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Title: WTF? Interplay reviving Stonekeep on ... Wii? ...-ware?
Post by: Damian79 on January 12, 2010, 08:55:07 PM
http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Interplay-Resurrecting-Classic-RPG-On-The-Wii-22191.html



Interplay Resurrecting Classic RPG On The Wii Interplay announced today that they're reviving one of the games from their heyday. They're partnering with Alpine Studios to create a Wii game based on the role-playing game Stonekeep.

Stonekeep is a first-person dungeon crawler that was originally released for the PC in 1995. A hero named Drake journeys into a forgotten castle to defeat an insane god. The press release mentions that Interplay and Alpine's project is a "new game" but doesn't go into details. It's not clear whether it's just a remake of the original Stonekeep or an all-new adventure inspired by it.

Alpine and Interplay expect the game to be finished by the third quarter of 2010. It'll be released digitally through WiiWare.
Title: Re: WTF? Interplay reviving Stonekeep on ... Wii? ...-ware?
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 12, 2010, 08:57:44 PM
 :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
Title: Re: WTF? Interplay reviving Stonekeep on ... Wii? ...-ware?
Post by: Sho Nuff on January 13, 2010, 01:55:05 AM
OMG

Stonekeep was in development for YEARS, when it finally released it was asstastic
Title: Re: WTF? Interplay reviving Stonekeep on ... Wii? ...-ware?
Post by: demi on January 13, 2010, 03:08:22 AM
Its being developed by some mormon company... lol.
Title: Re: WTF? Interplay reviving Stonekeep on ... Wii? ...-ware?
Post by: Damian79 on January 13, 2010, 05:14:32 AM
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“Alpine Studios was founded on the belief that this powerful media (computer games) can be used to uplift and build people’s lives, as opposed to games about violence, sex, drugs and crime that seem to be coming to store shelves in a constant stream.

o_0  I guess no blood in the game then.
Title: Re: WTF? Interplay reviving Stonekeep on ... Wii? ...-ware?
Post by: Cravis on January 13, 2010, 10:51:41 AM
First Clayfighter, then this. Interplay needs to revive Rock N Roll Racing next.
Title: Re: WTF? Interplay reviving Stonekeep on ... Wii? ...-ware?
Post by: HyperZoneWasAwesome on January 13, 2010, 11:40:38 AM
I'm guessing Interplay is making games just for the cheapest possible development budget on the lowest licensing cost option.

I'm just guessing that because nothing else at all makes any sense about it.
Title: Re: WTF? Interplay reviving Stonekeep on ... Wii? ...-ware?
Post by: Joe Molotov on January 13, 2010, 04:41:30 PM
They need to make an HD version of Blackthorne for XBL/PSN/Steam, blowing away slaves in 1080p would be the pinnacle of gaming achievements.
Title: Re: WTF? Interplay reviving Stonekeep on ... Wii? ...-ware?
Post by: Cravis on January 13, 2010, 04:49:42 PM
Blackthorne. Man that game was so badass.
Title: Re: WTF? Interplay reviving Stonekeep on ... Wii? ...-ware?
Post by: HyperZoneWasAwesome on January 13, 2010, 06:43:04 PM
They need to make an HD version of Blackthorne for XBL/PSN/Steam, blowing away slaves in 1080p would be the pinnacle of gaming achievements.
I loved how you could do that and face no consequences whatsoever, it was as if shooting the slaves mattered as much as shooting empty air.
Blackthorne. Man that game was so badass.
Word.
Title: Re: WTF? Interplay reviving Stonekeep on ... Wii? ...-ware?
Post by: chronovore on January 13, 2010, 06:51:09 PM
Isn't Interplay just a shell company designed to keep their lawsuits alive? Like some kind of Wizard of Oz thing, where you peel back the curtain and some frenchman in a Titus T-shirt is wildly flipping controls to make it seem like there's a whole company there?
Title: Re: WTF? Interplay reviving Stonekeep on ... Wii? ...-ware?
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 13, 2010, 07:01:51 PM
Blackthorne. Man that game was so badass.

Truth.
Title: Re: WTF? Interplay reviving Stonekeep on ... Wii? ...-ware?
Post by: Joe Molotov on January 13, 2010, 09:20:39 PM
Isn't Interplay just a shell company designed to keep their lawsuits alive? Like some kind of Wizard of Oz thing, where you peel back the curtain and some frenchman in a Titus T-shirt is wildly flipping controls to make it seem like there's a whole company there?

Sure, they're basically operating out of dumpster at this point, but that doesn't mean they can't still license stuff out.
Title: Re: WTF? Interplay reviving Stonekeep on ... Wii? ...-ware?
Post by: chronovore on January 13, 2010, 11:51:10 PM
Isn't Interplay just a shell company designed to keep their lawsuits alive? Like some kind of Wizard of Oz thing, where you peel back the curtain and some frenchman in a Titus T-shirt is wildly flipping controls to make it seem like there's a whole company there?

Sure, they're basically operating out of dumpster at this point, but that doesn't mean they can't still license stuff out.
I like the imagery. Particularly if Caen is physically in the dumpster.
Title: Re: WTF? Interplay reviving Stonekeep on ... Wii? ...-ware?
Post by: HyperZoneWasAwesome on January 15, 2010, 02:25:45 AM
Isn't Interplay just a shell company designed to keep their lawsuits alive? Like some kind of Wizard of Oz thing, where you peel back the curtain and some frenchman in a Titus T-shirt is wildly flipping controls to make it seem like there's a whole company there?

Sure, they're basically operating out of dumpster at this point, but that doesn't mean they can't still license stuff out.
I like the imagery. Particularly if Caen is physically in the dumpster.
this comic is five and a half years old and somehow still relevant.
(http://art.penny-arcade.com/photos/215504262_cSCGQ-L-2.jpg)
Title: Re: WTF? Interplay reviving Stonekeep on ... Wii? ...-ware?
Post by: jiji on January 15, 2010, 02:44:03 AM
 :wtf
Title: Re: WTF? Interplay reviving Stonekeep on ... Wii? ...-ware?
Post by: chronovore on January 15, 2010, 04:02:08 AM
Isn't Interplay just a shell company designed to keep their lawsuits alive? Like some kind of Wizard of Oz thing, where you peel back the curtain and some frenchman in a Titus T-shirt is wildly flipping controls to make it seem like there's a whole company there?

Sure, they're basically operating out of dumpster at this point, but that doesn't mean they can't still license stuff out.
I like the imagery. Particularly if Caen is physically in the dumpster.
this comic is five and a half years old and somehow still relevant.
(http://art.penny-arcade.com/photos/215504262_cSCGQ-L-2.jpg)
Wow, what a memory you've got. COMPLETE EXCELLENCE.