Topic: Rumor: Factor 5's new game is in limbo

[Flames_of_chaos]

According to Variety, the publisher has laid off 20 employees and is seeking to raise funds by pairing with other companies, returning some of the licenses it holds, or selling them to another publisher. Only two of the company's many planned games are still confirmed for release: Six Flags Fun Park and Saw.

While the Superman game was unannounced, Brash previously confirmed a development partnership with Factor 5. Other games in danger are Prison Break, Night at the Museum 2, 300, Clash of the Titans and Tale of Desperaux. The report further claims that Brash has stopped paying developers for their work.

Upon its formation last year, Alvin and the Chipmunks publisher Brash announced that it has raised over $400 million in funding. But not all of that money was delivered upfront, with Variety reporting that most of the undelivered cash has "dried up" in the current credit crisis.

I never would of imagined that Factor 5 would team up with Brash of all publishers. And I am surprised that Brash is even with business after the colossal pile of turd that Alvin and the Chipmunks and Jumper were. Maybe this is a good thing because we might not see those crappy movie to game adaptations.

[BranDonk Kong]

Man, Factor 5 has been making a lot of great decisions lately. First they rushed Rogue Squadron 3 and canceled all their other GameCube games, then they left Nintendo for Sony and released the ****-fest known as Lair, and now this. Way to go Factor 5, way to go.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Glorious.

[user0x7D]

The more I watch this industry the more I see that the only company that has even half a brain is Nintendo. No matter what they do they always seem to come out on top somehow. Everyone else, eh... They may enjoy limited success but in the end what they did to get there always comes back to bite them in the ass. Especially when it's ditching the company that made you (Nintendo) for a more sexy looking but completely whore-tastic partner (Sony/MS).

Square, Rare, Silicon Knights, and now Factor 5. Who's next?

[Spak-Spang]

You  know.  Nintendo and Microsoft both have half a brain...just Nintendo seems to have 3/4 a brain. 

You also forgot Sega in that list, Namco as well.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

It's arguable Sega and Namco are growing the missing portions of their brains.

[Flames_of_chaos]

It's arguable Sega and Namco are growing the missing portions of their brains.

Well Namco is still churning out 360 RPGs and they aren't selling that well in the US while the main reason to make 360 RPGs for them is the potential western market. But I suppose the explosion of Wii support from them makes it up I guess. I think Marvelous, Sega, Capcom are Nintendo's best friends this gen.

[Peachylala]

I think Marvelous, Sega, Capcom are Nintendo's best friends this gen.

First one: Hmm...

Second one: Highly likely, though they are thinking they are Nintendo's saviors due to the all the core vs. casual bullshit that seems to be flinging around.

Third one: I want my Zack and Wiki sequal, plz thk u.

[Flames_of_chaos]

I think Marvelous, Sega, Capcom are Nintendo's best friends this gen.

Second one: Highly likely, though they are thinking they are Nintendo's saviors due to the all the core vs. casual bullshit that seems to be flinging around.

No Nintendo is Marvelous' savior because the games they are releasing on Wii there isn't much competition so Marvelous can position themselves as a small publisher thats the big fish for the types of games  they will be releasing and in business a small publisher would want every opportunity to become the big fish.

[KDR_11k]

Thoe who ride the wave will reach unequalled heights, those who fight the wave will drown.

[Urkel]

Looks like Midway will be the first to drown.

You'd think that after all the money they lost on Area 51 and Stranglehold, they would at least consider shifting more towards the Wii. Instead they made Cruis'n and Target Terror and two Game Party games.

I wont feel sorry any of these companies that go under this generation since they willingly ignore the obvious.

[GoldenPhoenix]

Looks like Midway will be the first to drown.

You'd think that after all the money they lost on Area 51 and Stranglehold, they would at least consider shifting more towards the Wii. Instead they made Cruis'n and Target Terror and two Game Party games.

I wont feel sorry any of these companies that go under this generation since they willingly ignore the obvious.

Konami published Target Terror, not Midway.

[KDR_11k]

Well, Game Party probably made money (it's cheap to dev and I guess some people bought it so that's pretty much guaranteed profit), it's the large projects that tend to eat it.

[Urkel]

Uh Oh.

[NWR_Neal]

Supposedly Brash and Factor 5 were working on a Superman game, but that ain't happening now since, well, one of them no longer exists.

[Mikintosh]

Oh no, how can this world possibly survive without Six Flags Fun Park? I shudder to think.

[ShyGuy]

Nintendo needs to go on a shopping spree and make Factor Five first party. Then make them develop Mario sports games. Buy Cyan while you're at it Nintendo, my friend got laid off thanks to Gamecock running themselves into the ground.

[RedBlue]

Factor Five is no more Is this what Sony and Microsoft want?

[Flames_of_chaos]

Nintendo needs to go on a shopping spree and make Factor Five first party. Then make them develop Mario sports games. Buy Cyan while you're at it Nintendo, my friend got laid off thanks to Gamecock running themselves into the ground.

Gamecock ran themselves into the ground? They always wanted to be bought out just look at Mike Wilson's other game company before he founded Gamecock which is Gathering of Developers (GoD games) that got bought out fast by take 2.

[ShyGuy]

Source on Mike Wilson saying he wanted to be bought out.

[nitsu niflheim]

Well, can't say I am sorry to see them go.  They chose to **** talk the Wii from the beginning and released a game that didn't live up to any expectations (consumer, critics, their legacy).  And after the game failed, they tried to save face by sweet talking about the Wii, but in this case it was "too little, too late" to save themselves.

[KDR_11k]

Another one bites the dust. I remember when people said those who follow the HD route will make less money but that bankrupcy was just a fantasy of the disruption advocates. Now core gaming is imploding.

[oohhboy]

Factor 5 did not deserve this. Neither did Free Radical. Sure Factor 5 left us with a few bad comments, but not this. They made some bloody good games.

Even if nintendo didn't (won't) buy them out, they can at least head hunt the core tech team. Getting them to work on tools and libraries would be invaluable to themselves and third parties developing on the Wii.

[NWR_pap64]

Well, can't say I am sorry to see them go.  They chose to **** talk the Wii from the beginning and released a game that didn't live up to any expectations (consumer, critics, their legacy).  And after the game failed, they tried to save face by sweet talking about the Wii, but in this case it was "too little, too late" to save themselves.

Some call this "The Nintendo curse". Many of the developers that shunned Nintendo or the Wii either went bankrupt or closed completely.

This is karma at work, people.

[Peachylala]

In my personal opinion, Factor 5 got what they exactly deserved. You develop one of the best launch titles for the Gamecube, make a horrible sequal and then drop Nintendo like a rock after the Wii is revealed, so damn right you should get screwed over.

Now if only it would happen to Artoon...