I beat Prince of Persia this morning. My total time ended up being right around 10 hours even. I was trying to figure out how to describe how amazing the ending is. Tycho called me after he beat it and told me it was “masterful”. I think that’s probably the best word for it.
Tycho forgot one of the other things we think Links 2004 should have. It really should be Live aware. In fact I am of the opinion that all games from now on should be Live aware. It’s just really awesome to be playing PoP and then get a request to play some golf or just be able to look and see what my friends are playing.
Speaking of Links, I’d like to send out our best wishes to all the people who helped make Links, Amped 2 and Top Spin and who now don’t have jobs. The guys down in Salt Lake were rewarded for shipping three games in one month with shiny new pink slips. Firing half your development team after they ship a game is nothing new but it still sucks to hear about. Lucky for them, all three of their games rock pretty hard. They hopefully won’t have too much trouble picking up new jobs in the industry. If you have positions available and you would like to get in contact with these guys please let me know. I’ll be happy to pass any information along to them.
Brad asked me to mention that there was a little hiccup in our store software. We are still receiving all the orders that come in so don’t worry if you recently purchased something. However, due to this little glitch some orders might be a bit late getting sent out. If you are having a problem with your order, feel free to contact Brad.
-Gabe out
