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Interplay Forced to Liquidate (France)

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the end-has-come-for-thee dept.

genrader writes "Voodoo Extreme is reporting that Interplay has had judicial liquidation take place. If you've been reading the gaming news, a lot has been going on with Interplay financially, it seems all this finally caught up to them. Interplay has formerly published very well known games like Icewind Dale, the Baldur's Gate series, and Descent. Farewell, Interplay." Update: 01/06 02:57 GMT by H : This affects just the company in France; sorry for the confusion.

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  1. EA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well atleast they didnt get bought by EA.

  2. So they're bankrupt... by nxtr · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...does that mean they'll be releasing keygens for all their games?

  3. It was unavoidable by Rorschach1 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I could have told you years ago that this was going to happen. Why? Because I own Interplay stock. It's the kiss of death, me owning one share in a company. Want to make sure your biotech firm doesn't get FDA approval for their new product? Just have me by some stock. Really. Look at Advanced Tissue Sciences. See that 50% drop? Two days after I bought it. That was all me, baby. /sticking to my boring 401(k) from now on...

  4. a close call by NewtonsLaw · · Score: 4, Funny

    Phew, almost "GAME OVER" -- but saved by Slashdot's bad editing :-)

  5. If they weren't broke before by ewanrg · · Score: 4, Funny
    They will be after the slashdotting of their server. Probably the most attention they've had in years :-)

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  6. Re:Don't forget "Lost Vikings" by Atrax · · Score: 3, Funny

    I either hit a dead-end, got bored or a life

    Errr.... this is slashdot. We can discount the third option

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  7. "By Gamers, For Gamers(tm)" by Invulnerable+Bede · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...turned into "Buh-bye, Gamers(tm)".

  8. Interplay Forced to Liquidate (France) by ddent · · Score: 4, Funny

    What? Interplay is liquidating France??? What is the world coming to?

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  9. Re:Good Riddance by websaber · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Interplay Forced to Liquidate (France)" Don't freek out Germany tried to liquidate france twice, didn't really get close. Heck half the world has tried to liquidate france at one time or another.

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  10. Re:Good Riddance by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    For amusement, go to the Google homepage, type in: 'French military victories', and click "I'm Feeling Lucky".

    The Complete Military History of France

  11. Interplay Liquidates France by Wingie · · Score: 3, Funny

    I thought the story was about a game company destroying a European nation with lasers! How disappointing.

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