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Didn't Parallax Software dissolve into Outrage (who made Descent 3) and Volition (who made Descent: Freespace 1&2)? I thought they did and Parallax was no more...
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WesleyB: Didn't Parallax Software dissolve into Outrage (who made Descent 3) and Volition (who made Descent: Freespace 1&2)? I thought they did and Parallax was no more...
Apparently it didn't so much dissolve as the employees all left to do other things.
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Kabuto: Pronouncing as gog because it's not good old games anymore doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

KFC isn't kentucky fried chicken anymore but we still say kay eff cee, not kefc or whatever.
I pronounced it as gog even when it did stand for Good Old Games. Plenty of acronyms get pronounced as words rather than as individual letters.
I just looked at the thread on the Interplay forums about this and the mod denying the legal proceedings is hilarious. Dude, your company hasn't paid these guys since 2007 and you're trying to cover it up?
luckily i purchased all three games in november sale.
I just drank some water.
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Tarm: I just drank some water.
I bet that made you less thirsty.

Hey, is this gum under my chair? What the...?
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Tarm: I just drank some water.
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HunchBluntley: I bet that made you less thirsty.

Hey, is this gum under my chair? What the...?
Luckily I drank it when it was cold outside, saved water because I didn't have to drink so much.
Seems like the trilogy has also been removed from Steam:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/273570/discussions/0/451848855005010051/#c451850849190640724
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Grargar: Seems like the trilogy has also been removed from Steam:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/273570/discussions/0/451848855005010051/#c451850849190640724
That's a cat atrophy.

A world without descent is a sad thing.
Post edited January 31, 2016 by Potzato
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Grargar: Seems like the trilogy has also been removed from Steam:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/273570/discussions/0/451848855005010051/#c451850849190640724
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Potzato: That's a cat atrophy.

A world without descent is a sad thing.
A withering away cat?
I just saw this kickstarter pop up and I'm wondering if this is related somehow to why the Parallax guys want to try to work things out with Interplay: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2010925172/overload-the-ultimate-six-degree-of-freedom-shoote/description

EDIT: Their website mentions the issue in the Q&A somewhat: "Parallax Software’s relationship with Interplay is, shall we say, complex. Revival Productions was started so there’d be a clean slate to develop Overload." So I guess they couldn't get the royalties? Or is that still ongoing?
Post edited February 10, 2016 by Zeether
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Zeether: I just saw this kickstarter pop up and I'm wondering if this is related somehow to why the Parallax guys want to try to work things out with Interplay: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2010925172/overload-the-ultimate-six-degree-of-freedom-shoote/description
That makes two spiritual successors for the Descent series. Wonder which will be better.
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Zeether: EDIT: Their website mentions the issue in the Q&A somewhat: "Parallax Software’s relationship with Interplay is, shall we say, complex. Revival Productions was started so there’d be a clean slate to develop Overload." So I guess they couldn't get the royalties? Or is that still ongoing?
Still ongoing, I'd guess. Parallax Software have been considering legal action against Interplay.
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Grargar: That makes two spiritual successors for the Descent series. Wonder which will be better.
There's actually 5 that I know of off-hand, but this and Underground are the two most "official".

Honestly, I'm not convinced either of them will be too great. Underground has made several serious design deicision errors, and this one looks like Descent 3 (which I personally was not a big fan of).

But we'll see lol :)


EDIT: I stand corrected. This looks FREAKING AWESOME! I'm really really sad that's it's singleplayer only (at least for now), but other than that I'm REALLY excited about it!
Post edited February 12, 2016 by A_Future_Pilot
I would ask if they're still working out the Interplay thing but it's probably something they cannot talk about. I'm just worried that maybe they've decided to abandon trying to consult their legal team and D1-3 will be gone forever from digital platforms unless Night Dive steps in or something.