The Game's Development Story Discussion

[Samus007]

Timegate files for bankruptcy protection...

http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/02/colonial-marines-co-dev-timegate-files-for-bankruptcy-protection/

[SM]

See post before yours.

It was in it's own thread titled 'Timegate files for Chapter 11' but that's now missing since it got merged in here and just looks like some obscure and unrelated link...

[Inverse Effect]

Karma. It always comes back. Gearbox will get it back too on them for what they have done. Timegate is already suffering.

[Samus007]

Looks like they laid everyone off.. http://kotaku.com/the-studio-behind-aliens-colonial-marines-just-laid-of-498772251?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow

[ShadowPred]

Timegate shouldn't have to suffer for the mistakes made by others. Gearbox is a cowardly sack of shit. Sega is a bastard.

[Samus007]

I hope they screw up the next Borderlands, and it gets bad reviews and because of such reviews and bad "word of mouth" the game has terrible sales. Then, that might mark the end of Gearbox. Cause they need to go down for all this.

[Elicas]

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/05/10/game-over-timegate-shut-down-most-staff-laid-off/

Possibly due to A:CM being the straw that broke the camels back, possibly due to their other outstanding factors (they seem to be in a lot of debt to numerous people), but Timegate has gone under.

[Grey_Yautja]

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/05/10/game-over-timegate-shut-down-most-staff-laid-off/

Possibly due to A:CM being the straw that broke the camels back, possibly due to their other outstanding factors (they seem to be in a lot of debt to numerous people), but Timegate has gone under.

Well, sucks to be those guys, they shoulda never accepted GBX's offer to work on A:CM.

[Valaquen]

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/05/10/game-over-timegate-shut-down-most-staff-laid-off/

Possibly due to A:CM being the straw that broke the camels back, possibly due to their other outstanding factors (they seem to be in a lot of debt to numerous people), but Timegate has gone under.

Well, sucks to be those guys, they shoulda never accepted GBX's offer to work on A:CM.

It would've seemed like a dream come true... until they got GBX's build and saw what had been done so far.

[Space Voyager]

I hope they screw up the next Borderlands, and it gets bad reviews and because of such reviews and bad "word of mouth" the game has terrible sales. Then, that might mark the end of Gearbox. Cause they need to go down for all this.

I wouldn't want them to go down because of one project, really. I'm just pissed it is A:CM...

[newbeing]

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/05/10/game-over-timegate-shut-down-most-staff-laid-off/

Possibly due to A:CM being the straw that broke the camels back, possibly due to their other outstanding factors (they seem to be in a lot of debt to numerous people), but Timegate has gone under.

I can't see A:CM having too much to do with Timegate closing. As you stated, even if the game had done well review wise, Timegate had way too much unpaid debt. If anything I'd imagine working on A:CM kept them alive longer than they would have been without it. It just sounds like bad management and from the sound of these worker reviews the company was badly run for years. http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Timegate-Studios-Reviews-E227799.htm

In the end the quality of the game still falls on Sega and Gearbox's shoulders. Gearbox should have been developing the majority of the game themselves instead of entrusting so much to a company that had so little experience under its belt. Even in doing so, was no one at Gearbox or Sega routinely checking or reviewing builds from Timesgate ever day or week to see what shape it was in?Just mind boggling.

[badassmutha]

Aliens DLC Movie Pack on polycount-

http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1867584#post1867584

[ikarop]

Similar compilation from a Demiurge worker: http://aeternumars.wordpress.com/new-page-2/

Related (SP DLC): http://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=47572.msg1672959#msg1672959

[Ash 937]

I just read the Naughty Dog's PS3 exclusive title, The Last of Us was in development for 4 years.  By contrast, A:CM was in development for 6 years with GBX (while getting help from a number of other studios to boot).

Naughty Dog = Masters of the Game

Gearbox = A crack house studio full of quasi-pimp charlatans



imo

[Grey_Yautja]

imo

It's a mutual sentiment. Past this point/game, you can't just trust GBX with any franchise, because money speaks louder than...words and actions, I guess.