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From: Max <mad.max@which.net>
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Subject: Re: Is OPM still taking games?
Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2000 22:43:42 +0000
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Are you joking man!!!!! June the 30th, crap! They better not terminate our
accounts and ask for the cables back or we are done for!!!

Max

Scott Ward wrote:

> Tony,
>
> As far as I know the fame game is still up and running. I can remember a few
> weeks ago hearing that George Bain was going to make "an announcement" about
> the whole affair but I never heard anything more about it. I think the only
> reason there's been no Yaroze games on the OPM disk is purely because
> there's been none submitted. So, get coding my good man! :o)
> I'm actually more bothered about this June 30th 2000 cutoff point for the
> Yaroze project. On the back of the Yaroze application form it says something
> about the Yaroze project ending on this date. Does anyone know what this
> means as far all the members go? Does everything shut down completely or
> does Sony just stop providing support?
> As far as the OPM fame game goes how about releasing a final demo disk with
> as much Yaroze stuff on as possible to mark the occasion? If everything is
> going to be shut down it would be nice if OPM put out a disk with every
> Yaroze (Europe) demo on to date no matter how crap. This would still give
> some of us novices something to work towards and might spark a final bit of
> effort from other members (we all know how dead the newsgroups have been
> lately :o/ ). Anyway, it's something to think about, or perhaps not if I'm
> just speaking tosh.
>
> Scott.
>
> "Tony Ross" <ARoss@trsoft.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:75+oDKAqzMm4EwNH@trsoft.demon.co.uk...
> > Is there still any point in completing a game for OPM release?
> >
> > Are there any new initiatives regarding Yaroze games or have SONY given
> > up on us.
> >
> > I really would like to go back to my game but would not want to end up
> > with something that I couldn't share with other PSX users outside the
> > Yaroze community (and cost me lots more of my spare time for no return).
> > *****Please don't start a flame war over this slight whinge******
> >
> >
> > I can't remember seeing much info from SONY for some time.
> >
> > Any info would be appreciated.
> > --
> > Tony Ross