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Old 12-18-2005, 10:52 PM   #89
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Originally Posted by Spitfire
If only Sierra produced hit titles like Blizzard, it might even be still alive today making immersive adventure games. But most of them were clones.
Huh?

Sierra turned into what it is today because Ken Williams sold the company to Havas, who lied about their financials and basically drove the Sierra into the ground after the sale.

As for "hit titles," that's more or less all they did produce for the 20 or so years they were a major player in the industry. They certainly had their share of not-so-great games, but I don't think anyone can argue that Sierra didn't release hits. We wouldn't still be talking about them today (in this very thread!) if they hadn't.
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