Archive for May, 2006

It’s Either Ego or Unceasing Optimism

Sunday, May 28th, 2006

Vaporware darlings Infinium Labs, progenitors of the Phantom, have an announcement to make. Instead of closing up shop and admitting their box is truly vapor, they’re changing their name to the Phantom Gaming Service and to…heh. Hahheehoohohoholollerskates++!

To double the amount of stock currently available to the public from 600 million shares to 1.2 billion.

I’m wiping tears of laughter from my eyes from reading that, I really am.

What’s more:

Our loss from operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 was $2,752,327. Our loss from operations for the year ended December 31, 2005 was $29,814,606. At March 31, 2006, we had a working capital deficit of $11,523,869 and accumulated losses since inception of $69,331,794. In their report on our audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2005, our independent auditors expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

All I know is I’d like to be allowed to spend almost $70 million of other peoples’ money to come up with a keyboard and a mouse. It’d get me into E3 as an exhibitor, wouldn’t it? Hell, it’d be almost worth it! MONEY HATS FOR ALL!

That said, I don’t know how the hell a strategic alliance between Infi…er, Phantom Gaming Service and Itron Technologies is going to benefit anyone. I mean, sure, the lapboard/mouse combo is about the only solid thing they came up with and actually demoed, but doubling their stock offering isn’t going to raise any more money, what with last pump and dump scam that they came up with.

You gotta love it, though. It’s like, “What if Red Dragon Software was REAL?”

Hm.

Actually I suppose that would be Dark and Light. Ah, well. Carry on.

The Hits, They Keep On Coming

Thursday, May 25th, 2006

Bruce is still at it over on the Vanguard forums.

He’s trumpeting his usual battlecry of “I’m important, I’m important” and as per usual, he’s getting all sorts of backlash.

Popcorn, anyone?

When Worlds Collide

Wednesday, May 24th, 2006

When a pompous blowhard meets a down-on-his luck developer, you know wacky sparks are going to fly!!

The new reality sitcom, “Bruce n’ Brad” coming to you this summer season, from CBS! CATCH THE FEVER!!

There’s always something about Bruce talking in the third person that makes me laugh.

Kudos Extreme

Monday, May 22nd, 2006

Everybody’s favorite unemployed former Shadowbane dev has officially announced his employment today: he’s going to be Lead Combat Designer working at Bioware Austin.

Congrats, Damion! That’s awesome. But I said that on Zen already, so… I’m done.

NWN Online?

One for Lum

Sunday, May 21st, 2006

Something I just came across from Boingboing: Kimchi causes cancer.

Just so you know that you could conceivably kill yourself over there, Scott.

Because Corp is not a Blog

Sunday, May 21st, 2006

I know it seems odd, but there’s daily thought that is somehow inapporpriate for places like Corpnews. Minor thoughts that aren’t article-worthy; you know the kinds I mean. Like these:

  • I’m really enjoying Guild Wars: Factions right now, so much so that I’m thinking about new combos for my assassin when I’m in the shower
  • Pretty does not make games great. Case in point, Dreamfall, AKA The Longest Journey 2
  • What exactly is it that makes people keep going back to SOE like Tina Turner did with Ike back in the day?

Things that make you wonder, right? Anyhow, I’m sure this will be more bloggy as things wear on. That’s what Wordpress and Categories are for, right?

Here’s to the new tomorrow.