Every year, E3 rolls around about now. In fact, it is going on as you read this. And every year, the haggard gaming media is enticed to write massive hyperbole ridden statements about how Fight Club the game will be bigger and better than anything ever made.
The only way to be cool about E3 is to either detest the entire thing and slack off while there, or to just not go at all. No one dresses up for this event. No civilians are allowed, even. This is an industry only event, and it's riddled with industry only parties. BoingBoing has a story link today to a bit about the Playboy mansion party that took place last night.
This is unique in that, previously, the companies that have held their E3 parties at the playboy mansion have been hawking wholely unrelated games. This year, however, there is a Playboy game called.... aw, who the hell cares. It's a wannabe Sims clone with boobies.
Rather appropriate that they should have their own party there this year, because there is a Playboy mansion curse. You see, a number of years back a little company called 3dFX held their party there. Then, a year later, another company called Psygnosis held their E3 party at the mansion. Notice any similarities there?
It's really a shame Psygnosis had to go... Great company back in the day.
Anyway, the company publishing this steaming pile that will be the Playboy game is called Cyberlore, and I will lay even odds that they don't make it out of the year alive.
If you're spending all your fucking development money on silicon filled ditzes carrying silver platters, what the fuck could you POSSIBLY expect to happen to your product. Bad games don't sell. They just spike for a week until everyone learns that they bit. Learn this bit of wisdom Cyberlore, cause I can guarantee that two years from now when you're negotiating the sale of the 25 nice leather hcairs you bought when you opened your office, you will be looking back at this E3 and wishing you had spent that dough on some marketing, another artist, or better QA. Cause lord knows, no one who went to that party will be talking about your game except in that it was the reason the party was held.
Actually, looking at Cyberlore's site, I see that they did Majesty, a great game. I sincerely hope they have a sequel in the works, because Mechwarrior add-on packs and Deadlock II (Ick!) do not a product line make.