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[Monk]

RUMOR #7: Troika Games, the independent developer behind Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines and The Temple of Elemental Evil, has shut down.

Source: The Quarter to Three forums, home of enlightened gaming discourse.

The official story: See below.

What we heard: While many independent developers are enjoying success (like BioWare and Obsidian Entertainment), others are not faring as well. This week, word surfaced that indie shop Troika Games, which was founded by several former Fallout developers and Interplay castaways, had fallen on hard times. In fact, such hard times that, by some reports, it was closing its doors. So, GameSpot went to the man himself, co-CEO and cofounder Leonard Boyarsky, to find out what's what. Boyarsky then gave us this cryptic answer: "We are basically perusing some options...after the beginning of February, we'll be making a statement." So, for now, they're still in business. But with February less than a week away, that could change soon.

Bogus or not bogus?: Bogus for now.


http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/01/28/news_6117482.html

 

[Azih]

Best designers in the business. Horrific technical staff.


either that or the designers, as great as they are, meddle with the programming process too much.

 

[Blackace]

RUMOR #7: Troika Games, the independent developer behind Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines and The Temple of Elemental Evil, has shut down.

Source: The Quarter to Three forums, home of enlightened gaming discourse.

The official story: See below.

What we heard: While many independent developers are enjoying success (like BioWare and Obsidian Entertainment), others are not faring as well. This week, word surfaced that indie shop Troika Games, which was founded by several former Fallout developers and Interplay castaways, had fallen on hard times. In fact, such hard times that, by some reports, it was closing its doors. So, GameSpot went to the man himself, co-CEO and cofounder Leonard Boyarsky, to find out what's what. Boyarsky then gave us this cryptic answer: "We are basically perusing some options...after the beginning of February, we'll be making a statement." So, for now, they're still in business. But with February less than a week away, that could change soon.

Bogus or not bogus?: Bogus for now.


http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/01/28/news_6117482.html

seems like they are still in business for now and it is feb 16th... But really... I loved Arcanum... but ToEE and Vampire were a little too buggy.... they need more polish on their games like Bioware and Blizzard... (not that those guys are perfect or anything..please don't take it that way)

 

[Teknopathetic]

:O

 

[VariableTerry]

I bought arcanum when it came out but never got very far. I really need to give it another shot.

 

[BenT]

What's the status of Vampire patch-wise? I was waiting to buy it.

Let me guess. The final patch was released and the game is still very broken.