Bachus Talks Phantom Rehabilitation Tactics

Posted by simoniker on Wednesday January 28, 2004 @08:17PM from the convalescence-long-overdue dept.

Thanks to HeraldTribune.com for its article discussing prospects for the Phantom PC 'console' with new Infinium president Kevin Bachus. Bachus, a recent ex-Microsoft appointment to the PR-challenged Infinium Labs, discusses possible release dates: "The challenge I have given my team... is we've got to be out with a product for this holiday season." He also acknowledges skepticism over the product: "When I first heard about Infinium I was squarely in that camp as well", but suggests the PC compatibility for the 'console' means that "...there are thousands of people out there writing Phantom games today... They just don't know it." GameSpy also has an interview with Bachus in which he argues: "What's interesting about our service is that we can offer an outlet for independent developers. Will we have something that's the gaming equivalent of The Sundance Channel? Probably."

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The Phantom is a hoax. Why keep reporting on it? by Anonymous Coward · 2004-01-29 03:51 · Score: 1, Informative

Everything points to this being a massive investment scam - the guy's a proven liar, his resume is full of lies, Infinium Labs was a made-up name until recently, its corporate headquarters address is a Mailboxes, Etc. box, the only demos have been non interactive and there are NO contracts on record with any chip manufacturers, or any sort of mass production deals.