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Nimeni · 01/29/2010, 05:09 pm

Okay, my little brother got a Spiderwick game for the wii this Christmas. The other day I got bored and decided to play it, and much to my surprise, up pops a Sierra logo as its loading! I'm talking the mountain in a circle, like the old school logo. I thought Sierra was dead-- or at least name changed! What's going on? Does anyone know? And what are the chances that if they are still around they'll come out with a good adventure game any time soon?

Here-- this isn't from his game, just a pic I found in the internet, but it shows the logo.

JedExodus · 01/29/2010, 05:14 pm

Sierra still publish games at least Activision/Blizzard own them according to Wiki, I bought FEAR the other day

...see?

Nimeni · 01/29/2010, 05:20 pm

Yes, I see. I thought they had completely changed their name, but I guess they did more of a merger and still publish some things under their own name? I definitely associated them with Activision, but I didn't realize the Sierra logo was still going out on things.

EDIT: But are they still doing any traditional adventure games? Or even somewhat untraditional adventure games that wouldn't fall completely or even heavily into the action category?

*Icedhope* · 01/29/2010, 05:56 pm

Sierra is no longer as of 2008 the sierra we all know and love is defunct.

jp-30 · 01/29/2010, 07:09 pm

Yeah, it's like those historic, and now meaningless, record labels like Columbia and Epic which are all just Sony Music thesedays.

Afr0 · 01/30/2010, 02:04 am

Sierra was bought out by Activision, which was bought out by Vivendi Games, which recently (last year) merged with Blizzard Entertainment. I'm just waiting for EA Games to buy it all...

Nimeni · 01/30/2010, 06:01 pm

Ah, that explains it. Kinda sad, though.

Wiggi · 02/01/2010, 09:35 am

Ho hum, that name makes me want to relive the Quest for Glory series.

Brainiac · 02/01/2010, 09:56 am

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Originally Posted by Wiggi

Ho hum, that name makes me want to relive the Quest for Glory series.

Don't forget the QfG2 remake by AGDI.

Wiggi · 02/01/2010, 10:03 am

Hot damn! I forgot about that! eee!

Chyron8472 · 02/01/2010, 01:13 pm

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Originally Posted by Brainiac

Don't forget the QfG2 remake by AGDI.

And then there's the King's Quest I remake by AGDI, the King's Quest II remake also by AGDI, and the King's Quest III remake by IA.

There also are remakes of King's Quest IV and Space Quest II in the works, but God knows when these things get finished on such a limited or non-existent budget. =\

Brainiac · 02/02/2010, 04:57 am

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Originally Posted by Chyron8472

And then there's the King's Quest I remake by AGDI, the King's Quest II remake also by AGDI, and the King's Quest III remake by IA.

There also are remakes of King's Quest IV and Space Quest II in the works, but God knows when these things get finished on such a limited or non-existent budget. =\

I'm a tester for Infamous Adventures. We currently hope to have the Space Quest II remake out next month. Behold the trailer and Roger Wilco's Christmas vlog. Check the website for more.

MusicallyInspired · 02/02/2010, 08:54 am

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Originally Posted by Afr0

Sierra was bought out by Activision, which was bought out by Vivendi Games, which recently (last year) merged with Blizzard Entertainment. I'm just waiting for EA Games to buy it all...

That's not correct at all. Sierra was bought by CUC in 1996, which was bought out by Vivendi in 2002 (it was at this time that they changed the name from Sierra On-Line to Sierra Entertainment), which "merged with" (was bought out by) ActiVision (now ActiVision Blizzard, because Vivendi owned Blizzard) who now hold the rights as of 2008. The adventure branch of Sierra was closed down in 1999 and Sierra closed up all its offices and became simply a ghost game label somewhere around 2005 or 2006 I can't remember.

I don't think EA Games are going to buy out ActiVision seeing as it is the biggest game publisher in the world right now (yes bigger than EA Games).

PimPamPet · 02/03/2010, 11:27 am

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Originally Posted by Brainiac

I'm a tester for Infamous Adventures. We currently hope to have the Space Quest II remake out next month. Behold the trailer and Roger Wilco's Christmas vlog. Check the website for more.

Damn! I totally forgot you guys were still working on SQ2! An all-time favorite of mine!

