Interplay Targeted By Bioware-fare

corby writes: "Bioware Corp., developer of the highly anticipated multiplayer Dungeons & Dragons game Neverwinter Nights, is escalating the conflict with their troubled publisher Interplay. In September, they filed a lawsuit against the publisher, and now they have terminated their contract with Interplay to distribute Neverwinter Nights. The problem is, these guys need each other. The loss of Neverwinter Nights means that Interplay will lose out on substantial revenue from a surefire hit, but Interplay is apparently the only company with rights to distribute games under the AD&D license."

Comments

Dungeons and Dragons

[Anonymous Coward]

Who cares, those games are for nerds and satanists.

Re:They've already cut back Neverwinter Nights...

[Anonymous Coward]

Cross-platform toolkits are generally ass. They're only suitable for when you HAVE to make things running across platforms. They're either compromised on all but one platform or all platforms equally. Not surprising, considering how monumental the task is. And before you scream "SDL!" realize that this is a game editor, not a game.

So no, I think it was no mistake. There's still no cross-platform API worth the trouble.

Re:Misleading headline

[Trepidity]

I don't see how this is a troll. Michael posted a misleading headline, and misleadingly updating it without using the update: tag. This poster was merely pointing that out.

The original headline read "Interplay Targeted by Bio-Warfare."

Michael is also an idiot.

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