BrynS
Mr Kat says...
While scanning through my usual round of tech and gaming websites this evening I came across this seemingly odd remark in an article titled, "What's Killing Game Development" from the usually quite authoritative Jakub at Firingsquad (emphasis added):
Perhaps I'm forgetting much of the discussion within the community at the time, its just if there was a hint of some conflict of interest or foul play leading to his departure, I thought I would have remember talking and/or reading about it. Is there any truth to this suggestion or is it likely some sort of miscontrued tidbit hanging on the grapevine for too long?
Cheers,
Bryn
Not wanting to dredge up any buried hatchets, but I really don't recall there ever being any kind of conspiracy regarding Chris Roberts departure from Digital Anvil -- the official line that he had moved on to work in the film industry would appear to hold true given his growing list of producer credits amongst others.Firingsquad said:[...]
Where are the great designers?
With the exception of Will Wright, few of the any old, great designers have done much lately. Sid Meier's name is on a bunch of games, but it's not actually Sid in charge of development or design. Chris Roberts, of Wing Commander fame? Let's just say he had a conflict of interest with the Wing Commander movie and his projects at Digital Anvil, and that Microsoft's sudden, detail-free take-over of Digital Anvil has quite a few details if you scratch beneath the surface. Lord British? He's heading a studio more than dealing with development itself. Warren Spector? I can't speak with certainty, but it's likely he passed on the reigns of Deus Ex 2 to Harvey Smith for a reason. And finally, there's John Romero, who in his own way inspired this article.
[...]
Perhaps I'm forgetting much of the discussion within the community at the time, its just if there was a hint of some conflict of interest or foul play leading to his departure, I thought I would have remember talking and/or reading about it. Is there any truth to this suggestion or is it likely some sort of miscontrued tidbit hanging on the grapevine for too long?
Cheers,
Bryn