game in a long time and therefore they do not sell on the Gamecube.
Good news maybe for Worms fans, if Acclaim do go under before the release of the Worms 3D sequel then Team 17 will be searching for a new publisher, one that maybe willing to release the title for the Gamecube.
And Shadowman is a massive adventure strafio that you get deeper and deeper into. It has a compelling story, it is very deep, very funny, easy to play and most of all... fantastic.
So get out.
> Faithful enough to release major titles on the GameCube half a year
> after they've been on Xbox and a few months after PS2?
We got Rayman 3 first... Sony paid for a Christmas exclusive and Microsoft pay for a temp exclusivity of Splinter Cell and Rainbow Six 3.
Ubi-Soft still support Nintendo in full because they make good games...
And therefore said games sell because they are good.
Acclaim haven't made a good game in a long time and therefore they do not sell on the Gamecube.
Good news maybe for Worms fans, if Acclaim do go under before the release of the Worms 3D sequel then Team 17 will be searching for a new publisher, one that maybe willing to release the title for the Gamecube.
And Shadowman is a massive adventure strafio that you get deeper and deeper into. It has a compelling story, it is very deep, very funny, easy to play and most of all... fantastic.
So get out.
[URL]http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/07/07/news_6102086.html[/URL]
No more Turok or MLB, from Acclaim anyway.
No more Turok or MLB, from Acclaim anyway.
Maybe Nintendo'll grab the license for their Retro boys?
Heh not a chance.
Heh not a chance.
Nintendo'll probably realise Acclaim are gone in about hmmmmm five years.
Acclaim who??? never heard of them - they must have only released sh*te games!
Yeah that's why they last 15+ years. They just sold tat all that time.
Well if it works for Sony...
Well if it works for Sony...
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