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| 1 APR 2009 at 11:00pm |
GreyFussPrivate Detective
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Status : Offline | Or maybe its just an April Fools joke!
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| 1 APR 2009 at 11:02pm |
karlaAdministrator
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By GreyFuss (1 APR 2009 11:00pm)
Or maybe its just an April Fools joke!
If only...
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| 2 APR 2009 at 12:02am |
| Deleted User | Wow! The're even calling this "innovative." I've seen the good, the bad...and now the truly ugly.
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| 2 APR 2009 at 12:35am |
Jenny100Guild Master
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Status : Offline | Greyfuss is right.
If they really were going to make a Syberia 3 they wouldn't be announcing it on April Fool's Day.
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| 2 APR 2009 at 1:06am |
| Deleted User | ~~ Karla ~~ ... Does anyone else have a problem with this?
YES --- I do !!
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| 2 APR 2009 at 1:39am |
Jenny100Guild Master
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Status : Offline | ***April Fool's Announcement***
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| 2 APR 2009 at 1:58am |
| Deleted User | I suppose Karla was in on this as well. :
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| 2 APR 2009 at 2:06am |
AndromusGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Heh, deja vu all over again. I did a Syberia related April Fool's day post here a few years ago, about a new TV series with Kate, Oscar, and Youki travelling the world in a sort of Scooby-Doo spin off called Youki-Doo. Kate taking the place of Daphne, Oscar instead of Shaggy, and Youki in place of Scooby. And of course, Scooby snacks became Youki snacks. I bet they would have made a killing on the merchandising, with Youki's face stamped on everything. :
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| 2 APR 2009 at 4:19am |
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Status : Offline | wow, well they fooled me, the idea was just wacky enough to be believable and unlikable
ah good, i will settle in to wait for a REAL Syberia 3 which Microids will, if they have ANY sense at all left in their collective developer heads, do SOON! as we all need the relaxation and enjoyment of another trip with Kate
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| 2 APR 2009 at 6:12am |
| Deleted User | It was just too silly to be believable, but rather well-designed to make the MMO-hating, console-hating crowd's (like myself) hackles raise momentarily...
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| 2 APR 2009 at 6:37am |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
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Status : Offline | What a crazy idea. No, not the joint operation thingy between PC and PS3.... no the wacky idea that any of us would want to go anywhere with Kate Walker.
Have you all forgotten so soon what happened to her other buddies? One was canabalised and the other was abandoned while being attacked and carried off as lunch by a herd of wild beasts.
And let's not forget the friendly penguins or the terrible weather she lost people in.
No, sorry folks, this is one trip I'm not falling for. Last time I went anywhere with her she booked me onto a train with no dining car....
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| 2 APR 2009 at 7:55pm |
StilerJourneyman
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Status : Offline | I would love to see a new Syberia taking over on her own adventure of discovery, though I doubt that will happen anytime soon.
I almost believe this til I read the part about the online stuff.
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| 2 APR 2009 at 8:12pm |
karlaAdministrator
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Camaroboy1968 (2 APR 2009 1:58am)
I suppose Karla was in on this as well. :
I definitely wasn't in on anything. I'd never kick fellow gamers in the teeth like that. I have a fairly wicked sense of humor, but it does have its limits.
If this is, indeed, an April Fool's joke then I think Microids has lost its little mind. The press release is all over the Internet now, and most sites are treating it as genuine.
The press release is even posted on the Microids site:
http://www.microids.com/en/press/
http://www.microids.com/en/press/28/microids-launches-syberia-3-on-ps3-.html
The one I received (via Randy) is a PDF doc complete with Microids logo and Syberia graphics, and is from Microids' official press contact.
If this is a joke it's not only an elaborate one, it's completely blown Microids' credibility with me.
But who knows? I just post what Randy sends...[smiley=huh.gif]
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| 2 APR 2009 at 9:39pm |
GreyFussPrivate Detective
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Status : Offline | According to this article, Microids has admitted it was a joke...
http://news.bigdownload.com/2009/04/01/april-fools-alert-syberia-3-announced/
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| 2 APR 2009 at 9:45pm |
karlaAdministrator
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Status : Offline | Notice that I'm not laughing. [smiley=angry.gif]
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| 2 APR 2009 at 9:49pm |
GreyFussPrivate Detective
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Status : Offline | Well at least it got the old adventure gaming community buzzing for a day.
"Don't Hate Me Because I Am Beautiful...There Are Many Other Reasons"
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| 2 APR 2009 at 9:58pm |
CarolineJA+ Overseer
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Status : Offline | Well it got their name spoken about. Any publicity is good publicity, etc.
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| 2 APR 2009 at 10:18pm |
| Deleted User | I see that the 'official' announcement is still up on the microids site. I wonder how long they are planning to keep it posted. I agree this poses a negative strike on their credibility, heck, anyone's for that matter. Sorry Karla, should have blamed Randy.
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| 2 APR 2009 at 11:39pm |
karlaAdministrator
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Caroline (2 APR 2009 9:57pm)
Well it got their name spoken about. Any publicity is good publicity, etc.
Could they possibly be that hard-up for publicity? It's almost like a kid throwing a tantrum for negative attention, believing that any attention is good.
I'm still not 100% convinced it's a joke. This would only happen if Microids were to tell me directly that it is.
To the best of my knowledge, they haven't said anything about it being a joke on their site. Well, where's the payoff in that? If you pull a joke that lots of people believe, what good is it if you don't tell them it's a joke?
Or maybe they're all just sitting in a back room at Microids laughing at everybody. I just don't know.
And why keep the press release up on their site past April 1 if it's not true? Something just doesn't add up here...
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| 3 APR 2009 at 12:09am |
MikekellyPrivate Detective
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Status : Offline | I think its real - it's posted at several major sites. I'd love to see if they do a DS version of the game.
I'm also looking forward to Secret Files 2 for the DS.
Syberia for the DS was kinda weak, but maybe Syberia 3 would work out OK.
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| 3 APR 2009 at 2:14am |
Jenny100Guild Master
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Status : Offline | Jackal confirmed that it was a joke over on ***Adventuregamers*** (post #12).
"It's definitely false, beyond a shadow of a doubt. I double-checked with Microids as soon as the release was posted yesterday, and when they finished snickering, they did indeed confirm the gag."
I agree with Karla that it wasn't funny to be sending this out as an official announcement.
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| 3 APR 2009 at 2:21am |
karlaAdministrator
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Camaroboy1968 (2 APR 2009 10:18pm)
I see that the 'official' announcement is still up on the microids site. I wonder how long they are planning to keep it posted. I agree this poses a negative strike on their credibility, heck, anyone's for that matter. Sorry Karla, should have blamed Randy.
I've checked with Randy, and he knows nothing about it being a joke. He doesn't think it is, though. He says the French don't have that type of sense of humor.
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| 3 APR 2009 at 3:03am |
| Deleted User | I'm not going to put myself out on the line for this but....
http://kotaku.com/5193889/syberia-3-links-pc-and-ps3
http://ps3.qj.net/Syberia-3-announced-PS3-and-PC-cross-platform-gameplay/pg/49/aid/129975
Perhaps I can assume that the good folks at Microids just seem to have too much free time on their hands. Very sad.
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| 3 APR 2009 at 3:32am |
karlaAdministrator
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Status : Offline | Of the four sites saying they checked with Microids, one said it had contacted a "PR contact" one said it had contacted Microids, and the other two don't mention contacting anyone.
I'd sure be interested in knowing the actual name(s) of whoever at Microids confirmed it's a joke.
It's now April 3rd in France and the press release is still up on the Microids site. Some joke, eh?
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