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Commodore return nears
The return of a gaming icon seems to be approaching rapidly now, with further word on Commodore's return to the gaming scene after an extended absence.
An 18 million USD deal with The Content Factory will see Commodore Gaming forged from the furnaces of Commodore International Corporation, who have been dabbling in other areas ever since the gaming scene became mainstream.
Whilst the specifics of exactly what Commodore are plotting remain under-wraps, we do know that new games for mobile platforms will be among the offerings released by the new company.
Perhaps also a spot of online distribution?
If we're really tapping into the zeitgeist "Gaming is one of Commodore's key historic competences, and the conclusion of this agreement emphasises Commodore's strategy to build on the strengths of the rich Commodore heritage," beamed big cheese Ben van Wijhe. "Now that the license agreement is concluded, Commodore Gaming will continue to create new types of game experiences and interactions."
link to article
Also, I emailed Commodore and asked them if they were interested in the Amiga with OS4, as a returning platform.
Here is the reply I got.
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Dear Philip,
We are speaking to Amiga but I can’t tell what the future will be!
If something happens, this will be big news so please follow our movements!
Thanks!
Jeroen |
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Re: Commodore Returns to the Gaming world.
Posted on 20-Jun-2006 15:57:29
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Yes. Amiga Inc. is the Amiga's biggest enemy right now without a doubt. Unfortunately - other than giving them OS4 - I don't see a way round the problem.
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Re: Commodore Returns to the Gaming world.
Posted on 20-Jun-2006 20:11:05
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Re: Commodore Returns to the Gaming world.
Posted on 20-Jun-2006 20:54:20
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I suspect they also know of Dennis and his MiniMig by now too. |
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Re: Commodore Returns to the Gaming world.
Posted on 21-Jun-2006 0:07:19
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Well, that's a funny analogy, but I'm hoping it's wrong. After all, Amiga Inc has expressed many times the point that they plan to bring future OS4 development in house. Who knows what that means?
@Rob
The minimig would be cool for C= to bring out an Amiga-in-a-stick type device with a host of games included. Then if they could provide OS4 on some mobile devices and revolutionize the mobile device market in ways that they did with the desktop market in the 80's and 90's, they could once again be seen as a market leader.
Let's face it, PDA's (and pocket PC's) today are B-O-R-I-N-G and non intuitive to use. Maybe Commodore could be the one to turn that B-O-R-I-N-G into a BOING! Take OS4 coupled with a nice PDA style interface, and the ease of use and power of a modern desktop OS running in the Palm of your hand. There is definitely still a market for that. Nobody has a PDA or Pocket PC yet (that I've seen) which does it right. |
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Re: Commodore Returns to the Gaming world.
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