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Mar 2, 2008

THQ Creative Director: Venting my frustrations with PC game-dev

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PC - Titan Quest - THQ Creative Director: Venting my frustrations with PC game-dev

Michael Fitch, Director of Creative Management at THQ, writes:

"So, ILE shut down. This is tangentially related to that, not why they shut down, but part of why it was such a difficult freaking slog trying not to. It's a rough, rough world out there for independent studios who want to make big games, even worse if you're single-team and don't have a successful franchise to ride or a wealthy benefactor. Trying to make it on PC product is even tougher, and here's why."

"Titan Quest did okay. We didn't lose money on it. But if even a tiny fraction of the people who pirated the game had actually spent some god-damn money for their 40+ hours of entertainment, things could have been very different today. You can bitch all you want about how piracy is your god-given right, and none of it matters anyway because you can't change how people behave... whatever. Some really good people made a seriously good game, and they might still be in business if piracy weren't so rampant on the PC. That's a fact."
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Feb 28, 2008

Titan Quest Developer Shuts Down

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PC - Titan Quest - Titan Quest Developer Shuts Down

Iron Lore Entertainment, best known for their work on the mythological RPG Titan Quest has announced they will be shutting up shop.

"It is with great regret that we must announce that as of close of business Tuesday, February 19, 2008 Iron Lore Entertainment has ceased active game development. Several unrelated events occurred which resulted in Iron Lore being unable to secure funding for its next project," comments a message on the company's official site.
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May 30, 2006

Titan Quest movie update

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• Titan Quest (MOV, 17.3MB) Tuesday 30 May 2006 We've just unearthed a new trailer of THQ's forthcoming point 'n' click RPG Titan Quest, which will be released for PC in June. Developed by Iron Lore, Titan Quest takes players on a sword and sandal adventure through such locations as the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the Parthenon, in between fighting mythical creatures and attempting to save mankind from the Titans. The RPG will have a multiplayer mode which will allow up to eight ... » Read More

May 11, 2006

Pre-E3 06: Titan Quest hands-on

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One of the secrets to making a great game is to keep things simple. After all, the action RPG Diablo, which arguably grandfathered the whole modern action RPG genre, was almost comically uncomplicated. The player pointed their computer's mouse in the direction he or she wanted the in-game character to go, then clicked on any creepy-crawlies that popped up and collected whatever goodies splurted from their lacerated corpses when they died. It was easy to pick up and impossible to put ... » Read More

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