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Shadow of the Eternals is back! Dyack launches new transmedia company!
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Castef
Banned
Also... Where does he find the money?
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Really the biggest question of them all. This is so weird.
Also, lol @ the "corporate website". They forgot to configure their CMS for twitter:
(Bottom of page)
ConcealedBlaze
Member
What bizzaro universe do you come from where Del Toro is a hack?
The Abominable Snowman
Member
Who's funding it this time?
I've seen studios do this before actually. Crash Labs takes credit for making games that Free Radical, Rareware, and Crytek made. Because Crash Labs is made up of veteran employees who worked at Rare, Crytek, and Free Radical.
http://www.crashlab.co.uk/oldgames.php
Triggerhappytel
Member
What makes Dyack think that Shadow of the Eternals will succeed as a multimedia franchise when the community has rejected it twice? I'm assuming they must have got a publisher on board, as it seems pointless going the Kickstarter route again.
For what it's worth I do think the game looks and sounds interesting, I just don't trust Dyack with money, and given how long it's been since Eternal Darkness (or even a legitimately good game) I'm not convinced they have the ability to make the game they're envisioning, unless it's all under a good publisher who keeps the studio on a very short leash.
14 mystery Wii U games?! Can you tell more or provide a link?
For what it's worth I do think the game looks and sounds interesting, I just don't trust Dyack with money, and given how long it's been since Eternal Darkness (or even a legitimately good game) I'm not convinced they have the ability to make the game they're envisioning, unless it's all under a good publisher who keeps the studio on a very short leash.
14 mystery Wii U games?! Can you tell more or provide a link?
I'm not. Shawn and I started Creative Bytes Studios last November and we've been mostly helping out other game developers (like the XBOX 360 port of Guacamelee STCE for Drinkbox). We also made a kids app as a portfolio piece as we wanted some mobile and unity experience.
Wouldn't it be time to change your username etc. Just saying.
Imbarkus
As Sartre noted in his contemplation on Hell in No Exit, the true horror is other members.
The tag's not up to cappies, junior.
I'm glad to see Denis coming back in some form. I was afraid he was just done with it all. Remains to be seen what the true nature of this will be, but just glad to see him back in the ring. New headshots too, since he lost a bunch of weight.
The grudges just follow the tone of permanent bans. No forgiveness ever. People convicted of crimes get out of jail but internet justice is permanent and irrevocable exile (unless you're dishonest and proxy up an alt--making it like DRM, punishing only honest people). *shrug*
Lee Chaolan
Member
Sounds like their vision is pretty big although I hope we just have a nice proper sequel to play first. Anything else would be icing though.
I think they might be talking about that rumor about how along with Devil's Third, there were additional games coming to the Wii U.
For being a egotistical prat who lost an egotistical bet.
ShinMaruku
Member
Do you want this man running another company? This will probably flop.
Lee Chaolan
Member
The Dyack hate is strong. I just want a good Eternal Darkness sequel. 
The Dyack hate is strong. I just want a good Eternal Darkness sequel.
You'll have to wait for Retro Studios to get permission to make it.
ShinMaruku
Member
People convicted once have a high rate of recidivism due to prison fucking them up and the conviction putting them in less desirable employment needs and they commit crime again.
But I see your point. If I were Dennis I'd make something to build back my rep rather than coming out like this. Doing this after the last failure and all that baggage? Not wise. And making company after company. That is some Mafia type shit (If it's just grabbing money and cutting)
BRocknRolla
Member
Certainly unexpected.
Yeah, the Dyack hate here is just overboard. It's similar to the vitriol I see towards David Cage on these forums. People seem awfully gleeful and even hopeful for him to fail at anything.
I loved Eternal Darkness and I just want something similar to be released in some form. Dyack wrote the story for it, which was the most important aspect so he has to be involved.
I loved Eternal Darkness and I just want something similar to be released in some form. Dyack wrote the story for it, which was the most important aspect so he has to be involved.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Fools and their money...
QQ more Dyack
Imbarkus
As Sartre noted in his contemplation on Hell in No Exit, the true horror is other members.
