FASA shuts down

[demi]

Owned

Dear Friends,



It is my sad duty to announce that FASA Studio has officially closed its doors. Today was the official last day of employment for those of us who had not moved on to other positions within Microsoft Game Studios. While the rumors have been circulating forever, we chose to wait on an official announcement because we didn’t want people’s attention distracted from our last product, Shadowrun, a game we love.



As a testament to the team's commitment to Shadowrun, we released three title updates to improve the product even after the team learned we were losing our studio. We have kept our Community Manager and Technical Support Manager on the job to aid and support you and will continue to do so while people continue to play our game. I am pleased that about half of us have found great positions elsewhere in MGS and Microsoft where they can share their experience and passion with the great people there.



But now, as the last of us say our goodbyes to each other, I’m saying goodbye to you on behalf of a group of talented and dedicated professionals who busted their humps for the love of the game. I am proud to have worked with and represented them to you and know that wherever they go, they will continue to kick ass.



Mitch

I'm gonna be busy tomorrow!

[Eduardo24]

Bubububuu I thought making Shadowrun an fps would make it popular

We could have had 4th edition module by now.

[Bloodwake]

FAILED AM TOTAL LOLZ.

[Kyle]

is it confirmed that they won't do any games at all? at least by MGS?

[abrader]

There goes the hope of shadowrun map paks?

Or a ladder climbing animation?

[ToxicAdam]

They never got around to doing ladder climbing animation?!?! LOLZ A year from it's release I read about that .. I thought for sure they could have it done in a years time.

[abrader]

Im sick of seeing trolls float up ladders.

It reminds me of GAF.

[Mr. Gundam]

So when will a former employee break down and tell us the sordid history of the Xbox iteration of Shadowrun?

[Mupepe]

Im sick of seeing trolls float up ladders.

It reminds me of GAF.

[ToxicAdam]

I would have loved to be in the FASA/MS meeting where they show an early build of Shadowrun for the first time. MS must have shit their pants.

[brawndolicious]

I would have loved to be in the FASA/MS meeting where they show an early build of Shadowrun for the first time. MS must have shit their pants.

who do you think bought the rights??

[Eel O'Brian]

Fuck, that reminds me, I never sold Shadowrun when I had the chance to get some ebay dollars out of it.

[ToxicAdam]

I would have loved to be in the FASA/MS meeting where they show an early build of Shadowrun for the first time. MS must have shit their pants.

Actually TA I would have like to have been in a meeting about six months after that one when Microsoft realized FASA wasn't doing ANYTHING.

Yea, that's what I was trying to say.

Didn't MS transfer over some Bungie guys to help out the project once they realized it was sputtering out of control?  Some people on GAF have it wrong .. it's not Shadowrun that killed FASA, it's the length of time they squandered making the game. If FASA could have had that game ready to go in 2006, they would probably still exist today.

[Madrun Badrun]

Im sick of seeing trolls float up ladders.

It reminds me of GAF.