Istaria: Chronicles of the Gifted

The devs went suddenly silent the past few weeks, and we now get the news that the game has been sold! Betrayed by the devs who claimed they cared so much about us. Sneaky trick, all that good news about the expansion and world revamps, just to make us stay until you sold us off. What will happen to HZ now?

Screw you, for your shady acts and giving of false hopes, Tulga.

Link to the news is here.

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Originally posted by micona
your pretty fast on the panic button my friend at least wait for a official reply from Tulga :)

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The devs do (did) not own the game.  When AE was reorganized as Tulga, Chris Tulamello acted as the middle man, and a venture capital firm (too late to look up the name) in Boston provided the funding.  As a result, Tulga was theirs to sell.  They may have had full rights to sell at any time, or the developers may have missed a development or financial milestone. In any event, the VC firm (and this is why they are feared and hated) may have just cashed out.  They are not noted as a group for their long term views.

I am sure that this came as a complete surprise to the devs, who had worked their hearts out and turned things around remarkably; ironically, it made the enterprise worth selling. 

As for the silence, I'm sure it was imposed.  Normally, some or all of the severance pay and benefits would be lost by unauthorized disclosure.

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Originally posted by Nibs

You may now put away your little tin-foil hat.

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You're off your rocker!!!

*glances around suspiciously*

Take off the hat????

*cowers into a corner and hugs himself*

My gawd... that's crazy talk!!!!

*pops a Xanax or 8*

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Originally posted by Pietoro
But.. I like my hat! :(

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Trust me Pietoro... don't EVER take off the hat... bad things happen when the hat is off...

The only people that would even suggest removing your hat.. well.. they must be one of "them" if you know what I mean!

*glances around quickly*

i think ei is doing a good job
some new blood could help the game
maybe ruin it but i dont think so
even the owner of EI really seems passionate about horizons

only time will tell i geuss
but im gonna wait and see before passign harsh judegment

it sounds like tulga games/AE have folded for the last time.  maybe they were forced to sell horizons to buy debts they owe.

the question is what will happened to the future of horizons. will EI create "Horizons 2" and license an advanced engine to get horizons graphics up to date with the latest games.  what will happen if EI were to close horizons three months from now so they could work and force on a much better version of horizons without feeling the need of charging customers for beta.

a new ownership now brings new questions for sure.