Black Isle back - Interplay shambles on

[King of Creation]

<strong>[ Company -> Update ]</strong> - More info on <a href="http://www.falloutwiki.com/Black Isle Studios">Company: Black Isle Studios</a>

<p style="text-align: left;">Interplay has resurrected Black Isle. This will probably be the first and only time this matters to any of us, as Interplay is still just a walking corpse. There is a <a href="http://www.blackisle.com/">website</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/BlackIsleStudio">twitter</a>, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BlackIsleStudios">facebook</a> account. As far as I know, Interplay <img style="float: right;" src="http://www.blackisle.com/bis_logo_315x600.jpg" alt="" width="150" />has no IPs worth mentioning, so this is an empty gesture.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.ph ... PGCodex</a> has collected some reactions:</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Josh Sawyer</strong>: <a href="https://twitter.com/jesawyer/status/238317626319831040" target="_blank">lol black isle lol</a>
<strong>Brian Fargo</strong>: <a href="https://twitter.com/BrianFargo/status/2 ... 6094212096" target="_blank">A game division is obviously only as good as the talent it employs.</a>
<strong>Chris Avellone</strong>: <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisAvellone/statu ... 2878734336" target="_blank">I know nothing about the Black Isle Studio news announcement, doesn't involve me or Obsidian... or well, anyone that I know. <img title="Wink ;)" src="http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/styles/d ... /clear.png" alt=";)" /></a><a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisAvellone/statu ... 2878734336" target="_blank"> </a></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">And former dev Corith <a href="http://nma-fallout.com/forum/viewtopic. ... mmented</a> at NMA:</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><em><span>Interplay didn't close Black Isle out of financial difficulties, like the article indicates. I know, I was there.

Black Isle closed because Herve boldly claimed he didn't need them and their ideas, that he knew what the public really wanted. He also felt, openly so, that PCs were a dying market and consoles were the way to go.</span></em></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span>We'll keep you updated.
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[Wolfman Walt]

Doesn't Interplay know that zombies are passe?

[SenisterDenister]

Sawyer's quote took me off guard, I admit I laughed.

[Tofu Man]

no IPs worth mentioning

IPlay's not sold Shiny's stuff yet, if I'm not mistaken. So that's Earthworm Jim and MDK. Not that Harvey Cane knows what to do with 'em, mind.

[King of Creation]

Yeah, but that's not Black Isle. The whole point of Black Isle was to create cutting edge RPGs. According to Kharn, they still have Dark Alliance, but that's about it.

[Blargh]

could it be a messiah sequel

[S4ur0n27]

Dark Alliance? Cutting edge RPG?