Interplay annual meeting; Caen is happy

[Dan]

Interplay held the annual meeting of shareholders in which Herve Caen, CEO of Interplay, has explianed the state in which Interplay is in:<blockquote>Going forward, we remain focused on a business plan driven by content, flawless execution, and profitability, as opposed to pure revenue growth at any cost. Key titles are set for release in January, and other high-profile games for consoles and PC are in various phases of planning and development</blockquote>

Link: Article@Yahoo Finance

 

[Kaczor]

yeah - "games for [..] PC" - bullshit!

 

[Executioner]

The shit just flies out of his mouth, doesn't it?

 

[Gadro]

It's a shame for me to be from the same country as him... I have to go up to Paris later, i'll go burn Titus buildings.

 

[4too]

And If ....

And If ....

And If .... the Vivendi / Titus / Interplay family of game companies had executed their money handling as cooly as Interplay has crafted their double speak , then ...

BGA 2, and even FO:BOS, 'might' have been generating real value for the often mentioned , rarely compensated shareholders, this Q4 '03. Not some "once and future" ---- virtual ---- time line.

And intellectual property that was ""shelved"" , de-facto 'art objects'
at best, (""High-profile"" means ""shelved"", right ?), these properties would still be in ACTUAL development with an ACTUAL team of designers.

FO is back at it's status of window dressing, art object, and a lure for misdirection in this corporate slight of hand which has marginal entertainment value and passive income potential.

In this lifeboat situation, intellectual property that has only VIRTUAL value has little hope of actuating real dollars. This survival mindset
can not justify fueling passive properties while the boat sinks.

It's all about making money, and not smoke .... right?


4too

 

[MrMarcus]

*goes and checks his calendar to make sure it isn't April 1st....*

 

[victor]

Hey, maybe he doesn't even know BIS doesn't exist anymore. Maybe there's an evil mastermind behind all this.

Seriously though, his explanations are just sad.

 

[JJ86]

"...flawless execution..."


Is he referring to the cutting of BIS?

 

[God is Dog backwards]

Fuck off and die, Caen.

 

[Frog]

Fuck off and die, Caen.

But feel some serious pain first !
(We all need some entertainment at x-mas )

 

[pnutz]

From the article:

We also purchased certain gaming rights, extended the contracts on others, and re-energized some familiar Interplay brands.

Re-energized = hook up to a 220-volt socket until black and crispy.

Does his other remark indicate that they're still making PC games? Maybe they only canned BIS because they weren't putting enough boobs in FO3.

 

[murdrax]

yeah!!

I kind of wish some sick bastard would kidnap caen torture and torment his ass till his mind breaks and goes completely insane.

then leaves a message on him at return to interplay saying with hate from fallout fanbase lol that would really make a statement to them lol!!

 

[Kaczor]

SickBastard, do you see that? New mission for you.

 

[King of Creation]

we remain focused on a business plan driven by content

Oh really???? Does content now mean mindless console games? Prostitutes in bondage? Brotherhood of Steel orgies? Deathclaw beastiality?


Oh, and the quote shown here wasn't the whole thing. There was more to it:

I am a flaming asshole. Please someone kill me now. I'm too much of a puss to do it. Who wants to play gamecube?

 

[kumquatq3]

high-profile games for consoles and PC

ahhhh yes. The old "lying to the stockholders faces" trick.


If shareholders were there.....how come no one questions this shit?

 

[SStaatz]

Hay I like GameCube!

What he wants to do is play with a cliff with sharp rocks at the bottom.

 

[King of Creation]

What he wants to do is play with a cliff with sharp rocks at the bottom.

We can only hope. That would be a real nice Christmas present, though........

 

[tlniec]

"high-profile games for consoles and PC are in various phases of planning and development"

Well, I suppose 'shitcanned' technically qualifies as a "phase of planning and development."

 

[Roshambo]

Going forward,

AHAHAHAAHAHAHA!!! Funney! According to the Caen business model, most investors would be dropping like flies again if more companies practiced his incompetence.

we remain focused on a business plan driven by content,

Oh, more priceless humor.

flawless execution,

Delusional shit, isn't he?

and profitability,

Damn, I speak English pretty good. What is Caen's problem? Can someone translate this from the Paris catacombs rat dialect of Caen's?

as opposed to pure revenue growth at any cost.

Hahaha, funny, funny man. So instead of a PC title highly anticipated and wanted by the fans, go with a console game when not many on the console care about the Fallout setting, much less heard of it. Yes, "console = MAD PURE CA$H!"...not. There's a number of much better console shooters that have been out since Nov., and more that have been out for the holidays, and POS isn't going to be out until after the holiday spending. Stupid little money. Most stores generate the most of their yearly revenue from Nov - Dec, ,and this goes for the game industry as well, though it has another surge for the summertime.

Profanity and nudity, etc. didn't help a number of other titles, so this is like someone copying a shock jock's lame skit when it wasn't funny the first time.

Key titles are set for release in January,

Does anyone want to point out to the stupid monkey that most JAN full-price releases more often flop than any others, especially financially?

Here I thought Romero was just an incompetent primadonna, but Napoleon Brainfart has far surpassed him.

 

[madfury]

well, it seems everything has been said...i have nothing else to add. Oh and whed You do catch Caen, put one needle under his fingernail for me, would ya? ... but slowly. They say pain stimulates brainactivity (if he has a brain)