Interplay annual meeting; Caen is happy

I don't want people to think I'm defending Interplay here, as I'm pissed off at what all has gone down with BIS, but there are still many unanswered questions that I have and a possible reason as to why almost all BIS employees were fired. With Interplays lackluster stock, it is very possible that Interplay just could not afford to keep the people at BIS employed, thus why they were let go. Of course they could of also of asked them to take a pay cut, and if they didn't that will make me more pissed at them than I am right now. But if they did ask them to take a pay cut, and they refused, can you blame them for firing them? If I wasn't able to pay an employee I sure as hell wouldn't keep them around. So maybe the ones that are left took a pay cut, while the others didn't so they were cut. Maybe FO3 was so close to being done that maybe the ones left can finish it, or maybe Interplay will bring in others that they can afford to pay to help finish FO3. Sorry if you think I'm defending Interplay, as I'm not, I just want to be optimistic about this because I really want to see FO3 come out.
 
in various phases of planning and development.
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I'll bet they are developing FO3, they're making it more like POS to catch all of their new 'fans'.

Kaczor said:
Yes but we have also Shamo - Polish Fallout Communit - with another 1000.
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Don't forget all of the Russian Fallout fans and their Red Mafia friends... :twisted:

Pope_Viper said:
2) the willingess of it's shareholders to sanction such
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New company leadership could bring them out of their eight cent hole. Why allow people to stay that have only allowed the value to continuously drop?
 
Takashi said:
I don't want people to think I'm defending Interplay here, as I'm pissed off at what all has gone down with BIS, but there are still many unanswered questions that I have and a possible reason as to why almost all BIS employees were fired. With Interplays lackluster stock, it is very possible that Interplay just could not afford to keep the people at BIS employed, thus why they were let go. Of course they could of also of asked them to take a pay cut, and if they didn't that will make me more pissed at them than I am right now. But if they did ask them to take a pay cut, and they refused, can you blame them for firing them? If I wasn't able to pay an employee I sure as hell wouldn't keep them around. So maybe the ones that are left took a pay cut, while the others didn't so they were cut. Maybe FO3 was so close to being done that maybe the ones left can finish it, or maybe Interplay will bring in others that they can afford to pay to help finish FO3. Sorry if you think I'm defending Interplay, as I'm not, I just want to be optimistic about this because I really want to see FO3 come out.
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Don't worry, if we thought you were defending Interplay...you'd be dead already. :twisted:
 
Executioner said:
Pope_Viper said:
2) the willingess of it's shareholders to sanction such
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New company leadership could bring them out of their six cent hole. Why allow people to stay that have only allowed the value to continuously drop?
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Why let a "consortium" take over who have no clue to run a multi_million dollar firm (albeit that IS dropping)?
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I just looked up Interplays stock on nasdaq.com and right now I could buy 500 shares. And as of this post a share is 8 cents and 500 shares would only cost $40.
 
Pope_Viper said:
Executioner said:
Pope_Viper said:
2) the willingess of it's shareholders to sanction such
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New company leadership could bring them out of their six cent hole. Why allow people to stay that have only allowed the value to continuously drop?
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Why let a "consortium" take over who have no clue to run a multi_million dollar firm (albeit that IS dropping)?
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I'm not saying it would be easy. We would have to find people to elect that either show promise, or have already run a successful business. Most of all, we just have to take a chance...real successes are made that way. :)
 
Takashi said:
I just looked up Interplays stock on nasdaq.com and right now I could buy 500 shares. And as of this post a share is 8 cents and 500 shares would only cost $40.
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If I'm reading the NASDAQ website correctly, there are a total of 80,605 IPLY shares. At $0.08 a share, that means IPLY is only worth $6448.40

Lets buy it
 
King of Creation said:
Takashi said:
I just looked up Interplays stock on nasdaq.com and right now I could buy 500 shares. And as of this post a share is 8 cents and 500 shares would only cost $40.
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If I'm reading the NASDAQ website correctly, there are a total of 80,605 IPLY shares. At $0.08 a share, that means IPLY is only worth $6448.40

Lets buy it
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Unfortunately, you're not. I made this mistake at first, too. Volume means the number of shares traded that day. I don't remember the exact number, but they have several million of common shares. :(
 
Executioner said:
Takashi said:
I just looked up Interplays stock on nasdaq.com and right now I could buy 500 shares. And as of this post a share is 8 cents and 500 shares would only cost $40.
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Which company do you trade with?
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none, it was just an observation that I made when looking up their stock
 
Ok, so get this. According to an Interplay press release (http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/031114/def020_1.html) during the third quarter this year, even after all hype IPLY put into advertising and promoting console games, PC game STILL made up 64% of total sales, 34 percent console, and 2 percent OEM, royalties and licensing.

I don't even want to ask interplay why they do the things they do anymore.....
 
King of Creation said:
Ok, so get this. According to an Interplay press release (http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/031114/def020_1.html) during the third quarter this year, even after all hype IPLY put into advertising and promoting console games, PC game STILL made up 64% of total sales, 34 percent console, and 2 percent OEM, royalties and licensing.

I don't even want to ask interplay why they do the things they do anymore.....
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Would the sale of Galleon figure into this?
 
Executioner said:
King of Creation said:
Ok, so get this. According to an Interplay press release (http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/031114/def020_1.html) during the third quarter this year, even after all hype IPLY put into advertising and promoting console games, PC game STILL made up 64% of total sales, 34 percent console, and 2 percent OEM, royalties and licensing.

I don't even want to ask interplay why they do the things they do anymore.....
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Would the sale of Galleon figure into this?
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No, the sale of Galleon is in the 4th quarter (October 1st - December 31st), the third quarter would include anything that happened during July 1st - September 30th
 
Seriously, If were discussing buying a large chunk of Interplay, we have to keep in mind in order for the executives to even listen to us we have to own a large percentage of the company. (like probably 10 or 20% at the minimum) Im perfectly willing to spend $100 or $200 on the company if it means me getting Fallout 3, but what I want to know is how much stock could our combined efforts get, and if that would be enough to turn heads.
 
Did anyone look up the total number of shares Iply has out?

I don't think any of this can fly, but I'm curious about the projected costs of buying enough shares to do anything.
 
Hmm...

Yet, our trend toward profitability is strong.
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So he's riding on DA2 and BOS. DA2 has a good chance to sell. BOS actually may sell, because sad as it is, they're right. Thong chicks sell. However, what delusion idiot envisions those two games putting Interplay back on plus?

business plan driven by content, flawless execution, and profitability, as opposed to pure revenue growth at any cost.
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Microsoft says: We deliver bug-less software.

re-energized some familiar Interplay brands.
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The only one this year is BOS, isn't it? Re-energized? BOS' setting is no different from anything postapocalyptic.


As for the shares discussion, I don't think +50% is viable or necessary. Even a third would gain a very considerable leverage on Interplay's management (unless Caen switches brains with a stupider monkey than the last). Heck, any double-digit share percent gained by an organised FO3 fan movement would land it on game site front pages and Caen's front desk. A company that weak in budget has to watch every percent.

Nevertheless, by the time that is done - if ever - the BIS team wouldn't be able to regroup, I think. Many will have gone to new jobs, and I don't think they'd want to come back to a financially shaky, traitorous company - not all of them, anyway, despite their love for Fallout.
 
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