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Zitat von saemikneu
Aber AR3 wurde ja angekündigt. Meinst du z.B. TT UND Generals 2?  |
Errrmmm, aber ziemlich viel ist seitdem passiert, und AR3 ist nicht im Interview angesprochen. Ich würde es nicht 100%ig abschreiben, aber es könnte ja auch besser ausfallen.
Louis Castle sagt ja auch:
"Not only am I envisioning new products, but envisioning future scenarios for existing franchises like The Lord of the Rings and C&C."
Und, zu Team-Änderungen:
"GameSpy: Barring normal employee turnover, is the organizational and team structure the same as when you joined the company?
Louis Castle: No. Of course, that'd be a long time to stay stagnant! The business is always changing and the demands for continued growth and scale makes it impossible to stand still. The games business just isn't that old and it's fair to say that nobody has figured out the "best" way to do things just yet. The landscape is evolving rapidly -- even now mobile and handhelds are fundamentally changing how we think about game development. Just as game designers, artists, and programmers are continually challenged to come up with new and better ways to apply their crafts, management also needs to constantly challenge the status quo and try new ideas to improve efficiency."
Heisst: alles kann sich ändern.
Und:
"GameSpy: Have you made or are you planning one making any extensive organizational changes to EALA in the near future? Hiring or moving around creative teams?
Louis Castle: I can say that, as an organization, we are always experimenting with these ideas and new ways of improving the development process. Sometimes they are broad changes to how teams are composed, such as creating a centralized technology team so that each dev team can rely on that group to provide core technologies."
Heisst: alles kann sich ändern.
Und zu Wirtschaftliche Potential von zukünftige Spiele:
"GameSpy: As an executive, how do business considerations factor into creative decision making at EALA? At what point in the process do the commercial considerations for a title affect the decisions about whether to do a project and what type of project to make?
Louis Castle: Game makers are commercial artists that create entertainment products for mass consumption, so business is fundamentally woven into our art. We do not make any decisions without considering the ramifications they will have on the product quality, as measured by the most appropriate benefits for the fans. This has always been the case for me in my 22-plus years of making games, and it is no different at EALA. The scale of our projects and the huge expectations of our audience certainly make it a more intense process, but commercial considerations have always been a steady factor in everything I have done."
Heisst: sie bringen nicht jeder S****** zu Markt; manche Spiele werden geplant und angefangen, aber dann gekillt, weil sie nicht als Erfolgsversprechend oder qualitativ gut genug gesehen sind. Übrigens, das ist kein Kommentar zu AR3, vor ihr anfängt
Und noch mal, spezifisch zu die Zukunft von C&C:
"GameSpy: What are your goals for EA's RTS games in the next 12 to 24 months?
Louis Castle: Internally, we have two RTS teams at EALA who are working at products that are in various states of development. We also have a smaller group examining development concepts for products further out.
When will you guys hear something? We will likely issue a formal announcement for a new RTS game sometime this summer, so stay tuned."
Wäre AR3 noch ein definitives Thema, dann hätte er es hier genannt. Es war einfach ein Fehler, zu früh über AR3 zu sprechen, weil die Situation sich dann änderte.
MfG,
Spin.