Sierra Closed Down?

AldarisAldaris Join Date: 2002-03-25 Member: 351Members, Constellation
edited June 2004 in Off-Topic
<a href='http://www.gigex.com/general/article/?id=6956&game_id=&source=00001' target='_blank'>http://www.gigex.com/general/article/?id=6...d=&source=00001</a>

Has anyone else heard about this? This seems to be the only source I can find, and I did that completely by accident. Almost makes me wonder if this is not real.
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  • TestamentTestament Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4037Members
    Er...well, Ground Control 2 has the Sierra splash screen in it...
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  • BlackPlagueBlackPlague Join Date: 2004-02-02 Member: 25990Banned
    well what does this stand for half life2? will it still be produced by sierra valve? or will someone else take it in their hands with their patents?
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  • MedHeadMedHead Join Date: 2002-12-19 Member: 11115Members, Constellation
    I don't think Sierra ever had anything to do with Half-Life 2.
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  • A_Boojum_SnarkA_Boojum_Snark Join Date: 2003-09-07 Member: 20628Members
    Well the <a href='http://www.sierra.com' target='_blank'>Sierra website</a> is still active... Either way this wont have any effect on HL2 because I remember from the time around the first annoucments they spoke of VU publishing it because of them buying out Sierra or somesuch.
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  • TequilaTequila Join Date: 2003-08-13 Member: 19660Members
    It's just a job cut. Vivendi are a multi-billion dollar corporation, they will still be publishing HL2.
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  • SurgeSurge asda4a3sklflkgh Join Date: 2002-07-14 Member: 944Members
    Yeah, Vivendi just laid off like 350 people, but Tribes Vengeance is still in works, so...
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  • CypherCypher Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14579Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Testament+Jun 24 2004, 12:43 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Testament @ Jun 24 2004, 12:43 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Er...well, Ground Control 2 has the Sierra splash screen in it... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    It says...

    "The Sierra brand will live on in name only and projects tied to the Sierra pipeline, Half-Life 2, Ground Control II and Tribes: Vengeance are already being developed by other teams within Vivendi."


    So they'll still be the ones that the game will say it was published by...
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  • coilcoil Amateur pirate. Professional monkey. All pance. Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 424Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Wow.
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    But, but, Sierra is my friend! They screwed Dynamix over, and for that they can burn in the deepest depths of Hades, but SIERRA! They publish good games! GOOD GAMES! Not like, mediocre games. GOOD.

    I miss j00 Sierra employees. Now you know how Dynamix felt, though.
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  • HellbillyHellbilly A whole title out of pity... Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 3931Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    I remember when Sierra had Police Quest and Kings Quest.

    GG's <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    Why'd this happen?
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  • Bo_SelectaBo_Selecta Join Date: 2002-11-19 Member: 9374Members, Constellation
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    ...*rip* Sierra

    ... and *rip* Roger Wilco and Sonny Bonds, tool <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    ... almost all of the old companies are dead now,

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  • jumpingjodajumpingjoda Join Date: 2003-12-14 Member: 24367Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    How could this happened while they had such great games?
    Easy, they got kinda outsold by companies like EA which bring out every year tons of sports titles with 1-2 changes from the last version. Hell thats rediculous, they should bring out those games every 2nd year, and offer yearly a free updates for the up-to-date seasons. Who am i kidding... i was talking about EA <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • GlissGliss Join Date: 2003-03-23 Member: 14800Members, Constellation, NS2 Map Tester
    edited June 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-Hellbilly+Jun 24 2004, 03:10 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Hellbilly @ Jun 24 2004, 03:10 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I remember when Sierra had Police Quest <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Knocking is less intrusive than ringing the doorbell.
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  • MedHeadMedHead Join Date: 2002-12-19 Member: 11115Members, Constellation
    I still don't really understand why Sierra stopped making adventure games and instead started distributing games made by other game companies.
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  • DubersDubers Pet Shop Boy Edinburgh, UK Join Date: 2002-07-25 Member: 998Members
    <img src='http://www.dluxz.dk/owned.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
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  • TestamentTestament Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4037Members
    I guess with both Dynamix and Sierra shut down there's no chance of a Starsiege 2 eh? I can keep dreaming! -weep-
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  • kuperayekuperaye Join Date: 2003-03-14 Member: 14519Members, Constellation
    <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    /me cries
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  • panda_de_malheureuxpanda_de_malheureux Join Date: 2003-12-26 Member: 24775Members
    RIP Sierra

    lets all have a minute of silence D:
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