Interplay Forced to Liquidate (France)

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.

Comments

Still Alive?

[fembots]

There is an update in that article which clearly stated "I mailed you earlier about Interplay probably being dead, it turns out they're still alive (sorry about that), Titus have been liquidated but it only affects companies based in France, which doesn't include Interplay."

Was the article submitted and checked before the update, or is Interplay still considered dead regardless?

EA

[Anonymous Coward]

Well atleast they didnt get bought by EA.

So they're bankrupt...

[nxtr]

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

It was unavoidable

[Rorschach1]

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...

End of an Era

[Anonymous Coward]

So many games over the past several years to come from their halls.
A few the poster didn't mention:

Alone in the dark series,
Fallout,
Planescape Torment,
Kingpin: Life of crime,
Carmageddon,
Giants: Citizen Kabuto,
Sacrifice,
Dungeon Master,
MDK,
etc

Re:a better link than the write-up

[bbkingadrock]

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/01/05/news_61157 37.html

From the archives of Interplay

[Hawerchuk was money]

I'm not sure how wide the popular appeal of the game was, but an Interplay game I found realy cool was the Star Trek: 25th Anniversary game.

It was a puzzle game that wasn't the most slick game of all time, but it featured much of the original cast as voice actors which gave the game an incredible appeal. Does anyone else have an sleeper Interplay games that they thought was pretty decent?

a close call

[NewtonsLaw]

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

If they weren't broke before

[ewanrg]

They will be after the slashdotting of their server. Probably the most attention they've had in years :-)

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Yeah, I do it for the attention ;-)

Re:Don't forget "Lost Vikings"

[Atrax]

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

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

Interplay Forced to Liquidate (France)

[ddent]

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

Re:Good Riddance

[websaber]

"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.

Interplay Liquidates France

[Wingie]

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