Electronic Arts Shuts Down Origin Systems? 343
An anonymous reader writes "Waterthread.org has picked up the following on the studio that brought us the popular Ultima and Wing Commander series: 'Game company Electronic Arts is expected to tell its Austin employees this week that the company will be shutting down Origin Systems, its Austin operations, according to sources. Employees will be offered an opportunity to relocate to California or accept a severance package. Company officials could not be reached for comment. Austin is the #3 location in the U.S. for game development with more than 50 companies making major contributions to the game industry, including game development, publishing, tools and middleware and chips and hardware." The Wing Commander CIC has also posted a epitaph for Origin."
Oh my (Score:5, Funny)
I hear they've been outsourced. . . (Score:4, Funny)
hehe (Score:0, Funny)
Yeah. I'm here all night folks.
Ahh Ultima (Score:5, Funny)
Though there are some great ultima projects being worked on such as the lazarus project [u5lazarus.com]
Instead... (Score:5, Funny)
Oh Good! (Score:2, Funny)
Origin Haiku (Score:4, Funny)
not soon forgotten by us
Long live Ultima
Re:Not a surprise. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:This will NOT kill Ultima Online. (Score:2, Funny)
One notable exception: The follow-up to "Dead Or Alive 3" was named "Dead or Alive: eXtreme Beach Volleyball" and it was a masterpiece.
But then again, my opinion might be shaded by the fact that I'm a dirty old man.