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Crazymoogle · 10:55 PM

I'm really don't like this trend of being first to post shitty news, but I've heard from several folks now that Turok 2 has been canned and Propaganda (the dev) has laid off in the neighborhood of 50 people.

Anyway, I don't have direct confirmation or PR - and I'd much rather be proven wrong - but it's enough people telling me for it to get posted here. [edit: confirmed]

Pray for bishoptl, guys. :(

Edit: Crap, sorry guys, the other hammer on the nail hit today too. Just heard that EAC dropped ~50.

TheRagnCajun · (01-29-2009, 08:30 PM)

= ( ??

Big-E · (01-29-2009, 08:31 PM)

Why is Vancouver taking all this damage? Our dollar is shit again though we are the least affordable city in North America so that might have something to do with it.

kodt · (01-29-2009, 08:31 PM)

I got Turok 2 for Christmas in 1998

burgerdog · (01-29-2009, 08:31 PM)

How far along was the game :(

Azure Dream · (01-29-2009, 08:32 PM)

I didn't even know a Turok 2 was in the works. Must be hell for Bishop, a shame.

PepsimanVsJoe · (01-29-2009, 08:32 PM)

Great now I feel like an ass for buying this at 9.99.

Zoe · (01-29-2009, 08:32 PM)

Originally Posted by Big-E:

Why is Vancouver taking all this damage? Our dollar is shit again though we are the least affordable city in North America so that might have something to do with it.

Maybe it's a Disney thing?

goldenpp72 · (01-29-2009, 08:32 PM)

and I just beat turok like a week ago.

newsguy · (01-29-2009, 08:33 PM)

Originally Posted by kodt:

I got Turok 2 for Christmas in 1998

Then this is all your fault. By fiddling in the past you've changed the course of history.

RBH · (01-29-2009, 08:33 PM)

bishoptl :(

Joseph Merrick · (01-29-2009, 08:33 PM)

Originally Posted by kodt:

I got Turok 2 for Christmas in 1998

yeah, more like turok 6.

Doc Evils · (01-29-2009, 08:33 PM)

bish is this true?

me Jojo · (01-29-2009, 08:34 PM)

Originally Posted by kodt:

I got Turok 2 for Christmas in 1998

I got mine around the same time because my cousin was afraid of it.

hEist · (01-29-2009, 08:34 PM)

turok2 with expansion pack? :>
great n64 days ^^

Keyser Soze · (01-29-2009, 08:34 PM)

Can't say I am to fussed on losing the game, as I struggled to want to finish the first, but as always best of luck to all the people involved in this.

Jamesfrom818 · (01-29-2009, 08:35 PM)

bish is going to unleash his rage on GAF. Noooooo

Akia · (01-29-2009, 08:35 PM)

2009 has been brutal thus far. Every other day it seems like some studio is laying off workings or shutting down.

Shin Johnpv · (01-29-2009, 08:36 PM)

That's a shame, and good luck to those guys and gals who lost their jobs.

I think every day it becomes painfully more obvious that the current business model isn't fucking working.

BiggNife · (01-29-2009, 08:37 PM)

The problem I had with Turok 360 is that the single player just felt incredibly generic. It sure did look nice graphically though, and I liked the idea of having wild dinosaurs attacking everyone on the multiplayer maps. I'm honestly surprised it sold as well as it did, but I would have rented the sequel. It sucks for Propaganda, that's for sure.

Jtyettis · (01-29-2009, 08:37 PM)

Hate to hear this and hope for the best.

grandjedi6 · (01-29-2009, 08:37 PM)

Originally Posted by Big-E:

Why is Vancouver taking all this damage? Our dollar is shit again though we are the least affordable city in North America so that might have something to do with it.

St. Catharines disease is spreading across all of Canada.

Kasumi1970 · (01-29-2009, 08:37 PM)

I didn't know there was a Turok 2 coming out? Is this ture about Propaganda colsing?
I just got Turok for $9.99 at best buy. I having fun with the game

Raistlin · (01-29-2009, 08:38 PM)

Originally Posted by Doc Evils:

bish is this true?

I'd suspect he can't comment on this at the moment.

AndresON777 · (01-29-2009, 08:43 PM)

Originally Posted by PepsimanVsJoe:

Great now I feel like an ass for buying this at 9.99.

At least you didnt buy it used

kodt · (01-29-2009, 08:55 PM)

Originally Posted by Shin Johnpv:

I think every day it becomes painfully more obvious that the current business model isn't fucking working.

