THE BORE

General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: demi on November 30, 2007, 04:41:56 PM

Title: Harvey Smith speaks truth about game development, gets fired
Post by: demi on November 30, 2007, 04:41:56 PM
Internet Knights worry about more important things like Jeff Gerstmann instead

http://www.gametap.com/home/read/article/8a25090116918bc7011691f83b9b04bb

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"This project was so f---ed up," Smith reportedly said of the project (Area 51: Blacksite). "With a year to go, the game was disastrously off rails...it went straight from alpha to final."

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Midway-Austin studio head Denise Fulton confirmed the departure but declined to comment on the reasons, saying only it was "by mutual agreement between Harvey and the studio."

Guess it's time to ban Midway  :'(
Title: Re: Harvey Smith speaks truth about game development, gets fired
Post by: TVC15 on November 30, 2007, 05:22:36 PM
Harvey Smith is the asshole that made Deus Ex 2.  Nobody should hire the idiot.
Title: Re: Harvey Smith speaks truth about game development, gets fired
Post by: HyperZoneWasAwesome on November 30, 2007, 05:27:28 PM
He was eager to take the blame, the game goes and under performs (although the timing of the release was just stupid).  Hell, there shouldn't be a reason WHY he isn't fired.
Title: Re: Harvey Smith speaks truth about game development, gets fired
Post by: Kyle on November 30, 2007, 06:07:26 PM
filtered list:
Midway.com
Stranglehold Ex
Sub Zero & Quan Chi
BlackSite Area 51 Legends
Mortal Kombat Fu kyu
Title: Re: Harvey Smith speaks truth about game development, gets fired
Post by: Vizzys on November 30, 2007, 07:15:03 PM
midway Austin is cool

former inevitable entertainment guys :bow

they were good devs too, shame
Title: Re: Harvey Smith speaks truth about game development, gets fired
Post by: Oblivion on November 30, 2007, 09:14:43 PM
Quote from: TVC 15 on November 30, 2007, 05:22:36 PM
Harvey Smith is the asshole that made Deus Ex 2.  Nobody should hire the idiot.

I thought people liked that game?
Title: Re: Harvey Smith speaks truth about game development, gets fired
Post by: MCD on November 30, 2007, 09:16:00 PM
They liked the original, not the sequel.
Title: Re: Harvey Smith speaks truth about game development, gets fired
Post by: Oblivion on November 30, 2007, 10:17:17 PM
Oh, my bad.
Title: Re: Harvey Smith speaks truth about game development, gets fired
Post by: Van Cruncheon on November 30, 2007, 10:38:13 PM
i hear he's really fat