Yep. i forget who suggested it, but it sounds like a lovers spat to me. lol
![](http://apolyton.net/forums/smile.gif)
quote:![]() The game industry was rocked yesterday by the announcement that star game designer Brian Reynolds, a long-time protégé of Sid Meier, had departed from Firaxis Games, a company he cofounded with Meier and Jeff Briggs in 1996. Reynolds was the lead programmer/designer for such innovative classics as Colonization, Civilization II, and Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. His departure calls into question the status of Civilization III, the highly anticipated follow-up for the popular Civilization strategy series. Gamecenter managed to contact Reynolds at his home today. Gamecenter: There is a lot of speculation as to why you left so abruptly. Was the departure amicable? Brian Reynolds: I don't want to discuss why I left. Things happened between Sid [Meier] and Jeff [Briggs] that I don't think need to be discussed. GC: Were you sick of doing 4X strategy games such as Alpha Centauri or Civ III? Or was it that you wanted to get out from under the Sid Meier name? B.R.: [Laughs] I'm not going to get into that. But I'm not sick of strategy games. GC: What is the status of Civ III after your departure? Is it on the right track, or was your departure related to that game? B.R.: I really wouldn't know anything about Civ III right now. GC: Oh. That doesn't sound good. B.R.: I really can't talk about it. Reynolds was both friendly and evasive throughout the interview. He stated that he intended to found another game studio, perhaps with partners, and that he'd like to work on a strategy game. He said he was not lured away by another studio. Kelley Gilmore, communications manager at Firaxis, declined to comment on Reynolds' plans. Gilmore did say that his leaving should have no adverse effect on the development of Civilization III, which Reynolds was heading up. "We have a team in place, and Sid Meier will continue to direct development just as he has been doing all along." Firaxis had known about Reynolds' intention to leave since December. ![]() |
Comment