<writes note to self to not forget to check your website next month.>

Afr0 · 02/06/2010, 03:48 am

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Originally Posted by MusicallyInspired

That's not correct at all. Sierra was bought by CUC in 1996, which was bought out by Vivendi in 2002 (it was at this time that they changed the name from Sierra On-Line to Sierra Entertainment), which "merged with" (was bought out by) ActiVision (now ActiVision Blizzard, because Vivendi owned Blizzard) who now hold the rights as of 2008. The adventure branch of Sierra was closed down in 1999 and Sierra closed up all its offices and became simply a ghost game label somewhere around 2005 or 2006 I can't remember.

I don't think EA Games are going to buy out ActiVision seeing as it is the biggest game publisher in the world right now (yes bigger than EA Games).

Same story, just different order of events. :P

MusicallyInspired · 02/07/2010, 10:04 am

No, it's not the same story. Vivendi did not buy out ActiVision. That's not a different order of events that's a different story.

Lord-z · 02/08/2010, 08:26 am

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Originally Posted by Nimeni

Yes, I see. I thought they had completely changed their name, but I guess they did more of a merger and still publish some things under their own name? I definitely associated them with Activision, but I didn't realize the Sierra logo was still going out on things.

EDIT: But are they still doing any traditional adventure games? Or even somewhat untraditional adventure games that wouldn't fall completely or even heavily into the action category?

They don't even make games. They are just a name to smack on boxes. Sierra, as founded by Ken and Roberta, is dead and gone. Vivendi is just using them as sort of a "Weekend at Bernies" kind of deal, moving their corpse around to fool people with fond memories of the company as it once was.

MusicallyInspired · 02/08/2010, 02:26 pm

I just explained all this. And Vivendi is no more. ActiVision runs things now.

Nimeni · 02/09/2010, 08:21 pm

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Originally Posted by Lord-z

They don't even make games. They are just a name to smack on boxes. Sierra, as founded by Ken and Roberta, is dead and gone. Vivendi is just using them as sort of a "Weekend at Bernies" kind of deal, moving their corpse around to fool people with fond memories of the company as it once was.

Wow. Just . . . wow. I have a very vivid image of this in my head, now. Let's just say I'm going to lock that game in the cabinet if I ever spend the night at my parents' house, again. As much as I loved Sierra, I don't fancy a chance midnight rendez-vous with their kicked around corpse. Especially since I have no assurance that their games won't kill me.

01/29/2010, 05:09 pm	#1
Nimeni Trouble Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Aisle 13, Top Shelf Posts: 277	Sierra Lives? Okay, my little brother got a Spiderwick game for the wii this Christmas. The other day I got bored and decided to play it, and much to my surprise, up pops a Sierra logo as its loading! I'm talking the mountain in a circle, like the old school logo. I thought Sierra was dead-- or at least name changed! What's going on? Does anyone know? And what are the chances that if they are still around they'll come out with a good adventure game any time soon? Here-- this isn't from his game, just a pic I found in the internet, but it shows the logo.

01/29/2010, 05:56 pm	#4
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01/29/2010, 05:14 pm	#2
JedExodus Banned Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ireland Posts: 2,485	Sierra still publish games at least Activision/Blizzard own them according to Wiki, I bought FEAR the other day ...see?

01/29/2010, 05:20 pm	#3
Nimeni Trouble Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Aisle 13, Top Shelf Posts: 277	Yes, I see. I thought they had completely changed their name, but I guess they did more of a merger and still publish some things under their own name? I definitely associated them with Activision, but I didn't realize the Sierra logo was still going out on things. EDIT: But are they still doing any traditional adventure games? Or even somewhat untraditional adventure games that wouldn't fall completely or even heavily into the action category?

01/29/2010, 07:09 pm	#5
jp-30 Lint Miner Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Zealand. Posts: 2,735	Yeah, it's like those historic, and now meaningless, record labels like Columbia and Epic which are all just Sony Music thesedays.

01/30/2010, 02:04 am	#6
Afr0 Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 39	Sierra was bought out by Activision, which was bought out by Vivendi Games, which recently (last year) merged with Blizzard Entertainment. I'm just waiting for EA Games to buy it all...

01/30/2010, 06:01 pm	#7
Nimeni Trouble Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Aisle 13, Top Shelf Posts: 277	Ah, that explains it. Kinda sad, though.

02/01/2010, 09:35 am	#8
Wiggi Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 18	Ho hum, that name makes me want to relive the Quest for Glory series.

02/01/2010, 10:03 am	#10
Wiggi Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 18	Hot damn! I forgot about that! eee!