10Tacle fallita, no problem per Blimey

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Il publisher tedesco 10Tacle, gi

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Il mercato PC e' in crisi e sicuramente titoli "ibridi" come gtr e gt legends vanno pubblicizzati a dovere per piacere sia all'arcade gamer che all'amante delle simulazioni,ma attualmente le console la fanno da padrone,per cui il mercato ARCADE e' piu' indirizzato verso quel tipo di acquisto piuttosto che comprare un gioco per PC;quindi ci sono spese di produzione altissime e guadagni minori....

secondo me con questa situazione puo' essere anche un bene per noi,perche' in futuro ci potrebbe essere una spaccatura piu' netta tra i giochi arcade (console e porting di scarsa qualita' su PC) e quelli piu' simulativi(solo PC),a fronte di una pubblicita' minore e team di sviluppo piu' piccoli;

la domanda e':

senza una "pesante" pubblicita',ci saranno ancora team come gli ISI,i Blimey etc... oppure saremo solo nelle mani di pochi appassionati come Kaemmer?

Non bisogna dimenticare che e' molto piu' semplice realizzare un Colin Mc rae che un r-Factor simulativo e i profitti potrebbero essere sensibilmente superiori nel primo caso...(considerando anche che con r-F hanno "affittato"" il g-motor diverse volte)

Certo,invece con la soluzione dell'abbonamento che tanto odio....

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non penso sia un bene,in fin dei conti

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La Blimey! si salva dalla bancarotta di 10Tacle grazie all'intervento della David Rubin & Partners e viene acquisita dal Slightly Mad Studios

Ian Bell (CEO di Blimey!): “We kept things going as long as possible, because of the amazing work the team was doing on our one surviving project and the patience of our publisher. However it was commercially unsustainable and it soon became clear that unless decisive action was taken we would lose that”.

D.Rubin: “I am delighted that we have managed to preserve such a fantastic team. To be able to save these jobs and skills when we see so much gloom elsewhere in the labour market is a real testament to the Rescue Culture that my profession and our firm strive to support.”

LONDON, Jan 12th 2009 - Joint Administrators were appointed to Blimey! Games Limited, the games software developer on 8 January 2009. This follows the insolvency of Blimey!’s German parent company, 10tacle Studios AG in the summer of 2008.

David Rubin and Asher Miller of London firm, David Rubin & Partners, were appointed to save the business as a going concern when it became apparent that Blimey! was insolvent and couldn’t survive on its own – after the demise of 10tacle and the knock on effect it had on those funding some of Blimey!’s projects.

“We kept things going as long as possible” commented Ian Bell, the former director of Blimey!, “because of the amazing work the team was doing on our one surviving project and the patience of our publisher. However it was commercially unsustainable and it soon became clear that unless decisive action was taken we would lose that”. A sale of the business and assets was therefore agreed by the Administrators with Slightly Mad Studios Limited, a company established by Ian Bell.

The successful sale will also result in creditors of Blimey! hopefully receiving most if not all of the money they are owed and will preserve the jobs of all Blimey!’s workforce.

Commenting on the sale, Joint Administrator David Rubin said, “I am delighted that we have managed to preserve such a fantastic team. To be able to save these jobs and skills when we see so much gloom elsewhere in the labour market is a real testament to the Rescue Culture that my profession and our firm strive to support.”

Mr Rubin went on to say that “Directors who face up quickly to the challenges posed by the current economic climate stand a better prospect of a rescue procedure working. Mr Ian Bell, the director of Blimey! moved quickly to take appropriate advice from his solicitors Sheridans who involved us at a very early stage. That prompt action was key to finding a solution to the company's problems.”

Ian Bell went on to say, “This sale has ended months of uncertainty and worry for all concerned. We can now look forward to the development of our exciting existing and future projects.”