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From Cube-europe.com
Eidos are to stop making software for the GameCube.
Mike McGarvey, chief executive of Eidos, stated that versions for all upcoming Eidos games will be released for the PS2, PC and Xbox but not the GameCube according to Times Online.
Mike McGarvey from Eidos, the second largest developer in Europe, said "The GameCube is a declining business." He also said GameCube sales contribute a small portion of Eidos' overall profits. "If other companies follow us they will have a hard battle to fight."
Not the best of news at all, seing as the they published great games like Timesplitters 2 and Hitman 2, although hopefully if Free Radical make TS3, they'll find a better publisher (Ninty should just buy 'em anyway)
Here's the link if you wanna check it out for yerself:
http://www.cube-europe.com/news.php?nid=5335
Eidos are to stop making software for the GameCube.
Mike McGarvey, chief executive of Eidos, stated that versions for all upcoming Eidos games will be released for the PS2, PC and Xbox but not the GameCube according to Times Online.
Mike McGarvey from Eidos, the second largest developer in Europe, said "The GameCube is a declining business." He also said GameCube sales contribute a small portion of Eidos' overall profits. "If other companies follow us they will have a hard battle to fight."
Not the best of news at all, seing as the they published great games like Timesplitters 2 and Hitman 2, although hopefully if Free Radical make TS3, they'll find a better publisher (Ninty should just buy 'em anyway)
Here's the link if you wanna check it out for yerself:
http://www.cube-europe.com/news.php?nid=5335
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Ah great.. no Hitman 3.
Pfft. Why are they always dropping GameCube, everything and everywhere is slowly dropping it.
Pfft. Why are they always dropping GameCube, everything and everywhere is slowly dropping it.
Valentino Rossi wrote:
> so this means no Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness ! what a loss eh. Eidos
> know where they can stick their PS2 & Xbox, how long before they
> go bust anyway ?
*Looks at Tomb Raider sales*
*Looks at licence revenues from the Tomb Raider brand*
Quite a while...
Sure, Free Radicaly could move publisher for TS3, but why ? I don't seriously think they'd accept a buy out by Nintendo unless Nintendo threw huge amounts of money at them, and seeing as, as far as I'm aware, TS games only get a western release I don't think Nintendo will be too hot on that idea. Come to think of it, does TS3 even exist ?
> so this means no Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness ! what a loss eh. Eidos
> know where they can stick their PS2 & Xbox, how long before they
> go bust anyway ?
*Looks at Tomb Raider sales*
*Looks at licence revenues from the Tomb Raider brand*
Quite a while...
Sure, Free Radicaly could move publisher for TS3, but why ? I don't seriously think they'd accept a buy out by Nintendo unless Nintendo threw huge amounts of money at them, and seeing as, as far as I'm aware, TS games only get a western release I don't think Nintendo will be too hot on that idea. Come to think of it, does TS3 even exist ?
Wait wait wait wait wait.
Right, TS2 was made by Free Radical, so, can't someone else publish it still? Like Nintendo. THen they can give us stars with the game.
*Nods*
Right, TS2 was made by Free Radical, so, can't someone else publish it still? Like Nintendo. THen they can give us stars with the game.
*Nods*
so this means no Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness ! what a loss eh. Eidos know where they can stick their PS2 & Xbox, how long before they go bust anyway ?
I also despite Hitman 2.
Timesplitters 2 however needs an Xbox Live enabled sequel.
Timesplitters 2 however needs an Xbox Live enabled sequel.
heh, oh well
:)
:)
Cooky wrote:
> Josh 64 wrote:
> What is the point? companies don't care if they make gamers happy
> all
> they want is more money in there pockets if they cared more about
> the
> gamers and how they feel and what they are "into" maybe
> they would get more sales but if all they care about is money there
> hopeless, its like a football players some now a days just want more
> money instead of actually playing the sport there supposed to love,
> companies keep quitting game cube because they don't care what
> Nintendo fans like.
>
> No, that's all wrong. You say companies don't feel for the games and
> only care about the money, right. Well, to a developer who's making
> a game. They make a game because they want to. They feel for that
> game, and make it. They decide to release it on the most popular
> console because more gamers will get to play it. To them, they don't
> care what the 'Nintendo' fans want. They make there game, and if
> people are that bothered about playing it, if it is only released on
> certain platforms, then the gamer will have to invest in that
> platform.
>
> Why should a developer go, "Oh, I think Nintendo fans are
> feeling a bit down in the dumps because their console is doing pants
> and no games are released for it. Let's make some."
>
> To a developer, you want people to play your games. Thus you release
> it on the most popular platform. You get more revenue back, and so
> can make even more games!
>
> :)
well sh-iter in my mouth and hold my nose til i swallow, your right!
i said all that because i was pee-assed off with e-diots leaving because i really like TS2 :( *sighs*
> Josh 64 wrote:
> What is the point? companies don't care if they make gamers happy
> all
> they want is more money in there pockets if they cared more about
> the
> gamers and how they feel and what they are "into" maybe
> they would get more sales but if all they care about is money there
> hopeless, its like a football players some now a days just want more
> money instead of actually playing the sport there supposed to love,
> companies keep quitting game cube because they don't care what
> Nintendo fans like.
>
> No, that's all wrong. You say companies don't feel for the games and
> only care about the money, right. Well, to a developer who's making
> a game. They make a game because they want to. They feel for that
> game, and make it. They decide to release it on the most popular
> console because more gamers will get to play it. To them, they don't
> care what the 'Nintendo' fans want. They make there game, and if
> people are that bothered about playing it, if it is only released on
> certain platforms, then the gamer will have to invest in that
> platform.
>
> Why should a developer go, "Oh, I think Nintendo fans are
> feeling a bit down in the dumps because their console is doing pants
> and no games are released for it. Let's make some."
>
> To a developer, you want people to play your games. Thus you release
> it on the most popular platform. You get more revenue back, and so
> can make even more games!
>
> :)
well sh-iter in my mouth and hold my nose til i swallow, your right!
i said all that because i was pee-assed off with e-diots leaving because i really like TS2 :( *sighs*
TS2 and Hitman are both shooters. Xbox really is the home of Next-generation shooters.
I bought my Xbox because of TS2 - the harddisk makes all the difference when a game lets you create countless levels.
I bought my Xbox because of TS2 - the harddisk makes all the difference when a game lets you create countless levels.
Ahhh TS2 and Hitman 2, two games I despise.
TGMbloke wrote:
> I hope Ninty sort this one out - The fact that nobody has dropped the
> XBOX shows MS have got what they wanted. A large fanbase. But I find
> it hard to belive the XBOX is beating the GC that much.
Nintendo are probably still living by their old approach of, "We make console to release 'our' games on! If other people want to release games on the machine so be it. But we couldn't care less either way!"
:S
> I hope Ninty sort this one out - The fact that nobody has dropped the
> XBOX shows MS have got what they wanted. A large fanbase. But I find
> it hard to belive the XBOX is beating the GC that much.
Nintendo are probably still living by their old approach of, "We make console to release 'our' games on! If other people want to release games on the machine so be it. But we couldn't care less either way!"
:S
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