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RolStoppable said:
gumby_trucker said:
I had a thread on this subject about a year ago, and since there is no new information here I come to the same conclusion I did then:

Factor 5 for all intents and purposes is dead. There is a german website which has the year 2011 mentioned in it somewhere, as well as the name of the 3DS. Besides that there is nothing new and last time I checked (a year ago) there was no indication they were actively hiring developers. Almost anybody who had any talent (if not everybody) is now employed elsewhere. For example Julian Eggebrecht and some others have started a new company by the name of touchfactor which makes social games, as sick as that sounds.

The only name I could find that had a direct link with the german website was one that had little to do with the games they actually made back then. Furthermore the remains of Factor 5 were involved in lawsuits for unpaid salaries to their employees. These lawsuits were not settled as of last year.

I can dig up my old thread if people insist but the bottom line is there is, if there is anything substantial left of the company besides the website, then they are doing a very good job of remaining hidden from the public eye.

Looks like your conclusion contradicts Joel's research (which I honestly haven't read). Saves me some time, so I'll just agree with you.

at least this time, that would seem to be the sane thing to do



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