GPL -EX ( papyrus )people

I read this off the Nov 98 PC gamer mag the other day and thought some people would like to know what was going on with them now: Racers Turn Roleplayers Blue Fang games is the name of a new development group formed by ex-members of Papyrus( those racing game guys). Adam Levesque , one of the co- founders, will be the companys president. Levesque was the General manager of Papyrus design group. John Wheeler , the lead tech-man on the GPL game, is the other co-founder, and will assume the role of vice president. No specific details have been released regarding their first game, other than the genre; it will be a racing ga...ah! Had you fooled for a second there. Actually, it will be a role playing game. Oh boy!!! Mike

>I read this off the Nov 98 PC gamer mag the other day and thought some people would like to know what was going on with them now: racing ga...ah! Had you >fooled for a second there. Heh that was funny ;-) Actually, it was said about at least 3-4months ago. http://www.bluefang.com/ is their website. The Press releases are interesting ;-) - Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard> Good race at the Brickyard! - Official Mentally retarded guy of r.a.s. - Excuse me for my English (I'm French speaking) - Sponsored by http://www.awpss.com/ on the NROS - "People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realise how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world."--

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> I read this off the Nov 98 PC gamer mag the other day and thought some people would like to know what was going on with them now: > Racers Turn Roleplayers > Blue Fang games is the name of a new development group formed by ex-members of Papyrus( those racing game guys). Adam Levesque , one > of the co- founders, will be the companys president. Levesque was the General manager of Papyrus design group. John Wheeler , the > lead tech-man on the GPL game, is the other co-founder, and will assume the role of vice president. No specific details have been > released regarding their first game, other than the genre; it will be a racing ga...ah! Had you fooled for a second there. > Actually, it will be a role playing game.

Last I heard, Papy had 75+ people working for them. That is what it takes to fly first class in the sim biz. With Mike and John and the effort of a few others (not to mention a mere fraction of Papy's budget), I don't see how they could produce a competitive racing sim. BTW, GPL *is* a role playing game <g> Rick "..I see no reason for people to disrupt their lives over this.....YET..." - US Gov't Y2K Czar John Koskinin on ABC NEWS Nightline (10/20/98)