• Kotaku
  • io9
  • gizmodo
  • Profile logout login

#brash

Kotaku

Share Cancel
   
Upload an image | Add an image URL
×

logging in
  • FAQ. Include # before tag:
  • #speakout,
  • #walkthroughs,
  • #screens,
  • #tips,
  • etc.

Denver, 2:15 AM
Tue Dec 1
64 posts in the last 24 hours

AU

KotakuTeam

Tip us:

Editor-In-Chief:
Brian Crecente
| AIM | Twitter

Deputy Editor:
Stephen Totilo
| AIM | Twitter

Senior Editor:
Michael McWhertor
| AIM | Twitter

Senior Contributing Editor, Japan:
Brian Ashcraft
| AIM | Twitter

Contributing Editor, East Coast:
Michael Fahey
| AIM | Twitter

Contributing Editor, Oceania:
Luke Plunkett
| AIM | Twitter

Contributing Editor, Weekends:
Owen Good
| AIM | Twitter

Correspondent, San Francisco:
AJ Glasser
| AIM | Twitter

Columnist:
Leigh Alexander

Columnist:
Tim Rogers

SUBSCRIBE TO Kotaku RSS

New: Breaking news and daily top stories via email
4149 Subscribers
Kotaku
  • posts about #brash more →

    Rumor: Lair Dev Out Of Funding, Can't Pay Employees

    Goodbye, Brash Entertainment

    Brash Handling Tale Of Despereaux Movie Extension

    Brash Invites Everybody To Six Flags

    The Chipmunks, the Rhythm Game, the Experience

    Brash Lands Deals With Five Studios

    Legendary Pictures Talks WoW Movie

    Brash Working on Saw Game
  • Your version of Internet Explorer is not supported. Please upgrade to the most recent version in order to view comments.
    Dsmvwl  Admin  Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×
    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    12/09/08

    In reply to Rumor: Lair Dev Out Of Funding, Can't Pay Employees
    "Then things turned bad..."


    Guys, we need you to start paying back all the money we've given you over the past year. Guys? Hello? Where did everybody go?

     Reply
    Purple Dave was starred Purple Dave was unstarred
    Image of Chalkdust Chalkdust
    12/08/08

    In reply to Rumor: Lair Dev Out Of Funding, Can't Pay Employees
    That's too bad.. this guy's blog screams of covering his own ass so I'm inclined to think it's true. Hopefully Sony/someone else acquires them under the condition of becoming a 2nd party or whatever. I remember getting a lot of hours out of Star Wars: Rogue Squadron back in the N64 days. Good game. I haven't gotten around to Lair but I'll have to try it sometime.


    There's no need to pile on, it's not like they're releasing 15 expansion packs *cough*EA*cough*.

     Reply
    Chalkdust was starred Chalkdust was unstarred
    Image of jandlecack jandlecack
    12/08/08

    In reply to Rumor: Lair Dev Out Of Funding, Can't Pay Employees
    You won't be missed.


    Rogue Squadron was in my Top 5 games on the N64, and also my 2nd favourite game on the Cube (partly due to the Cube sucking in the games department).


    But I don't even want to look at you now, Factor 5. See what you have become. Stop breaking my heart. I am crying already. Please, just leave!

     Reply
    jandlecack was starred jandlecack was unstarred
    Image of okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under) okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
    12/08/08

    @Jandlecack: It's sad to see a developer take the chance and get burned like they did. Lair seemed like something they approached as a tech demo for Sony and I don't know how much of that idea was Sony's but devs need to start hedging their bets somehow. I think they had two many hands in one basket. If this was a 2nd Party title, you think Sony would have taken most of the brunt of that disaster but it seems like what ever flak that Factor 5 caught was just enough to be fatal. Sad.
     Reply
    okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under) was starred okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under) was unstarred
    Image of NeVeRMoRe666 NeVeRMoRe666
    12/08/08

    In reply to Rumor: Lair Dev Out Of Funding, Can't Pay Employees
    Unless its Rogue Squadrone on the Wii...nothings going to save them. Especially not another Superman game.
     Reply
    NeVeRMoRe666 was starred NeVeRMoRe666 was unstarred
    Image of Darkest Daze Darkest Daze
    12/08/08

    In reply to Rumor: Lair Dev Out Of Funding, Can't Pay Employees
    Now...this is why Xbox's fee based online service trumps Sony's. If Sony wasn't running the servers for Lair, then there would be no more Lair online after only one year.


    While I don't own the game, I hope for those that do own and like it, that Sony does actually run the servers. (Since they published the game, I assume they do)

     Reply
    Darkest Daze was starred Darkest Daze was unstarred
    Image of FP_slomo788 FP_slomo788
    12/08/08

    @Darkest Daze: I can't stop laughing.
     Reply
    FP_slomo788 was starred FP_slomo788 was unstarred
    Image of FP_slomo788 FP_slomo788
    12/08/08

    In reply to Rumor: Lair Dev Out Of Funding, Can't Pay Employees
    That sucks. I'm still hoping for a Lair sequel, I don't think the game deserved the backlash it got. Plus it's a good team, we've already lost too many good ones. I hope someone absorbs them if this is true. Microsoft could certainly use some first party support right now imo. And they're probably the ones who can afford it.
     Reply
    FP_slomo788 was starred FP_slomo788 was unstarred
    Image of Mr.Awesomerific Mr.Awesomerific
    12/08/08

    In reply to Rumor: Lair Dev Out Of Funding, Can't Pay Employees
    I've always wondered how bad games were made. Whenever I make a game or something (obviously it's not on this scale) I do something then test not only to see that it works but that it is fun. Every time anything sucks balls it's kicked out, simple as that.


