<![CDATA[Kotaku: Fasa]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Fasa]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/fasa http://kotaku.com/tag/fasa <![CDATA[FASA's Dev Culture Was "Destroyed" By Microsoft]]> The name "FASA Interactive" will be familiar to anyone who loved them some Mechwarrior back in the day. Sadly, they're no more, having been shut down by Microsoft, who bought the company in 1999. Bought then, allegedly, ruined. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5345828&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[New Crimson Skies Game A Distinct Possibility]]> Jordan Weisman founded FASA. Which came up with Mechwarrior, Shadowrun and Crimson Skies. He now runs Smith & Tinker, owns the rights to FASA properties, and is keen on making new games out of them. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5328594&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Is This MechWarrior 5?]]> This morning, a teaser trailer appeared for a mysterious new title. One featuring a giant robot's...foot. It was heavy, it was clunky, and got many people excited it was for Mechwarrior 5. And hey, it just might be! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5309606&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Shadowrun Forums Say Farewell]]> Looking back at my gaming stats of 2007, I logged a shameless amount of hours playing Shadowrun. I always liked the game, even if the final product lacked the polish or additional content a lot of people were looking for. Now, a few months after FASA's closing, the game will end its forum support as well. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=340140&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Shadowrun, MechWarrior Safely With FASA Founder]]> Those worried about the fate of Shadowrun, MechWarrior, and Crimson skies following the closing of FASA Studios need not worry at all; the licenses for those properties have been securely in the hands of FASA, WizKids (HeroClix), and 42 Entertainment (ilovebees) founder Jordan Weisman. The announcement was made on the website of Weisman's latest venture, Smith & Tinker Inc. back in mid-October. The company's plans for the properties is still up in the air.
We're not quite ready to announce our plans for each property, but please be assured that our goal is to surprise and delight old fans, while welcoming new fans to these fantastic worlds.
Kotaku's own one-time guest editor Simon Carless of Gamasutra speculates that Jordan's fascination with transmedia and job postings on the website looking for people with Web 2.0 and online game expertise could point towards an MMO. A Shadowrun MMO? A MechWarrior MMO? Just typing the words gets me far more excited than I am allowed to reveal to you gentle, innocent readers. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=331022&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Shadowrun Patch Is Awesome, Please Play Now]]> I used to load games of Shadowrun while getting other things done, like reading a few volumes of the encyclopedia, or planting young saplings and watching them grow to maturity. But since the new networking patch, games load extremely quickly—well below a minute. And lag issues seem improved, though I'm not sure if this is due to better matchmaking or something on the server end...or if it's just my imagination. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=284855&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Art of Shadowrun, In Concept and Conception]]> By: Mark Wilson More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=267045&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Bungie Talks Shadowrun]]> Bungie's Frankie had a little sit down with some of the FASA team working on upcoming shooter Shadowrun. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=256871&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Rumor: RIP FASA?]]> Some very negative posts aimed at FASA Studios started some nasty rumors that the Shadowrun developer may be cut loose from Microsoft following the completion of its first-person shooter and close its doors. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=246097&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Rumor: Shadowrun Coming in April?]]> Xbox 360 Fanboy is reporting that EGM is reporting an April release date for Shadowrun, which is quite interesting considering the game I played at GDC last week, while gobs and gobs of fun, didn't seem ready to be going to press that soon. The Windows version still had the 360 instruction set in it, and many placeholder images were still in place. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=243552&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[GDC07: Shadowrun Hands-On]]> When I first heard that the next-generation Shadowrun game was going to be a first-person shooter, I said some very unkind things. Things that involved unconsentual sex. In the butt. As the game began to take a more concrete shape, my mind began to change a bit. It might not have been an RPG, but the spirit of the world was there. Now that I've actually played the game, heard a little of the back story, and seen how they've implemented core values of the RPG into a shooter format, I feel really bad for writing this. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=242102&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Play Shadowrun For 360 Early]]> FASA Studios has details on how some lucky Xbox 360 owners (who are willing to let slide the total bastardization of the Shadowrun franchise) may be able to get a chance to play FASA Studio and Microsoft's first person shooter before the rest of us. More »
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