OT - Infogrames Buys Malfador

[General Woundwort]

Infogrames/Quicksilver Bids to Acquire Malfador

By Milo Bloom

SILICON VALLEY (AP) -- In a joint press conference in this morning, Infogrames Corp. and Quicksilver Software announced that they will acquire Malfador Machinations, an independent gaming company. If the deal goes through, they will thus gain control of the relatively unknown but critically acclaimed "Space Empires" game franchise.

With the acquisition, the same design team that produced the game Masters of Orion III will take over the production of Space Empires V, due to be released next summer.

"The combined resources of Malfador and
Quicksilver Software will allow us to make SEV easier and more fun for a broader range of people. The design philosophy behind MOO3 will be applied to the Space Empires genre, and we anticipate the same successful results," an Infogrames spokesman said.


APRIL FOOL!!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

[UseOfWeps]

Evil. Very evil. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif

[Randallw]

Damn you, I almost thought it was real till I read it http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif . It doesn't count though as its well after midday here.

[ April 01, 2004, 09:28: Message edited by: Randallw ]

[narf poit chez BOOM]

It's only two and a half hours in here. That's the fun thing about the international dateline.

I vote this one as the best so far.

[Stone Mill]

You dirty rat... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/blush.gif

(No offense, Narf). http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[Voidhawk]

Hahaha! I knew what this was before I even clicked on it.

What a truly frightening concept...

[Ragnarok-X]

heck.
I was worried.

[Ragnarok]

I knew it was an April Fools thing but still I aboud crapped my pants thinking what I would do if this really happened.

[Atrocities]

First off they would not buy Malfador, they would sue him out of exsistance then aquire his software as a settlemet. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

[solops]

Infogrames....incarnation of the Sith in the gaming world.

[ April 01, 2004, 17:19: Message edited by: solops ]

[Wardad]

a good one...


So what will Aaron sell the title for?

[Phoenix-D]

At least all the pranks went in new threads instead of cluttering up old ones..and that is NOT a suggestion!

[Atrocities]

Good one.

Now everyone here go sign up in the BRILLIANT threat so we can use your names. (If you have not yet done so that is.)

[Kamog]

That was good! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif