Recent content by taks

you are probably correct, corith. though, when the company i worked for went under, employees were paid first. however, in that case there were a couple differences 1) we were wholly an american company abiding by american laws only and 2) they didn't completely go under (the remaining people...

ah, didn't know that... i only followed the FO purchase from a 10000 foot level since any developments are obviously a few years out (from when the purchase happened). taks

if interplay is liquidated, the creditors will then take control of the contract... all things considered, it's probably a good thing for bethesda that herve won't have any content control in the future. taks

my favorite part regarding console vs. PC... a wee bit 'o wisdom in that statement. i hope he's right, for that matter, as i don't want a console breaking up the serenity of my man cave at home... taks

they still have to be able to pay the employees, too... unless some of 'em don't mind working for free. taks

the rent's still listed as a debit (liability) on the books... monies owed. i'd imagine delaying the release of public information is a common practice for companies that are hurting. that way, he can hope to get things turned around before releasing the official status. things could...

yup... this certainly explains why there was no mention in anybody's quarterlies... namely the "trade" happened in january and, well, it was a trade :) personally, i trust atari to license the game out better than interplay could simply because they do have more resources and, notably, they...

sounds to me like they've dropped the jefferson engine alltogether. maybe atari picked it up? part of the trade? taks

uh, doesn't caen own 72% making him THE largest stock holder? unfortunate, if true... or is it the two brothers own that much... can't recall. taks

6 months minimum. 6-12 according to JE with a LARGE team. given their recent... evacuation, i'd guess the 12 # would be much more appropriate now :) taks

a.) $100k will buy a 10 man team 1 month of development time (feargus' estimate is about $10k/man month). is anybody here gullible enough to think 1 month of development time with an understaffed team (10 isn't many) is enough to complete VB (i doubt it)? b.) given the above, skr was...

i wonder how quickly they'd ban somebody for posting the truth? taks

don't they have to at least buy a copy before burning it? taks

kenny's actually back now. he was in a roast beef for a while but somehow he returned. i did not see the episode, however, so i'm not sure how it happened. i think he was just suddenly 'there' and everybody looked at him kinda funny like "something is different" and went on with the show. mark

this is the 13th season for the simpsons if you don't count the early skits on the tracy ullman show. actually, btw, homer has been revamped a bit this year (actually started last year). the writers finally realized that the #1 problem with the simpsons is that homer got so ignorant. he was...