    Perhaps game developers need dude's who job it is to test parts of a game as they are made and give them a rating on a awesome scale, 0 being Dude huge and 10 being Mr.Awesomerific Certified (I'm WAYYY more awesome then that dude...huge as we all know.)


    (Yes I realize the people in the company themselves can test the game, but it's way more unbiased and useful if you just have normal gamers who will tell you this suck donkey nuts)

     Reply
    Mr.Awesomerific was starred Mr.Awesomerific was unstarred
    Image of NeVeRMoRe666 NeVeRMoRe666
    12/08/08

    @Mr.Awesomerific: I think thats what betas and game testers are for. Plus I don't think it would be at all easy for them to get a fair assessment of their work if its all just wire-frames ect. It really is a high risk high/low reward industry..
     Reply
    NeVeRMoRe666 was starred NeVeRMoRe666 was unstarred
    Image of popadophalis popadophalis
    12/08/08

    In reply to Rumor: Lair Dev Out Of Funding, Can't Pay Employees
    This rumour has allready been debunked slotaku
     Reply
    popadophalis was starred popadophalis was unstarred
    Image of Michael McWhertor Michael McWhertor
    12/08/08

    @popadophalis: If you've got a link to the debunkery, e-mail me. Don't try to add it to comments.
     Reply
    Michael McWhertor was starred Michael McWhertor was unstarred
    Image of duckmouth duckmouth
    12/09/08

    @Michael McWhertor: LOL, "don't try to add it to the comments"... I get it!
     Reply
    duckmouth was starred duckmouth was unstarred
    Image of suya123 suya123
    12/08/08

    In reply to Rumor: Lair Dev Out Of Funding, Can't Pay Employees
    If I was Sony I would definitely take this opportunity to jump start them (as well as absorb them) with some money.
     Reply
    suya123 was starred suya123 was unstarred
    Image of thesnowfish7 thesnowfish7
    12/08/08

    @suya123:

    I'd rather Nintendo buy them up. Look at all the cash they have!
     Reply
    thesnowfish7 was starred thesnowfish7 was unstarred
    Image of suya123 suya123
    12/08/08

    @thesnowfish7:

    What and force them to make Diddy Kong Racing?

    No thank you.
     Reply
    suya123 was starred suya123 was unstarred
    Image of EnigmaNemesis EnigmaNemesis
    12/08/08

    @suya123:


    LOL, so true.

     Reply
    EnigmaNemesis was starred EnigmaNemesis was unstarred
    Image of The Cap'n The Cap'n
    11/13/08

    In reply to Goodbye, Brash Entertainment
    Jumper?


    I hardly know 'er!

     Reply
    The Cap'n was starred The Cap'n was unstarred
    Image of excaliburps excaliburps
    11/13/08

    In reply to Goodbye, Brash Entertainment
    Shame that a developer is going under. At the same time it's refreshing to see that developers can't just pump out movie tie-ins and whatnot and expect to survive. Especially now in our casual-market-crazy fad.


    Not saying I'm happy to see them close. They might not even had the choice on what games they wanted to work on...


    I do agree though that I doubt that they'll be missed.

     Reply
    excaliburps was starred excaliburps was unstarred
    Image of rollypollygirl rollypollygirl
    11/14/08

    @excaliburps: Developer? Brash is... was a *publisher* that treated developers horribly. Ask Factor 5, etc.
     Reply
    rollypollygirl was starred rollypollygirl was unstarred
    Image of excaliburps excaliburps
    11/14/08

    @rollypollygirl: I didn't know that. Know some exact details?

    =D
     Reply
    excaliburps was starred excaliburps was unstarred
    Earlier discussions Other discussions Show all discussions Show featured discussions only Start a new discussion

Login

Enter your username and password.

Please enter a username.
Please enter your password.
logging in
Login via Facebook | Sign Up | Forgot Password?

Reset Password

Please enter your email address to have your password reset.

Please enter your email address.
Please enter a valid email address.
requesting password reset

Register

Registering will give you a user profile and the ability to add other users as friends. To become a commenter, however, you need to audition.

Want to know more? Consult the Comment FAQ and legal terms.

Please enter a username.
Please enter a password.
Please confirm your password.
Passwords are not identical.
Please enter a valid email address.
registration sent, waiting for reply

Submit Your Comment

You don't need to login to comment. Just enter your email address below.

See how your address will be displayed in the Comment FAQ.

Please enter a valid email address.
Please enter a valid email address.
logging in

Login with your Facebook or Kotaku account.

Sign up here.



  • Archives
  • About
  • Advertising
  • Legal
  • Help
  • Report a Bug
  • FAQ
Original material is licensed under a Creative Commons License permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution.