Black Isle Studios is no more.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-12-09 02:13pm

Message board link. Van Buran, alas, has been shelved.

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2003-12-09 02:25pm

Thats a damned shame they single handedly revitalized computer RPG's with Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2003-12-09 02:30pm

What? *Cries.*

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2003-12-09 03:57pm

Stravo wrote:Thats a damned shame they single handedly revitalized computer RPG's with Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale.

*shoots stravo*

No mention of Fallout?

Crazy_Vasey · Post by **Crazy_Vasey** » 2003-12-09 03:59pm

Fallout 3 was canned in favour of making shitty shooters with the Fallout name tagged on. I hope Interplay go bankrupt, and it looks like that wish is going to be fulfilled.

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2003-12-09 04:50pm

But.... But.... But...

What about Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2?!?!?!

Anarchist Bunny · Post by **Anarchist Bunny** » 2003-12-09 05:26pm

Meh, I coudln't stand Baldar's Gate, which brings the question, and have yet to play either Fallout.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-12-09 05:47pm

FUCK!!!

ARGH!!!!!!

NO FALLOUT 3?!!!!

Bastard...and yeah I read this on Monday...sucks. As for BG:DA2...I thought Interplay had control? Either way...I guess I have to hold onto BG2 and Fallout 2....

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2003-12-09 06:24pm

Ghost Rider wrote:Bastard...and yeah I read this on Monday...sucks. As for BG:DA2...I thought Interplay had control? Either way...I guess I have to hold onto BG2 and Fallout 2....

DA2 is safe; it's Interplay's child and being developed by Snowblind Studios.

But that's depressing.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2003-12-09 06:25pm

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

Arthur_Tuxedo · Post by **Arthur_Tuxedo** » 2003-12-09 07:07pm

Well, that's the worst news I've heard all day. Not as bad as when Sir-tech or especially Looking Glass went under, but a parade pisser none the less.

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2003-12-09 07:10pm

This reminds me when the B5 sim was cancelled. One of those games that I so desperately wanted to play - GONE never to be seen again.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-12-09 08:00pm

BG was not made by BIS, it was published by BIS.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-12-09 08:32pm

Oh, god damn it.

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2003-12-09 08:47pm

*begins spouting off profanity*

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-12-09 11:05pm

Well that sucks. Kinda like when Looking Glass got closed down.
The video game industry is run by bean counters not gamers, that is sad.

Hamel · Post by **Hamel** » 2003-12-09 11:40pm

I hope this happens to Blizzard North, so South can take over development for Dii patches and actually balance the fucking game

The Kernel · Post by **The Kernel** » 2003-12-10 12:26am

Great trend starting here. Let's just close down all the GOOD development houses and start up shitty ones to make liscened games that will sell millions of copies anyways. FUCK!

Iceberg · Post by **Iceberg** » 2003-12-10 01:22am

LadyTevar wrote:But.... But.... But...

What about Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2?!?!?!

It's already finished and due out in March.

Post by **Vympel** » 2003-12-10 04:44am

Fuck those fucking fuckers. I'm so fucking disappointed. Fucking wankers with their closing down fallout 3 and fucking urinating all over the Fallout name with their shitty console pieces of fucking shit. Donkey cock fellating scum sucking halfwit fucknut shitbags. FUCK THEM. FUCK THEM ALL.

That is all.

Spyder · Post by **Spyder** » 2003-12-10 06:14am

If Interplay goes under it'll free up the fallout licence.

The bulk of Black Isle's staff (people that would be familiar with the SPECIAL system and left Black Isle because they were denyied the opportunity to make Fallout 3) have gone to work for Bioware.

Bioware has some pretty nice game engines under it's belt.

While the likelyhood of Bioware taking on Fallout 3 is minimal at best, it is possible that we might see some games along similar lines coming from them in the future.

On a slightly unrelated note, Interplay going under would also free up the Freespace licence.

Vendetta · Post by **Vendetta** » 2003-12-10 07:46am

SirNitram wrote:
Ghost Rider wrote:Bastard...and yeah I read this on Monday...sucks. As for BG:DA2...I thought Interplay had control? Either way...I guess I have to hold onto BG2 and Fallout 2....
DA2 is safe; it's Interplay's child and being developed by Snowblind Studios.

But that's depressing.

It was an internal job at Black Isle.

Snowblind are making Chapmions of Norrath for Sony Online Studios.

I know that some of the former BIS staffers have already found work somewhere, and are working on exciting and new things.

Maybe some of them are over at Obsidian?

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-12-10 11:17am

Interplay is bleeding cash at the moment (something like $20 million in the red). Some of BIS's projects were late ... and, well, they got canned.

Vendetta · Post by **Vendetta** » 2003-12-10 11:47am

True, but Black Isle were Interplay's sole remaining profitable division.

Unless Galleon ever gets released, and isn't just Tomb Raider with Pirates, Interplay no longer have any product

Arthur_Tuxedo · Post by **Arthur_Tuxedo** » 2003-12-10 11:50am

I think Interplay's pretty much finished, and part of me says "good riddance". They were great in their heyday, but they've been cancelling and mangling good games for years now.