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Kornman00
September 16th, 2007, 06:12 AM
FASA manager Mitch Gitelman recently announced the closure of the FASA game development studio

Thread (http://forums.shadowrun.com/forums/thread/126659.aspx).

What the hell caused MS to close FASA :confused::confused2:
n00b1n8R
September 16th, 2007, 07:04 AM
probably because shadowrun wasn't much of a hit.
Kornman00
September 16th, 2007, 07:27 AM
Roosterteeth made a pretty good mini-series with it, so it can't not do good :-3!
beele
September 16th, 2007, 07:46 AM
sad to hear.
I think shadowrun is a great game (I have it, but there's almost no one on-line ever)
343guiltymc
September 16th, 2007, 10:11 AM
sad to hear.
I think shadowrun is a great game (I have it, but there's almost no one on-line ever)
Wasn't that because the specs was a little demanding?
Atty
September 16th, 2007, 11:05 AM
No, it is because other then the 360 <-> PC MP gameplay it wasn't that good of a game. Even that bit of a feature didn't make it too appealing, it just wasn't a lot of fun. Couple that with the fact you are paying $60 for an MP only game, that isn't even that great, and you get a shitty game.
ExAm
September 16th, 2007, 03:04 PM
probably because shadowrun wasn't much of a hit.
Are you kidding? It blew. Absolutely fucking blew.
Phopojijo
September 16th, 2007, 05:33 PM
Well... that sucks for Mechwarrior.
teh lag
September 16th, 2007, 05:34 PM
Well... that sucks for Mechwarrior.

:smithicide:

FASA, you will be missed...
Phopojijo
September 16th, 2007, 05:36 PM
Meh, maybe Mechwarrior will be considered a Microsoft franchise.

Mechassault 1 and 2 were more-than profitable for Microsoft.
FRain
September 16th, 2007, 05:37 PM
Well... that sucks for Mechwarrior.

:smith:

I loved the mechwarrior series.... Why don't they just stop with shadowrun?
Atty
September 16th, 2007, 05:51 PM
Probably because Microsoft can produce games that FASA originally owned cheaper with its in house studios, no use in keeping FASA's studio open and throwing money away. They just take on the talent they need and the creative rights are already theirs, Mechwarrior will live on, it will just become a full Microsoft Studio game instead of being Produced by FASA and Published by MSGS.
Phopojijo
September 16th, 2007, 05:53 PM
It never really was produced by Fasa from what I remember.

Activision
Microprose
Microsoft Game Studios...

Mechassault... maybe.
Atty
September 16th, 2007, 06:02 PM
Well, whatever.
Phopojijo
September 16th, 2007, 09:17 PM
Then again that was back when Fasa made boardgames and paid Michael A Stackpole to write 'til his fingers bled.
TeeKup
September 17th, 2007, 08:23 PM
Well so much for a sequel to Mechassault 2. They left that with such a HUGE cliffhangar too. =I
Atty
September 17th, 2007, 08:25 PM
As I said, there could still be one. Just because the Stuido is gone doesn't mean the IP won't live on, Microsoft kept on a large amount of the staff in their Microsoft Game Studio employment and still own the right to the IP so its likely it will still live on, they can't turn away the profits.
Emmzee
September 17th, 2007, 08:33 PM
What the hell is FASA?
El Lobo
September 17th, 2007, 10:38 PM
http://fasastudio.com/default.htm?MSID=00fa9d8d8a584a4e814a5b256cd732f7&c00=1

sup 2 seconds in google
Lateksi
September 18th, 2007, 01:03 PM
One guy from FASA studios said that they would make a "real" roleplay version of the Shadowrun if it's going to sell good. (You may know the real, good Shadowrun.) It's sad they can't even try to make the game now...

Also, they've said Shadowrun is an average FPS. Nothing more. I can't judge cause I haven't played it myself, but that's what they've said. Lol.