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/me calls suide hotline on behalf of Mojo

Ok I get the drift, and this was as I expected, however this is obviously not a scientific survey. So I'll open this up to a broader question: Is the idea of online Stealth Action multiplayer fun? Would that make you buy a Stealth Action game? How does it compare to online shooter games or online RTS games? Open commentary welcome. Please try to stay on topic. Thanks!

If you have Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow for PC, Xbox or PS2, do you play it online? If so how much?

....ok i'll just not comment. good luck with the BiA launch. I'm looking forward to it.

Just curious but is that a world wide number? US domestic life to date in NPD is 69,662 units. That's estimated. Raw scantron data has USA sales at 58,516 (meaning without WalMart and a few very small chains) So has this title sold a lot internationally? That's great that the game is getting some attention from CPL, given I've heard a lot of positive things about it but haven't played it myself.

eh....nm.... hope it's good.

Obviously I know Day of Defeat is a World War 2 mod...but what other mod for WW 2 are there, for any shooter engine? All I'm looking for a is a list. I'm sure there are mods I haven't heard of and I can't find a simple listing on moddb or anywhere else. Red Orchestra is for UT2004 right? Resistance and Liberation for HL2 is in development right? etc...

no update right now...devs are busy...seriously. we're in "media blackout phase" right now. i would love nothing more than to give out all the details here, but it's going to have to wait. i think i should write a funny article about my experiences with Stalker after it's released.

indeed. well it isn't my product but i'm managing a big chunk of it...but as for ownership, it has always been Bic's, as he is truly the inspiration for all software to come out of Russia/Ukraine, what with his hearty appetite for potatos and Vodka.

now let's just hope they release it within a reasonable time frame!!!! oh...got my copy of PC Gamer (US version) in the mail finally (think it came on friday last week)...guess i'll break down and read it before i play the game cause it's supposed to not have any spoilers.

thanks for moving zilla. Ol...you should talk to me about this, given Stalker is my product.

very accurate metaphor there.... so basically, despite how much fun texture lights were in HL1, they really are obsolete in HL2...so we better get used to it? thanks for the info!

experience / portfolio uber alles!

The real question is where do you want to go in the long run. If you want to be a level designer--->game designer--->lead game designer--->executive producer/gaming god........then a college degree isn't always required. If and when you get to those management type positions, a college degree would probably calm potential investors should you decide to form your own studio and need money to get it started...but this is all theoretical. In general a degree is looked upon more favorably by larger studios and publishers in general. often major studios are owned by publishers, such as EA, Activision, Ubisoft, THQ, etc... If you have enough talent and experience right now, you should be able to get a job (look at Klein with his new job at Ubi!). As I continue to ramble...published mod work is probably the best...as in working on a mod that "goes retail" is the best mod experience, followed by high quality "non-retail" mods. In other words...what Zaphod said.

agreed your map is looking great...hopefully a CS:S version is coming too! regarding that "thief" i'm glad to see the moderators on that forum responded to the mapcorians. good work, people.

i believe Klein sacked up and moved from Germany to Canada for a job...and he's only 18. That takes balls.

as if...my boss gets one of those two copies.

way to go! hat's off to your PR people for getting the hookup with PC Gamer. the content looks great, too!

This is actually for a game we signed up Iron Lore to do for us. I'm actually doing the product management on it now in the early phase, though later when it gets closer to ship I may pass it off to someone on my team but I don't know yet. Anyway, the heads of Iron Lore did Age of Empires so they have some good experience under their belts. If you live in the Boston area check em out.

great pics...in fact the poor quality of the camera almost makes it more interesting. nice captions too

i think anyone in crunch time on a product about to ship has done that.

we'll i'll get a steam copy too...not that it makes sense i get both...just when doing competitive product research often i'm told "just buy what you need for research and expense it."

since i'll get it free i'm getting the most expensive boxed copy possible. .......i await h8

it's like someone in one of their Asian offices liked CS and decided to rip it for some obscure branding website...but it makes no sense to me...

I'll do what I can to add stragglers at this point. It's not going to start just yet, but as soon as I have more info I'll let you know. I'll probably be able to squeeze in more people, but just wait and I'll keep you up to speed.