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Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by Larno

Sun, 8 May 2009 11:22:00 +0000

Originally by: Zdragva
Originally by: Chucky
Originally by: Seribus
Originally by: Chucky
I thought it sounded familiar, but goes to remind me how much damage EA has done to gaming industry

Why is it that whenever a company dominates a market there are always people who say stuff like this. If EA had damaged the industry it would not be growing at a rate significantly greater than any other industry in this country. They have done great things for the industry, like making other industries recognize it has legitimate.

Sorry if I was a bit vague there, although I agree the gaming industry has done quite well despite EA. If EA had not started the if you cant beat them, buy them and squeeze them trend, Peter Molyneux would most likely still be at Bullfrog making great original games. Instead he had to start over with a less familiar, less talented company.

2 Months until Black&White 2, pre-ordered ofcourse

There is no release date. Check the official website and you will see they keep saying this.

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by Lump Hammer

Sun, 8 May 2009 11:18:00 +0000

Nah its nothing to do with Peter Molyneux. One of the guys at CCP is a Wolves supporter. The other 5 Gallente titans are called Old Trafford, Villa Park, Stamford Bridge, Highbury and Reebock Stadium...

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by Fuse

Sun, 8 May 2009 10:44:00 +0000

Originally by: Latex Mistress
Originally by: Rath Amon
loved syndicate and powermonger

I think I still have Syndicate and Syndicate Wars on CD somewhere... Oh man I wish they'd bring back that game! But don't tart it up with a lot of useless crap! Keep it just like it was... awesome....

They should use the new 3D engines with those.

0.o It's not you... no wait it is you.

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by Jim Steele

Sun, 8 May 2009 10:28:00 +0000

Originally by: TornSoul
/me still has his Dune II (3 disks) and Syndicate (5 disks) floppies

I still have those, too.. Dune II was great, as for syndicate that was good too just full of bugs, the sequal wasnt as fun even though you could blow buildings up etc.

Death to the Galante

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by Latex Mistress

Sun, 8 May 2009 10:25:00 +0000

Originally by: Rath Amon
loved syndicate and powermonger

I think I still have Syndicate and Syndicate Wars on CD somewhere... Oh man I wish they'd bring back that game! But don't tart it up with a lot of useless crap! Keep it just like it was... awesome....

If ECM is an act of aggression, why am I not on kill mails?

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by Sochin

Sun, 8 May 2009 04:50:00 +0000

Black and White was awesome.

Nemo me impune lacessit

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by Khatred

Sun, 8 May 2009 03:39:00 +0000

Omg, Elite, it feels like decades have past since I've played that game.

Err wait, it's been almost 20 years

That game was the king of Spectrum 48k games.

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by Suze'Rain

Sun, 8 May 2009 01:27:00 +0000

I'd like to ask CCP if they would be willing to set the names of some of the other in-game NPC Titans in a similar fashion

could two of them please be named the "Bell" and the "Braben" to mark the creators of the game which I'm sure many players consider the spiritual ancestor of Eve: Elite?

If other players would agree with this, please quote and second the proposal.

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by Kashre

Sun, 8 May 2009 01:07:00 +0000

Edited by: Kashre on 08/05/2005 01:09:06

Originally by: Psychopat
Edited by: Psychopat on 07/05/2005 18:48:21

Peter Molyneux ?

you mean "Mr this is going to be the best game ever but it turned out to be sh|t"?

No, that's Derek Smart. Buggycruiser 3000AD FTW!!!
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It's called "low security space" for a reason.

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by Shimatu

Sun, 8 May 2009 00:04:00 +0000

Originally by: Xtro 2
Indeed Dune II was the first of that genere, i still remember playing a demo of command and conquer on the PC and the readme file's first lines of text said:

SO IS THIS DUNE3?
No their completely different games.

Except they were basically the same game with altered graphics and unit/building names.

dont be silly. it was tiberium not spice you were collecting, and umm... :P

3-I's T2 sales can be found HERE

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by TornSoul

Sat, 7 May 2009 23:32:00 +0000

/me still has his Dune II (3 disks) and Syndicate (5 disks) floppies

BIG Lottery

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Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by Fuse

Sat, 7 May 2009 22:53:00 +0000

Originally by: Arud
Originally by: Fuse
Powermonger was the first warcraft type of game it was awesome people didn't see it. Amiga for the win!!! I saw his interview on X-Play he was a pioneer and he did take risks with syndicate and that was an overlooked game because of bad marketing. He still has good ideas but very bad implementation. I'm not spilling my ideas anymore on web boards. I have a chance to work in the gaming industry.

dune2 was the first warcraft type game

"Powermoger PC Release Date, June 1, 1990."
"Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty is the "grand-daddy" of RTS. Dune 2 was the first true RTS game, released in 1992."

0.o It's not you... no wait it is you.

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by HulkHogan

Sat, 7 May 2009 21:30:00 +0000

Originally by: Hanns

OMFG Syndicate, almost completely forgot about that game, i played that ALL the time on my old Amiga 600!!