Hopefully that's what he'll do. Precursor as a company was started with Ken McCullough, had cappies as CEO, a dozen ex Silicon Knights people. It seemed there was hope if the game was funded that that company would be able to source work in that local market to a number of other ex SK and other dev people. Mafia? what money? There was no money, everyone had to move on.
Might as well step up in front of a new company. Everyone's going to treat any company he's a part of like his own enterprise answerable for past mistakes anyway.
thatmariolover
Member
My understanding has been that any of Dyack's projects that have succeeded have done so in spite of him, and not because of him. Loved Eternal Darkness, though.
Finster
Member
Well, let's see... yup, based in Toronto, Ontario. Chalk it up to another video game subsidy scheme, just like Piranha Games and all of their failed predecessors.
It's Canadian tax-payers money, hard at work!
element
Member
Because they know better. While ED was a solid game, it wasn't a financial hit. Same with Too Human, X-Men, and The Box (canceled). All of them went over budget and under performed.
I too have seen it done like that. It is similar but not the same IMO. I also think it is disingenuous for a creative lead like Denis attempt to take credit for the game as an entity. Goes in line with things I've heard about how he runs development teams in an pseudo feudalism hierarchy.
Oh well hopefully any money he gets it is from some wealthy venture capital group and not fans.
Pretty much.
this weeks IGN NVC has Dyack:
http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/1/c/3/1c3...14802846&hwt=16d853eb5c623897082be87d0c2df288
http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/1/c/3/1c3...14802846&hwt=16d853eb5c623897082be87d0c2df288
The fact that they have someone from Bell Media on their advisory board makes me think that this company does have some real money behind it.
I guess we will eventually see Shadow of the Eternals in some form. I wouldn't be surprised if it is some cross media blitz with a TV mini-series tie-in.
I guess we will eventually see Shadow of the Eternals in some form. I wouldn't be surprised if it is some cross media blitz with a TV mini-series tie-in.
element
Member
And Hawken. I can't think of a largely successful transmedia project where all media types align. Typically an IP becomes strong enough for demand in other media types (successful movie to game or game to movie/tv), but really haven't seen an original IP be able to successfully launch with multiple media types. Even huge IPs like Halo have either been stuck or have been reduced to web series.
chertipros
Member
Maybe in America but Pokemon and youkai watch all say otherwise
It was rumoured that Nintendo had contracted Silicon Knights to develop Eternal Darkness 2, but backed out after SK's lawsuit which left them bankrupt. It's all conjecture, but would help explain the quality of some of the assets/footage shown so far for Shadow of the Eternals.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Look, I backed Shadows of the Eternals. Not with much, but I backed it. Even if the promises weren't reasonable or likely to be met. Even if the game played exactly like Eternal Darkness in all its archaic glory, and simply carried on the themes and presentation. I backed it, figured why not, and if it collapsed I'd get a refund. And it did, and I did.
This however? I have no fucking idea what's going on.
This however? I have no fucking idea what's going on.
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
Motion capture for Too Human? Considering how bad it looked in the final product, I would almost take it off my resume if I were him...
brianmcdoogle
Member
Sorry for the bump, but has there been any news on anything from this company? Looking around, all I could find was one of the founders runs a media investment group (here's the feature-rich site for his 2+ year international media company). And their underdevelopment projects (one tv thing and the one game) have no info, except for a couple of pictures and the old Shadow of the Eternals stuff from the failed Kickstarter. Nothing else has changed on the site except for a news article about them donating some sets to a university, and a blog post by Dyack entitled "A Positive Trend from #GamerGate"
Nothing else. I couldn't find their business registrations since I don't know how to do this for Canadian companies, whois is all private, and it looks like they have a lease on a suite in a small office building with a bunch of other companies, predominately lawyers. No idea who is funding them (except for maybe that other media company the CEO heads?). The info is so anemic.
Everything on the website is just marketing babble and so much is repeated several times as if content placeholders. Has anyone in this company spoken about it since last October?
Nothing else. I couldn't find their business registrations since I don't know how to do this for Canadian companies, whois is all private, and it looks like they have a lease on a suite in a small office building with a bunch of other companies, predominately lawyers. No idea who is funding them (except for maybe that other media company the CEO heads?). The info is so anemic.
Everything on the website is just marketing babble and so much is repeated several times as if content placeholders. Has anyone in this company spoken about it since last October?