Cancelled!?

[OSS]

Originally Posted by forlik

Terrible news
It seems 1C have real reasons to close project on the current stage, can't understand anyway.

Well, it's harder and harder to sell anything that not AAA budget, without AAA marketing..

It's also a pity to see that publisher strategy changed and focused just on selling others products, without internal development.. i dont now what will happen when retail completly dies and only digitial distribution will left and studios will deliver products directly to customer without any need of distribution services..

Have you already thought about publishing of PC-version via Steam?

Yes, but we dont have funds to complete the game by our selfs.. The only solution we see is spliting the game into two episodes, and deliver the second one on funds that came from selling the first..

[forlik]

Originally Posted by OSS

Yes, but we dont have funds to complete the game by our selfs.. The only solution we see is spliting the game into two episodes, and deliver the second one on funds that came from selling the first..

Interesting idea. Perhaps it will be good to publish a demo-version at first to attract attention. But another side of Steam publish - it will be PC only release. Anyway, you will need another publisher for xbox release...

[OSS]

Well, demo of cause - maybe. And yes, PC only release.. without publisher we can't release it on xbox.

[Liz Shaw]

Originally Posted by OSS

Well, demo of cause - maybe. And yes, PC only release.. without publisher we can't release it on xbox.

Just as well, PC's better than Xbox because forlik and I can modify it...

Also, I think it would be a good idea to release it in two different parts rather than the game ending up like Duke Nukem Forever and Splinter Cell Conviction.

[forlik]

Originally Posted by Liz Shaw

Just as well, PC's better than Xbox because forlik and I can modify it...

I hope DtS2 will be more friendly for modders. And not only you and me will work on it

Originally Posted by Liz Shaw

like Duke Nukem Forever

Oh, no

[AHO]

Originally Posted by forlik

I hope DtS2 will be more friendly for modders. And not only you and me will work on it

[Jason]

Sad news to hear about DtS3 being dropped by 1C, sad to see 1C turn into what they have recently. They were my new favourite publisher/game producer.

Originally Posted by OSS

Yes, but we dont have funds to complete the game by our selfs.. The only solution we see is spliting the game into two episodes, and deliver the second one on funds that came from selling the first..

I'd definitely buy any form of another Death to Spies game and I'd scream from the roof tops for other people to buy it as well

Go indie and release through Steam, Gamersgate, Green Man Gaming etc., seemed to have worked for Flying Wild Hog and their game Hard Reset. You have to be really on top of communicating with the community though, do it well and your game will do well.

Originally Posted by OSS

without publisher we can't release it on xbox.

Can't you release it on Xbox Live Arcade? Hydrophobia did that, released it first on Xbox Live Arcade then on Steam. It sold a lot I think.

[OSS]

Originally Posted by Jason

Can't you release it on Xbox Live Arcade? Hydrophobia did that, released it first on Xbox Live Arcade then on Steam. It sold a lot I think.

Well, i don't think that it is the option for us for now.. the problem that it will require to rewrite game for the XNA and it will take too much time..

[Jason]

Originally Posted by OSS

Well, i don't think that it is the option for us for now.. the problem that it will require to rewrite game for the XNA and it will take too much time..

Does the recent Wasteland 2 Kickerstarter give you guys hope? crowd source the cash to finish the game?

[Boyarpunk]

Originally Posted by Jason

Does the recent Wasteland 2 Kickerstarter give you guys hope? crowd source the cash to finish the game?

Hell yes. Sign me up. I would donate if it meant being finally able to play DtS3!