coupes. Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 October 09, 2003 - LucasArts reported today that Simon Jeffery has resigned from his position of President of the company. Very little is known about his reasons at this time, though it does appear as though his announcement came as a surprise. Woah! what's up with that? Anyone got anything more on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jokemaster Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Why do I get the feeling that Lucasarts is going bankrupt and everyone is bailing out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vestril Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Originally posted by jokemaster Why do I get the feeling that Lucasarts is going bankrupt and everyone is bailing out? Have their been other resignations?!? I find that hard to believe...they seem to be doing better than ever... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jokemaster Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Originally posted by Gamespot The announcement, first reported in the Los Angeles Times, surprised many in the game industry. Others, though, saw the resignation as just the most recent in a wave of recent departures, which have included several prominent decision-makers. yep, there have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Perhaps he just got a better offer somewhere else? But the fact that several people are might indicate something else... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XERXES Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 nuts, maybe he found another job that earns more money...or was he old and retireing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivy Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 maybe he left to get his sex change operation he has been waiting for... then off to vegas to become a cabaret singer named candy. people can just get bored of their jobs and want to do something else, i certainly don't think Lucasarts is in any trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kstar__2 Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 i wonder who the next president will be... maybe he and GL couldn't be friends, and GL forced him to leave.... nàààààààh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toms Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Yay! They haven't made a decent game since he started! (Ok, that is probably overdoing it, as i don't know when he actually started:rolleyes: But Their focus over the last 5 years seems to have switched from making classic games to milking their licences for as much as they can get.) Been a number of games cancelled fairly late on as well. I would have thought Lucasarts had the enviable position of being both a small, independent developer/publisher, having a number of classic licences and having a hugely rich parent company to support them. They should be able to be inovative and make quality games (like they used to, or like Looking Glass without the financial problems). If they are in financial trouble then GL will just have to release another set of slightly more special (ruined) edition SW videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jokemaster Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 I believe he started in 2000, and the reason they haven't released so many classic games is because some of the last ones have sold badly (Grim Fandango, Escape from M.I., etc.). Also because the prequels are supposed to make star wars ultra popular again and everyone will buy those games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rad Blackrose Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 I'm going to have to enter Exhibit A into the fold, which was a rather large article in Computer Gaming World involving the future of the Star Wars series (it had JO, SWG, Battlegrounds, etc in it). Right at the end of it was an interview with Simon Jeffery. In it was one of the most obvious bull**** phrases I have ever heard, since I had little hope for SOE to be able to pull off what they were demonstrating with SWG: "We want to make a quality Star Wars game that the consumer will be happy with." I feel that phrase has come back to bite him in the ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jokemaster Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 I read that article, I've been waiting for MI5 ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Originally posted by Siv maybe he left to get his sex change operation he has been waiting for... then off to vegas to become a cabaret singer named candy. I find this to be the most likely scenario... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Rythe Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 Originally posted by Siv maybe he left to get his sex change operation he has been waiting for... then off to vegas to become a cabaret singer named candy. Yes.....Well........back to special school we go........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joetheeskimo Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 Well if this were to affect the world, it would be in more newspapers. There's probably no trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfnshannon Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 I heard on the net that he stole the HL2 source code and is out to start his own company using the new stolen technology.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoxStar Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 Yeah. It'll be called Half Life 2: Hell on Wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neverhoodian Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 My guess is that he's tired of the pressures of management and wants to spend more personal time with his family (if he has one) and friends. Heck, if I made as much money as presidents of successful video game companies do, I would retire too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legameboy Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 Very well put Neverhoodian. Although it is strange he didn't say why he was leaving... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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