Microids goes to limbo (Syberia, Still Life, etc)

Nautilus · 11-19-2006, 08:05 AM

Ubisoft has acquired Microïds in 2005, and all Microids adventures goes to a limbo: no official websites, no downloads, everthing is gone.

Syberia 1 & 2, Still Life and other websites are all offline, vanished from the web.

Has anyone good news about that, or these adventures are gone forever?

Dreamcatcher has aquired Adventure Company, so these great games can also disapear from US soon...

Solid Snake · 11-19-2006, 08:23 AM

Well, the games haven't been anywhere they are still on sale.A new Syberia game is unnecessary anyway. Kate Walker's journey has ended in Syberia 2. If you like Benoit Sokal games you can still wait for Aquarica and Sinking Island by the way .

Legolas813 · 11-19-2006, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Nautilus

Dreamcatcher has aquired Adventure Company, so these great games can also disapear from US soon...

Actually JoWooD has acquired Dreamcatcher. The Adventure Company has always been a part of Dreamcatcher, so now JoWooD will own The Adventure Company.

Nautilus · 11-19-2006, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Solid Snake

Well, the games haven't been anywhere they are still on sale.

A game without a official website is like a dead product. It's very bad to adventure market that some best seller adventures has no home anymore.

Nautilus · 11-19-2006, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Legolas813

Actually JoWooD has acquired Dreamcatcher. The Adventure Company has always been a part of Dreamcatcher, so now JoWooD will own The Adventure Company.

So, thats worse than I think. JoWooD seems to have no interests in adventure games.

Solid Snake · 11-19-2006, 10:33 AM

Microids is dead. End of the story...

Nautilus · 11-19-2006, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Solid Snake

Microids is dead. End of the story...

Yeah, and with it about 40% to 50% of the adventure market.

*Melanie68* · 11-19-2006, 11:37 AM

Question: Where does your 40-50% figure come from?

Also, they've been dead for a little while (I believe since mid 2005) and that certainly hasn't stopped the release of many, many adventure games since then and the production of many more.

Legolas813 · 11-19-2006, 11:47 AM

Pretty much all Microids released was Still Life and the Syberia series. They are not that important to the genre. They have been dead for quite a while now, so I'm not sure why you are even bringing them up.

Solid Snake · 11-19-2006, 01:21 PM

I completely agree with that remark above. Anyhow, White Birds Productions is a replacement for Microids.

Ariel Type · 11-19-2006, 03:39 PM

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Yeah, and with it about 40% to 50% of the adventure market

Emm. Actually, the number of adventures increased since Microids left the market, both in quality and quantity, and the years 2002-2005 were some of the worst years in the adventure history..

Nautilus · 11-19-2006, 03:56 PM

I don't know if I am only a "sentimental" adventure gamer, but I think that is very sad that so many good adventure games simply be vanished from the web so quickly.

rtrooney · 11-19-2006, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Solid Snake

I completely agree with that remark above. Anyhow, White Birds Productions is a replacement for Microids.

And that brought us Paradise? Not the best of Benoit's efforts.

AprilLives · 11-20-2006, 05:32 AM

The more games I play, the more I realize how good Syberia 1 & 2 truly are. I hope they never go off the market because there are many new game players coming up who would love them. Hats off to Microids!

Ubisoft, on the other hand, I think produced some of the Myst games. These are great games. So maybe there will be a good outcome.

GombeTo · 11-21-2006, 01:18 PM

Syberia won't go off the market soon, but UbiSoft do not care about them anymore.

Wouter · 11-21-2006, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by AprilLives

The more games I play, the more I realize how good Syberia 1 & 2 truly are. I hope they never go off the market because there are many new game players coming up who would love them. Hats off to Microids!

I agree. I loved both Syberia games. Classic material imo. I was very sad to see Microïds go.

Stalin · 11-22-2006, 10:01 AM

Actually , some time ago when i tried to reach the Syberia 2 and Still Life web sites it was just showing me that it is currently unavailable or it has been removed.Today i just clicked on a link to the Syberia 2 site and It showed me a message

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Web site under construction

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The Same for the Still Life site.I found that interesting because of that i posted it here.
P.S:The same for the Microids Site too

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Stalin

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Nautilus Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Posts: 239	Microids goes to limbo (Syberia, Still Life, etc) Ubisoft has acquired Microïds in 2005, and all Microids adventures goes to a limbo: no official websites, no downloads, everthing is gone. Syberia 1 & 2, Still Life and other websites are all offline, vanished from the web. Has anyone good news about that, or these adventures are gone forever? Dreamcatcher has aquired Adventure Company, so these great games can also disapear from US soon... Share Share this post on Twitter Last edited by Nautilus; 11-19-2006 at 08:18 AM.

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Solid Snake Slim Shady Join Date: May 2006 Location: Outer Heaven Posts: 727	Well, the games haven't been anywhere they are still on sale.A new Syberia game is unnecessary anyway. Kate Walker's journey has ended in Syberia 2. If you like Benoit Sokal games you can still wait for Aquarica and Sinking Island by the way . Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ I’m gonna make you hate me cause you ain’t me.

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Solid Snake Slim Shady Join Date: May 2006 Location: Outer Heaven Posts: 727	Microids is dead. End of the story... Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ I’m gonna make you hate me cause you ain’t me.

11-19-2006, 11:37 AM	#8
Melanie68 Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,907	Question: Where does your 40-50% figure come from? Also, they've been dead for a little while (I believe since mid 2005) and that certainly hasn't stopped the release of many, many adventure games since then and the production of many more. Share Share this post on Twitter

11-19-2006, 11:47 AM	#9
Legolas813 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 1,783	Pretty much all Microids released was Still Life and the Syberia series. They are not that important to the genre. They have been dead for quite a while now, so I'm not sure why you are even bringing them up. Share Share this post on Twitter

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Solid Snake Slim Shady Join Date: May 2006 Location: Outer Heaven Posts: 727	I completely agree with that remark above. Anyhow, White Birds Productions is a replacement for Microids. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ I’m gonna make you hate me cause you ain’t me. Last edited by Solid Snake; 11-19-2006 at 02:20 PM.

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Nautilus Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Posts: 239	I don't know if I am only a "sentimental" adventure gamer, but I think that is very sad that so many good adventure games simply be vanished from the web so quickly. Share Share this post on Twitter

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AprilLives Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 366	The more games I play, the more I realize how good Syberia 1 & 2 truly are. I hope they never go off the market because there are many new game players coming up who would love them. Hats off to Microids! Ubisoft, on the other hand, I think produced some of the Myst games. These are great games. So maybe there will be a good outcome. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Life Is A Riddle Waiting To Be Solved Favorite Adventure Games: Riven, The Longest Journey 1, Syberia 1 & 2, Grim Fandango, Still Life 1, Broken Sword Series, Lost Crown Heavy Rain (Action/Adventure)

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