Lol A600 4tl. It's all about the A1200 :D

Although when I 'upgraded' to it from my A500, Hunter stopped working :(

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by Xtro 2

Sat, 7 May 2009 20:10:00 +0000

Indeed Dune II was the first of that genere, i still remember playing a demo of command and conquer on the PC and the readme file's first lines of text said:

SO IS THIS DUNE3?
No their completely different games.

Except they were basically the same game with altered graphics and unit/building names.

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Hell is nothing more than an office with fluorecent lights.

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by Arud

Sat, 7 May 2009 19:38:00 +0000

Originally by: Fuse
Powermonger was the first warcraft type of game it was awesome people didn't see it. Amiga for the win!!! I saw his interview on X-Play he was a pioneer and he did take risks with syndicate and that was an overlooked game because of bad marketing. He still has good ideas but very bad implementation. I'm not spilling my ideas anymore on web boards. I have a chance to work in the gaming industry.

dune2 was the first warcraft type game

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by Fuse

Sat, 7 May 2009 19:11:00 +0000

Edited by: Fuse on 07/05/2005 19:11:05

Originally by: Chucky
I thought it sounded familiar, but goes to remind me how much damage EA has done to gaming industry

Yes big corps like Sony and EA are the blackholes of creativity. They like to mass produce games for money. Welcome to McSony and McEA 4tWin.

0.o It's not you... no wait it is you.

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by Fuse

Sat, 7 May 2009 19:06:00 +0000

Powermonger was the first warcraft type of game it was awesome people didn't see it. Amiga for the win!!! I saw his interview on X-Play he was a pioneer and he did take risks with syndicate and that was an overlooked game because of bad marketing. He still has good ideas but very bad implementation. I'm not spilling my ideas anymore on web boards. I have a chance to work in the gaming industry.

0.o It's not you... no wait it is you.

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by Sarmaul

Sat, 7 May 2009 19:06:00 +0000

Originally by: Seribus
Originally by: Chucky
I thought it sounded familiar, but goes to remind me how much damage EA has done to gaming industry

Why is it that whenever a company dominates a market there are always people who say stuff like this. If EA had damaged the industry it would not be growing at a rate significantly greater than any other industry in this country. They have done great things for the industry, like making other industries recognize it has legitimate.

EA underpays it's workers and forces them to do overtime without extra pay (several large lawsuits in progress over this). Do a search for "EA_Spouse" on google for more of this.

EA's huge market clout often prevents smaller niche games or rivals from getting a look in. Getting an exclusive liscense to all american football leagues damages the industry. (EA NFL exclusive on google).

All EA has done in regards to making other industries (I assume we're talking about multimedia industries here) respect the games industry is to show that video games can be an extra source of income when your film/tv cartoon/whatever needs a sales boost. The people making video games truely respected are the people who are as far away from EA as possible working on truely creative and innovative games, not FIFA 2006 - "Slightly Better Graphics Edition".

I could go on and on and on and on about EA but it's all been said before.

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by The Enslaver

Sat, 7 May 2009 18:56:00 +0000

Exactly, unfortunately it seems that quantity before quality is what they are after...
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FireFoxx80: If you think you can do a better job, go find yourself a datacentre to host a box, get a copy of Visual Studio, and STFU.

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by Psychopat

Sat, 7 May 2009 18:48:00 +0000

Edited by: Psychopat on 07/05/2005 18:48:21

Peter Molyneux ?

you mean "Mr this is going to be the best game ever but it turned out to be sh|t"?

-=water? Never touch the stuff,fish fock in it=-

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by Trepkos

Sat, 7 May 2009 18:48:00 +0000

Originally by: The Enslaver
for instance Westwood and Command and Conquer.

....One of the saddest stories of one of the saddest falls of one of the greatest gaming company and one of the greatest franchise of games ever....

But as usual, EA keeps pumping out half-arsed games, like they're spitting on the grave of the series they killed themselves.
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What can I lose? My dignity...every single inch of it.

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by Arcticblue2

Sat, 7 May 2009 18:42:00 +0000

Originally by: Rath Amon
loved syndicate and powermonger

oh those two games really have stolen my childhood!!!

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"When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child: now that I am become a man, I have put away childish things."
1 cor. 13:11

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by Hanns

Sat, 7 May 2009 17:35:00 +0000

Originally by: Shimatu
not that i'd advocate it in any way, but if you want i can probly find you a downloadable copy of syndicate. pretty sure its freeware (well, abandonware rather) these days. was playing it a year or so back - still brilliant fun! :D

I prefer not to revisit old games, as i think the memories are best left un-updated, coz ill play the game and wonder how i ever thought the graphics were good. lol

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by Shimatu

Sat, 7 May 2009 17:19:00 +0000

not that i'd advocate it in any way, but if you want i can probly find you a downloadable copy of syndicate. pretty sure its freeware (well, abandonware rather) these days. was playing it a year or so back - still brilliant fun! :D

3-I's T2 sales can be found HERE

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by Hanns

Sat, 7 May 2009 16:46:00 +0000

Edited by: Hanns on 07/05/2005 16:47:16

Originally by: Rath Amon
loved syndicate

OMFG Syndicate, almost completely forgot about that game, i played that ALL the time on my old Amiga 600!!

