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Well I’d personally love to see you in a company such as Blizzard Entertainment or Flagship Studios. I can’t even begin to imagine what a rush that would be :). Anyway, I love your games and when discussing games with colleagues always make a little silent pause when mentioning your games. I am so grateful for enriching my youth with great games, all of which had a profound influence on me becoming a games magazine editor-in-chief. Well thanks, and think about helping the gaming industry in becoming creative again.
PS. Whatever happened to Jane Jensen?
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Welcome here!
If you’ve looked around this site after you posted your message, you might have already found the answers to your questions. But I’ll briefly answer anyway, in case you didn’t.
Jane Jensen has been writing novels and continued working on developing computer games. Visit her website at http://www.janejensen.com.
It’s unlikely that Ken and/or Roberta would bring a game project to another company. Ken has stated that he and/or Roberta might be interested in doing another computer game one day, but that “one day” is not right now 🙂 I can’t picture Ken and/or Roberta at another company such as Blizzard. I mean, we’re talking about the former CEO and lead designer of Sierra here. If they ever were to start a new computer game project, they certainly wouldn’t have to “re-employ” to a company in the industry to make something happen.
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I’m not so sure that their re-entry into the gaming industry would be as easy as you imagine. The industry is a different beast now. Publishers are taking far fewer risks with respect to game funding and even one failure on your record can spell doom. Most people in the industry have very short memories and don’t know what to think of adventure games. The genre has gone out of favor with the majority of gamers and no longer seems profitable to publishers. Is vast success in a failed genre a good or bad mark on your record? That being said, Tim Schafer still seems capable of getting funding (maybe not after Psychonauts) and I’m confident that Ken could get adequate funding from venture capitalists with his background and track record. I think he’d have just one chance to reprove himself though. And if his first attempt flopped, it would be near impossible to create another multi-million dollar title.
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