Well Hello Gabor!! (Are you any relation to Zsa Zsa??? :) Oh...I guess that's her **last** name, daaahling! So sorry!)
Yawn...I'm a little bored since Scott's temporary membership has apparently expired...So, let's play a little game, shall we?!?!? No, not Duke Nukem this time, not even Duchess Numb Nuts, but an entirely new game called, "Deja Vu 4 All of U!"
Shall we begin???
Gabor said:
<<I'm Gabor, the lead designer of Imperium Galactica and the MD of Digital Reality-makers of the game.>>
Scott said:
<<Hello All, I head the company that developed Duke Nukem 3D, which most of you know GTIS published. GTIS will also publish Duke Nukem Forever, coming within a year (hopefully! -- game development is by no means a predictable endeavor) and Prey, two games we and they expect to be giant hits.>>
Uh-oh. Gulp.
Then, Gabor said:
<<We are based in Hungary, and I am writing to clear some issues regarding Imperium. I have seen some posts here, where you gave a WWW address regarding a gaming site that had reviews.>>
And Scott had said:
<<I've joined with a temporary 2-week membership (I have no intention of paying to have it continued)to try to clear up much of the rampant misinformation I've seen run through here over the past few months.>>
Isn't this fun? If he walks like a duck, looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, he **must** be a duck...err...game developer!! <gggg>
Gabor's turn again:
<<I have to say, that anyone can post there, and the 2 reviews I saw
do not represent the opinion of the majority of the people who played IG. The game was quite profitable for GT, and it has received several good reviews in print:
PC PLAYER (germany)- 4/5 (5 page article) - 7/97 issue
PC GAMER (US) - 87% - July 1997
PC GAMES (US) - B - July-August
PC JEUX (French) - 95% (I'm not sure of the name, I don't have a copy) - July (?)>>
Ok, an opinion backed by some reviews...looking better...
And, then he added:
<<GT has reprinted IG twice in the US, which means that they were careful managing their stock, although sales in Europe were much more than in the US.>>
While Scott said:
<<My prediction is that GTIS will be going up this year, reaching at least the 12's, and 18 months from now over 15. I'm not a stock advisor, and no one should take my prediction as advice, but I can make this prediction based on the strong games I know are coming out, including our own titles. Apogee owns a lot of GTIS stock at a blended rate of $11, and I'm not worried in the least about it's current down turn.>>
Two different methods of saying, "BUY GTIS NOW WHILE IT'S CHEAP TO KEEP IT FROM GETTING ANY CHEAPER AND HELP ME WITH MY OPTIONS, PLEASE!!"
Gabor commented:
<<I'm not asking anyone for any membership...>>
Scott had complained:
<<I can only post three messages a day. I've asked for a comp account, but the nice people here as SI don't think my contribution here is worth a free account, even though *I* have nothing to gain by being here--it's there paying customer (you guys and gals) that will benefit. Perhaps a little pressure from their customers will help them see the error of their ways.>>
Gabor, smart man...smart man...not asking for a free membership. <ggg>
Gabor gets 10 extra brownie points for this perspicacious comment. GO GABOR!!
Finally, Gabor makes his move to the crux of the issue <gggg>:
<<...since I cannot post any insider information (<<SCOTT make sure you make Quake II look like a "Piece of Cake" when Duke4ever comes out!>>), and probably there aren't many news I can contribute!>>
While Scott had initially said, (but later confused the issue in saying):
<<Of course, I will not be able to reveal any info which may be considered "inside.">>
Let's not go **there** again, agreed??? :)
Gabor tries the friendly approach:
<<Keep up this area, it's fun to read!>>
Scott tried the arrogant approach:
<<I also know a lot about the prospects of GTIS' other games, like Unreal, plus I'm a board member of the Gathering of Developers and the Professional Gamers League.>>
Gabor throws the thread a bone, shifting the focus **to** the thread's contributions, and away from **himself** while Scott throws **himself** a bone.
Shedding any hubris lurking within, Gabor shows himself to be a just a "regular ole" human being, with dreams and frustrations; with triumphs and failures; with hopes and unmet desires...well, ummm...maybe I exaggerate just a bit...tee hee hee:
<<p.s. sorry for any grammatical mistakes, English is not my native language!>>
It's ok, Gabor...at least you have a **valid** excuse. <ggg>
Clearing her throat as a sign that she is now going to be very serious, V. says: Gabor, it's nice to have you here, and thank you for your input. I just hope that you do not have a nasty public finger to wave in the GTIS shareholders' faces. :) Why not drop a few lines to Scott at Apogee, since he's made his email address known to us at long last, and invite him back to the thread? I miss him - really, really miss him.
ACK!
Move over, Buddy. Stop hogging the porcelain throne...I think I'm going to puke!
LOL!
Thanking you in advance for your future contributions to the "GTIS - Will it be a Phoenix or not?" thread, I remain,
Sincerely yours,
Victoria Karas
Partner
Apologees Software, UN-LTD.
www.3Ddelusions.com
P.S.
We're not so bad, now are we??? :) |
