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Re: Another game down the drain
The genre is not dying, the model to exploit it is. The market for strategy/war games is still out there. Maybe the 'big name' companies will drop it... but someone will take it up.
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August 11th, 2003, 04:29 AM
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Re: Another game down the drain
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The genre is not dying, the model to exploit it is. The market for strategy/war games is still out there. Maybe the 'big name' companies will drop it... but someone will take it up.
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Tabletop/board strategy/war games went through the same lifecycle. Very few people earn a living from publishing those games anymore - yet the genre continues. And the games that exibit craftsmanship and innovation are either one-man efforts or from very small teams.
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August 11th, 2003, 07:22 AM
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Re: Another game down the drain
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but someone will take it up.
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And thank god, "someone" *wink* *wink* did 
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August 11th, 2003, 10:23 AM
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Re: Another game down the drain
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Tabletop/board strategy/war games went through the same lifecycle. Very few people earn a living from publishing those games anymore - yet the genre continues. And the games that exibit craftsmanship and innovation are either one-man efforts or from very small teams.
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One simply has to note the decline and fall of Avalon Hill to see the truth in gecko's statement. 
(EDIT - found this article on the subject... The Fall of Avalon Hill )
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August 11th, 2003, 03:17 PM
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Re: Another game down the drain
that is a sad story indeed
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August 11th, 2003, 05:09 PM
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Re: Another game down the drain
That was a very interesting article General. Thanks for posting a link to it.
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Hasbro bought MicroProse for $70 million. Usenet jokes about Hasborg’s progress seemed to be on target, especially after Habro subsequently absorbed WOTC and TSR.
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I know MicroProse published Birth of The Federation, but didn't they also publish Moo and Moo2?
All three of those games were good games. So what happenend with MOO3?
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August 11th, 2003, 05:42 PM
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Re: Another game down the drain
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That was a very interesting article General. Thanks for posting a link to it.
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What really got to me was the part about Hasbro making the buyout offer to AH, forcing them to settle with Microprose, then buying Microprose 3 weeks after they ate AH. 
Could be a coincidence, could be uncoordinated duplication of effort, but I'm a suspicious person by nature... 
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