OMG someone needs to remake that game, would be awesome.

*edit*

Umm i have no idea how i could have possibly forgotten about that game, given my corp name

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by Smiffa Mk2

Sat, 7 May 2009 15:52:00 +0000

Edited by: Smiffa Mk2 on 07/05/2005 15:54:57

Originally by: Arud
Or so I can only assume judging by the name of the Titan

He is one of the historic figures in gaming history along with Sid Maier and others.
http://www.gamespot.com/features/petermolyneux/
Quote:
A legacy composed of acclaimed games like Populous, Magic Carpet, Syndicate, and Dungeon Keeper may not have ever come to pass had it not been for a fortuitous case of homonyms.

Aye, but it might also be that Oveur or some of the devs are closet Wolves fans...

Goddam alt... *deletes unwanted experimental character*

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by Zdragva

Sat, 7 May 2009 15:22:00 +0000

Originally by: Chucky
Originally by: Seribus
Originally by: Chucky
I thought it sounded familiar, but goes to remind me how much damage EA has done to gaming industry

Why is it that whenever a company dominates a market there are always people who say stuff like this. If EA had damaged the industry it would not be growing at a rate significantly greater than any other industry in this country. They have done great things for the industry, like making other industries recognize it has legitimate.

Sorry if I was a bit vague there, although I agree the gaming industry has done quite well despite EA. If EA had not started the if you cant beat them, buy them and squeeze them trend, Peter Molyneux would most likely still be at Bullfrog making great original games. Instead he had to start over with a less familiar, less talented company.

2 Months until Black&White 2, pre-ordered ofcourse

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by Chucky

Sat, 7 May 2009 15:06:00 +0000

Originally by: Seribus
Originally by: Chucky
I thought it sounded familiar, but goes to remind me how much damage EA has done to gaming industry

Why is it that whenever a company dominates a market there are always people who say stuff like this. If EA had damaged the industry it would not be growing at a rate significantly greater than any other industry in this country. They have done great things for the industry, like making other industries recognize it has legitimate.

Sorry if I was a bit vague there, although I agree the gaming industry has done quite well despite EA. If EA had not started the if you cant beat them, buy them and squeeze them trend, Peter Molyneux would most likely still be at Bullfrog making great original games. Instead he had to start over with a less familiar, less talented company.

... you will see more and more marketing which in turn will bring you more players to torture.

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by The Enslaver

Sat, 7 May 2009 14:46:00 +0000

Buying a company, taking its main brands and continuously pumping out crappy knockoffs isn't something that is good for the industry, and they do so well in money terms by relying on the names of the brands - for instance Westwood and Command and Conquer.
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FireFoxx80: If you think you can do a better job, go find yourself a datacentre to host a box, get a copy of Visual Studio, and STFU.

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by Seribus

Sat, 7 May 2009 14:38:00 +0000

Originally by: Chucky
I thought it sounded familiar, but goes to remind me how much damage EA has done to gaming industry

Why is it that whenever a company dominates a market there are always people who say stuff like this. If EA had damaged the industry it would not be growing at a rate significantly greater than any other industry in this country. They have done great things for the industry, like making other industries recognize it has legitimate.

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by Rath Amon

Sat, 7 May 2009 14:13:00 +0000

loved syndicate and powermonger

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by Chucky

Sat, 7 May 2009 13:57:00 +0000

I thought it sounded familiar, but goes to remind me how much damage EA has done to gaming industry

... you will see more and more marketing which in turn will bring you more players to torture.

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by Saladin

Sat, 7 May 2009 13:53:00 +0000

I made it into a clickable link
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(c) Copyright Saladin, 2005.
Any editing of this post by a third party will be in violation United States Internet Copyright law 46525 of 2003.

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by The Enslaver

Sat, 7 May 2009 13:43:00 +0000

Aye, Peter Molyneux = win.
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FireFoxx80: If you think you can do a better job, go find yourself a datacentre to host a box, get a copy of Visual Studio, and STFU.

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by Slaxl

Sat, 7 May 2009 13:20:00 +0000

aye I noticed that too, very nice job CCP.

Thanks CCP for honoring Peter Molyneux - by Arud

Sat, 7 May 2009 13:17:00 +0000

Or so I can only assume judging by the name of the Titan

He is one of the historic figures in gaming history along with Sid Maier and others.
http://www.gamespot.com/features/petermolyneux/

Quote:
A legacy composed of acclaimed games like Populous, Magic Carpet, Syndicate, and Dungeon Keeper may not have ever come to pass had it not been for a fortuitous case of homonyms.