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LordTheNightKnight on 14 May 2009

Starting a thread with a title that makes the situation clear.

This is a blow that an entire section of the company is shut down, but it's not the whole company. Factor 5 is based in Germany, and they are still around. A lot of articles don't have that in the headlines, and that's annoying, as it's trying to make it look worse just for the hits (yellow journalism).

But Joystiq fortunately did it right, and you can look up the details here: http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/14/factor-5-shuts-down-us-operations/



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Words Of Wisdom on 14 May 2009
LordTheNightKnight said:

Starting a thread with a title that makes the situation clear.

This is a blow that an entire section of the company is shut down, but it's not the whole company. Factor 5 is based in Germany, and they are still around. A lot of articles don't have that in the headlines, and that's annoying, as it's trying to make it look worse just for the hits (yellow journalism).

But Joystiq fortunately did it right, and you can look up the details here: http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/14/factor-5-shuts-down-us-operations/

http://www.factor5.de/

~ Front page is a memo from Achim Moller.



LordTheNightKnight on 14 May 2009
Words Of Wisdom said:
LordTheNightKnight said:

Starting a thread with a title that makes the situation clear.

This is a blow that an entire section of the company is shut down, but it's not the whole company. Factor 5 is based in Germany, and they are still around. A lot of articles don't have that in the headlines, and that's annoying, as it's trying to make it look worse just for the hits (yellow journalism).

But Joystiq fortunately did it right, and you can look up the details here: http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/14/factor-5-shuts-down-us-operations/

http://www.factor5.de/

~ Front page is a memo from Achim Moller.

 

Um, what was that replying to? The point of this thread is the misinformation, not the announcment of the closure.



A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.

Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs

twesterm on 14 May 2009

Duplicate thread
http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=72528&page=1

I see what you're trying to say, I just don't care.



 

woopah on 14 May 2009

didnt this happen like, 5 months ago? ah well, ill take their wii games over superman anyday so im not too fussed



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LordTheNightKnight on 14 May 2009

It's not a duplicate. It's a CORRECTING thread. Did you not see the first line in the OP, that is stated it was such?

And it doesn't matter if you don't care. The point was trying to get the right information out.



A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.

Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs

griffinA on 14 May 2009

Oh thank god



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