Sierra On-Line has officially changed its name to Sierra Entertainment today. According to Sierra this new name shows their commitment to creating entertainment products for both the PC and next-gen console systems.
Damm I thought they've changed their name the Sierra-up s*** creek [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img]
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Sierra Entertainment, Inc., is a [b]studio of Vivendi Universal Publishing[/b]
I think at this Moment it is not important if Sierra is named "Sierra Online" or "Sierra Entertainment" or any other name. I think Sierra is a well known company, a label. I think, only for this reason Sierra was up to now not renamed into names like " Vivendi Universal Publishing" or another company-name.
And only "Vivendi Universal Publishing" is the great concern behind the scenes.
But that 's not all. "Vivendi Universal Publishing" belongs to "Vivendi Universal".
That 's economy.
with vorlonic Regards
Cyce
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The best Hope is Future and the future made us stronger.
The fight for the game is now full with heavy flames.
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No matter what Sierra call themselves, they're still SOL ;P
Biggles<font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
I wish they would just give up the Sierra name altogether. Then they would no longer be destroying the legend.
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I agree Biggles. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/frown.gif[/img] I loved the old Sierra before it was taken over by all these big media firms. Ohh...those were the days of Quest for Glory, King's Quest, Willy Beamish, the Incredible Machine...
I still have those games though. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]
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flightleader, [i]Erinyes[/i]
The Gray Hand of Fate
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Willy Beamish ROCKED! I just wished that you could hang that damn little sister... Actually, now that I [i]actually[/i] think of it, WB was really a damn good adventure game as far as the genre goes. A large number of the probs had at least 2 solutions to them... not something you see today.
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[quote]Originally posted by socrates:
[b]I agree Biggles. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/frown.gif[/img] I loved the old Sierra before it was taken over by all these big media firms. Ohh...those were the days of Quest for Glory, King's Quest, Willy Beamish, the Incredible Machine...
I still have those games though. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]
[/b][/quote]
I loved the old Sierra Online firm, too. I like the Games ( on Amiga ) Larry 1-5 and any other Sierra - Games...
But this time is no more. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/frown.gif[/img]
And I am very sad about these realization.
All what we have is Hope...
with vorlonic Regards
Cyce
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The best Hope is Future and the future made us stronger.
The fight for the game is now full with heavy flames.
" Nichts ist genau das, was er zur Zeit zu sein scheint... 'G 'Kar' "
Here's the situation as Ken saw it on chainsaw Monday: [url="http://tsa.sierra-online.com/contents/chainsaw/article01.shtml"]http://tsa.sierra-online.com/contents/chainsaw/article01.shtml[/url]
[quote]Originally posted by Marc:
[b]Here's the situation as Ken saw it on chainsaw Monday: [url="http://tsa.sierra-online.com/contents/chainsaw/article01.shtml"]http://tsa.sierra-online.com/contents/chainsaw/article01.shtml[/url] [/b][/quote]
Biggles<font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
Yeah, I can imagine that. That's something I hope I never have to do. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/frown.gif[/img]
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[b][url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Required reading[/url][/b]
Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
The Balance provides. The Balance protects.
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
[quote]Originally posted by Marc:
[b]No, it was 3 years ago when Oakhurst was shut down.[/b][/quote]
Ahhh yeah thats what i thought, interesting article, I used to love that company, the quest games were the best, i was very excited back in the late 80's that i actually got an email from Ken! heh.
its sad to see what happened to one of the pioneers of gaming.
When Ken sold the company (I think that's what happened), he lost full control, and that meant it
was just a matter of time before the idiot suits came in and messed everything up.
There is no substitute for having a gamer run a game company.
[This message has been edited by Dunedain (edited 02-28-2002).]
It's ironic how at the time (when the company was being sold), I thought "Good, maybe this place will finally be run professionally" -Ken was notoriously fickle, and impulsive, and a micromanagement fiend. I guess I should be more careful about what I wish for.
Biggles<font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
I guess professional doesn't equal well. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/frown.gif[/img]
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Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
The Balance provides. The Balance protects.
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
Comments
gives them so much less grasp on ex-Sierra assets
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Sierra Entertainment, Inc., is a [b]studio of Vivendi Universal Publishing[/b]
I think at this Moment it is not important if Sierra is named "Sierra Online" or "Sierra Entertainment" or any other name. I think Sierra is a well known company, a label. I think, only for this reason Sierra was up to now not renamed into names like " Vivendi Universal Publishing" or another company-name.
And only "Vivendi Universal Publishing" is the great concern behind the scenes.
But that 's not all. "Vivendi Universal Publishing" belongs to "Vivendi Universal".
That 's economy.
with vorlonic Regards
Cyce
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The best Hope is Future and the future made us stronger.
The fight for the game is now full with heavy flames.
" Nichts ist genau das, was er zur Zeit zu sein scheint... 'G 'Kar' "
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[b][url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Required reading[/url][/b]
Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
The Balance provides. The Balance protects.
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
I still have those games though. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]
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[b]Commander[/b] socrates
flightleader, [i]Erinyes[/i]
The Gray Hand of Fate
AnlaShok Blackops
"Do [b]NOT[/b] interfere."
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Life is full of surprises. The ones reserved for me usually come wearing brass knuckles.
[b]I agree Biggles. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/frown.gif[/img] I loved the old Sierra before it was taken over by all these big media firms. Ohh...those were the days of Quest for Glory, King's Quest, Willy Beamish, the Incredible Machine...
I still have those games though. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]
[/b][/quote]
I loved the old Sierra Online firm, too. I like the Games ( on Amiga ) Larry 1-5 and any other Sierra - Games...
But this time is no more. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/frown.gif[/img]
And I am very sad about these realization.
All what we have is Hope...
with vorlonic Regards
Cyce
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The best Hope is Future and the future made us stronger.
The fight for the game is now full with heavy flames.
" Nichts ist genau das, was er zur Zeit zu sein scheint... 'G 'Kar' "
[b]I wish they would just give up the Sierra name altogether. Then they would no longer be destroying the legend.
[/b][/quote]
What exactly happened with Sierra, when did Ken and Roberta lose control?
[b]Here's the situation as Ken saw it on chainsaw Monday: [url="http://tsa.sierra-online.com/contents/chainsaw/article01.shtml"]http://tsa.sierra-online.com/contents/chainsaw/article01.shtml[/url] [/b][/quote]
this is a recent article?
[img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/frown.gif[/img]
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[b][url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Required reading[/url][/b]
Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
The Balance provides. The Balance protects.
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
[b]No, it was 3 years ago when Oakhurst was shut down.[/b][/quote]
Ahhh yeah thats what i thought, interesting article, I used to love that company, the quest games were the best, i was very excited back in the late 80's that i actually got an email from Ken! heh.
its sad to see what happened to one of the pioneers of gaming.
"The center does not hold", "Things fall apart"
was just a matter of time before the idiot suits came in and messed everything up.
There is no substitute for having a gamer run a game company.
[This message has been edited by Dunedain (edited 02-28-2002).]
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[b][url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Required reading[/url][/b]
Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
The Balance provides. The Balance protects.
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
What took over wasn't all that professional...
[img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img]