ChaosTheory
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A couple months ago, Danish game company Full Control, makers of Space Hulk, released an email to backers of their Kickstarted Jagged Alliance: Flashback project stating that their reviews were basically to blame for the poor sales of the game. They implied that if new, positive reviews weren't posted soon, they would all but walk away from supporting it.
Seems they have done just that, and the company may be done as well.
Kickstarter physical goods have not been shipped, there has been no communication on their forums for some time, and this was recently posted by a JA:F backer who may have some insight:
"I see that many people are wondering about Full Control and the future of this game. For those who don't know yet, I will now provide the details to remove any speculations. Basically, FC is in financial trouble and mismanaged this entire project (details will follow):
Thomas Lund offering his office space for rent online: http://www.spiludvikling.dk/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3439
A quick search on internet indicates that every member of the JAF production team is not working for FC anymore.
Moreover, a more thorough examination of the team members reveals that the game was actually produced by at most 4-5 people who actually have some game development experience. Shockingly, the large majority of the JAF development team was formed by a group of unpaid interns (mostly students) with no solid experience in game development.
Significant parts of the game were developed by unpaid interns, including but not limited to: large parts of level design, 3D modelling, and sound.
FC was fully aware that they shipped a subpar game. It is evident that all resources were put on developing Space Hulk instead of JAF.
I hope that those who disputed FC's mismanagement and conning of consumers are now convinced of FC's deceipt. Thomas Lund basically misused JAF's brand name to attract money for his studio. Money that his company in normal conditions would never be able to gather."
Seems they have done just that, and the company may be done as well.
Kickstarter physical goods have not been shipped, there has been no communication on their forums for some time, and this was recently posted by a JA:F backer who may have some insight:
"I see that many people are wondering about Full Control and the future of this game. For those who don't know yet, I will now provide the details to remove any speculations. Basically, FC is in financial trouble and mismanaged this entire project (details will follow):
Thomas Lund offering his office space for rent online: http://www.spiludvikling.dk/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3439
A quick search on internet indicates that every member of the JAF production team is not working for FC anymore.
Moreover, a more thorough examination of the team members reveals that the game was actually produced by at most 4-5 people who actually have some game development experience. Shockingly, the large majority of the JAF development team was formed by a group of unpaid interns (mostly students) with no solid experience in game development.
Significant parts of the game were developed by unpaid interns, including but not limited to: large parts of level design, 3D modelling, and sound.
FC was fully aware that they shipped a subpar game. It is evident that all resources were put on developing Space Hulk instead of JAF.
I hope that those who disputed FC's mismanagement and conning of consumers are now convinced of FC's deceipt. Thomas Lund basically misused JAF's brand name to attract money for his studio. Money that his company in normal conditions would never be able to gather."