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Spector, Garriott on Games

Posted by michael on from the invisible-hand-of-the-ion-illuminati dept.

Warrior-GS writes "GameSpy has two interesting interviews up. Richard Garriott of Ultima fame talks about leaving Origin, getting bought out by NCSoft and becoming a pitchman for a popular Korean MMORPG trying to make it in the states. He also mentions his new game, Tabula Rasa. The other interview is with Warren Spector, who opened up a bit on the Deus Ex sequel Invisible War, while also commenting on linear games, anime style games and what the future holds."

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  1. Tabula Rasa by gmuslera · · Score: 4, Funny

    that was the way my teachers described my mind, especially during exams.

  2. WHAT?!?!? by Sheepdot · · Score: 4, Funny
    Hold on a dag gum minute...

    You mean to tell me that the Deus Ex Sequel is going to come out BEFORE Half-Life 2 and Duke Nukem Forever?

  3. Name the Game by creative_name · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is naming games after the lives of the developers, per Tabula Rasa going to become a trend? Can we look forward to seeing Still No Date and Damn Soda on my Keyboard on store shelves soon?!?

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    1. Re:Name the Game by Ryan+Amos · · Score: 4, Funny

      Dude, we've had that for years. Quake (as in what developers did when they saw a real, breathing female,) Unreal (the prospect of sex in their lives) and Final Fantasy (the realization that, 50 years from now, the developer would die in his semen-soaked underwear, dreaming of a real woman..)

      Actually, ironically, according to Hironobu Sakaguchi (producer of Final Fantasy,) the game was named such because if it didn't succeed, it really WAS Square's final fantasy. :) But the game was popular, Square recovered, and all is well with the cosmos.

  4. Re:80'sthemesong.mp3 by NanoGator · · Score: 5, Funny

    "nana nana NA na NAAaa Na Spector Garriot. NananaNA NA NAAAAAAA!"

    That has got to be the worst spelling of the Inspector Gadget theme song I've ever seen.

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  5. The silence continues... by briggsb · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sure they'll talk about MMORPGs but will they ever address the long term effects of potions of healing? I heard theycause liver damage.

  6. hey kids! by Joe+the+Lesser · · Score: 4, Funny

    "becoming a pitchman for a popular Korean MMORPG trying to make it in the states."

    Would you like to live in the shadow of nuclear war? Haven't you always fascinated about frolicking in a demilitarized zone? Well, have we got a game for you!

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  7. Re:Cool. by All+Names+Have+Been · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think that this game, Tabula Rasa, is going to be a best seller. Look at it. It's made by a guy with a solid reputation (He brought us Ultima!), and by combining that with today's cutting-edge graphics technologies, It's bound to be good. I don't play any games like this, but I know people who do, and I'd bet they'ed sink thier money into this. Rock on, Richard!

    I think that this game, Daikatana, Is going to be a best seller. Look at it. It's made by a guy with a solid reputation (He brought us Quake!), and by combining that with today's cutting-edge graphics technologies, it's bound to be good. I don't play any games like this, but I know people who do, and I'd bet they'ed sink thier money into this. Rock on, John Romero!

    I know, I know, you were joking.