Variety: Sierra devs need to justify games after Activision merger

I was actually worried there for a second, I even sighed in relief when I learned that Brütal Legend and Prototype are safe as, aside for perhaps Spore, those two are the games I'm most excited for this year.

Guitar Hero's Quest V: Hair Today, Metal Tomorrow!

Is that "Who are you? What are you doing here?" an obscured quote (when you first meet Katrina) from Sierra's Quest for Glory 4? Before I read the logos and the headline, my first reaction is "that quote is from Qfg4.

Is age really an excuse for not knowing Roberta Williams?

Oh Sierra, you were my childhood PC gaming saviour. Thank you for games like Torin's Passage and Dr. Brain.

Guess this means we'll finally see another Phantasmagoria!!

...waaaaaaaaaait.

Activision gets Sierra as part of Vivendi.

Doesn't this mean that Activision now has Doom, Quake, Half-Life, Team Fortress, Left4Dead, and a huge percentage of the FPS market, not to mention Valve and Gearbox?

Sweet baby's bottom.

Wait, so there won't be any new Incredible Machines? SHOCKING

Activision, force them to make a new Tribes game!

Maybe this'll be good for Sierra, that under some guiding they can turn themselves around some.. but uh.. they only have Activision as the company to tell them how to turn it around..? huh..

"Activision officially takes over Vivendi Games"

Huh? I thought Vivendi bought Activision, not the other way round.

The funny thing is that vivendi actually bought activision. Not the other way around. Thanks a lot weak American dollar! :(

This is a cruel and mean-spirited thing to do, but I think they deserve it. I'm reading comments on other gaming sites and I keep hearing people say how much they loved Space Quest, Quest for Glory, or Kings Quest. These people are forgetting something: Chainsaw Monday.


Chainsaw Monday started as an ordinary day for employees. They drove to work and when they got there, many of them were told they had to go to a meeting. Once they got there they were told that they were fired. 15 minutes later, before they had even left the building, Sierra issued a press release about it. The media practically knew they were fired before they did. Scott Murphy(of Space Quest fame) and Al Lowe(of Leisure Suit Larry Fame) were fired soon after. Two of the biggest men in the adventure genre were fired. Heck, one whole studio was shutdown while they were at it. This ended the Sierra I knew and loved. They made one more adventure game and then said they were leaving the genre. Since then, I haven't cared about Sierra games, mostly because I can't think of any game they've made in years that has appealed to me.

The cruelty of Chainsaw Monday is why I'm not feeling to bad for them over what Activision's doing. So before you rush to their defense because you loved their adventure games, remember what they did to the employees that made them successful.