Yeah the economy has nothing to do with it.

Nirolak · (01-29-2009, 08:55 PM)

By god, this is like the eighth round of layoffs in Vancouver. There must be more than 500 unemployed game developers there. O_o

Best wishes to you Bishoptl.

SovanJedi · (01-29-2009, 08:58 PM)

Nooo, hope bish keeps his job! I enjoyed the first Turok as well, it'd suck if the sequel really was canned.

Both him and the game are the reason I got my tag...

JdFoX187 · (01-29-2009, 08:59 PM)

Please no :(

Dyno · (01-29-2009, 09:00 PM)

Best of luck to Bish and Co.

dralla · (01-29-2009, 09:00 PM)

don't care much for Turok "2", but it sucks that so many people are losing their jobs.

Kingpen · (01-29-2009, 09:02 PM)

Darn if true I was one of the guys that absolutely loved what they did with Turok... Still is a great single player game in my opinion, and long

Only thing I would have changed was having more gore on the knife kills

Hairtux · (01-29-2009, 09:04 PM)

Originally Posted by Shin Johnpv:

I think every day it becomes painfully more obvious that the current business model isn't fucking working.

What doesn't work is releasing a mediocre game. Sucks for the people who are losing their jobs, but Turok wasn't that special.

Stumpokapow · (01-29-2009, 09:04 PM)

Originally Posted by kodt:

Yeah the economy has nothing to do with it.

I know you think you disagreed with what he said, but you didn't.

FourSerioux · (01-29-2009, 09:06 PM)

While it's not nice seeing people lose their jobs, I'm job hunting myself at the moment, I can't say I'm disappointed to see another Turok game go down the drain.

Turok 1 was really good, Turok 2 was awesome, Turok 3 was good. After that it's just been shit. Turok Evolution is absolutely terrible, the latest Turok was pretty bad as well, so there is no hope left for another great Turok game.

GenericPseudonym · (01-29-2009, 09:06 PM)

I don't support people losing their jobs, but Turok was nothing special. The market waits for no man.

Aeris130 · (01-29-2009, 09:13 PM)

Originally Posted by kodt:

Yeah the economy has nothing to do with it.

Sustaining business during economic downturns is a fairly important aspect of it.

Chris Remo · (01-29-2009, 09:13 PM)

Yeah I can add further confirmation to this.

Jtyettis · (01-29-2009, 09:14 PM)

Originally Posted by Chris Remo:

Yeah I can add further confirmation to this.

:(

Y2Kev · (01-29-2009, 09:14 PM)

Really liked the first game :(

Mdk7 · (01-29-2009, 09:16 PM)

FUCK.
i LOVED Turok.

Firestorm · (01-29-2009, 09:19 PM)

So it looks like I'm moving once I graduate.

Radical, EA Blackbox, Nexon Vancouver, Propaganda... what's next? Relic, Hothead, Blue Castle? :(

Cat in the Hat · (01-29-2009, 09:19 PM)

Originally Posted by Stumpokapow:

I know you think you disagreed with what he said, but you didn't.

:lol
Good luck Turok crew

Big-E · (01-29-2009, 09:19 PM)

Originally Posted by Chris Remo:

Yeah I can add further confirmation to this.

Fuck. Who the fuck is next in Vancouver? I fear for Relic.

Tylahedras · (01-29-2009, 09:20 PM)

Darn I thought the first game had major problems, but there was a lot of potential in a sequel. :(

SovanJedi · (01-29-2009, 09:23 PM)

Originally Posted by Chris Remo:

Yeah I can add further confirmation to this.

Shit. :(

Well, best of luck to Bish, in any case.

FightyF · (01-29-2009, 09:24 PM)

Originally Posted by Aeris130:

Sustaining business during economic downturns is a fairly important aspect of it.

If the decision came from Disney, it may have more to do with them looking at their own bottom line and immediate concerns more than Propaganda failing to sustain their business.

Real sad. Vancouver is getting hit hard.

Kifimbo · (01-29-2009, 09:26 PM)

Good luck to everyone.

You have to admit Disney with Turok didn't make much sense though.

Xav · (01-29-2009, 09:28 PM)

Originally Posted by Kifimbo:

Good luck to everyone.

You have to admit Disney with Turok didn't make much sense though.

Neither did Disney and an ATV game but that worked out pretty well.

Kazuma Kiryu · (01-29-2009, 09:32 PM)

turok 2 canned? good news