Damnation Development Team Laid Off

DoctorFinger · 07-01-2009, 08:16 AM

The entire team behind recent shooter Damnation has reportedly been laid off by developer Blue Omega Entertainment. According to documents uncovered by Shacknews Blue Omega was removed as developer of the game by publisher Codemasters in January. Development was then handed off to a pair of studios Blue Omega had subcontracted to work on parts of the game.

Damnation began life as a contest winning Unreal mod back in 2004, with a team eventually working to turn it into a full retail product. The game was released in May to overwhelmingly poor reviews and minuscule sales.

Sources - Edge Online; Shacknews.

Grifter · 07-01-2009, 08:24 AM

Damnation was on of (if not the) worst games I have played this generation, maybe it's a good thingthe developers of this game won't be making another game together.

Telefrog · 07-01-2009, 08:42 AM

Wasn't this game at last year's PAX? If that was the game I played, then yeah... It was pretty bad.

Wilkz07 · 07-01-2009, 08:53 AM

its sad in the state of the economy to see anyone get laid off but.

AHAHAHAHHHAHAAH. Damnation sucked worse than Enter the Matrix .

ElektroDragon · 07-01-2009, 11:16 AM

I just reviewed it.. and yes it was at PAX last year where I played it as well. It's not THAT bad, but the achievements are horrible. That said, it makes Prototype look like a blockbuster.

Narradisall · 07-01-2009, 12:09 PM

This game held zero interest for me, but I remember seeing some videos and thinking the whole verticle thing might have worked well. Oh well. Sucks when anyone is laid off, but if its really that bad perhaps it'll be an opportunity for them to seek other careers.

Hawkzombie · 07-01-2009, 12:19 PM

I'm curious as to how bad it REALLY is. It's still on Steam for 40 bucks though, so I'm not that curious.

Heretic Machine · 07-01-2009, 12:25 PM

To be honest, I still don't get how it won Something Unreal. There were far better entries that year. I played the mod version, and it simply wasn't very good.

Spectre-7 · 07-01-2009, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Heretic Machine

To be honest, I still don't get how it won Something Unreal. There were far better entries that year. I played the mod version, and it simply wasn't very good.

Well, it's really quite simple... none of those others used the word Steampunk in their descriptions.

Hawkzombie · 07-01-2009, 12:59 PM

Steampunk is like catnip for geeks. The mere mention of it has us rolling on the floor purring like a chainsaw.

Heretic Machine · 07-01-2009, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Spectre-7

Well, it's really quite simple... none of those others used the word Steampunk in their descriptions.

I don't know about that, was that the same year that Air Buccaneers (or whatever that was called) was entered? It was a multiplayer game with an emphasis on small air skiffs, that you controlled from a first-person perspective. It was still an FPS, as you'd release control of your skiff so that you could shoot at the other team, but it was really pretty interesting.

I would have liked to have seen that as a fully developed product.

digitalErich · 07-01-2009, 02:46 PM

Air Buccaneers was good, but at the time the Team Ariel Combat mod(s) were still being played and really the only think AB had over those mods was original artwork.

Zanzibar · 07-01-2009, 03:25 PM

Every screenshot I ever saw of that game looked like ass. Original Xbox games looked better.

Purple Santa · 07-01-2009, 05:05 PM

So I guess this isn't a future Platinum Hits candidate?

Disgustipated · 07-02-2009, 04:44 AM

They got laid off for a reason.

07-01-2009, 08:16 AM	#1
DoctorFinger Senior News Editor Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New York City Posts: 5,563 Blog Entries: 10	Damnation Development Team Laid Off The entire team behind recent shooter Damnation has reportedly been laid off by developer Blue Omega Entertainment. According to documents uncovered by Shacknews Blue Omega was removed as developer of the game by publisher Codemasters in January. Development was then handed off to a pair of studios Blue Omega had subcontracted to work on parts of the game. Damnation began life as a contest winning Unreal mod back in 2004, with a team eventually working to turn it into a full retail product. The game was released in May to overwhelmingly poor reviews and minuscule sales. Sources - Edge Online; Shacknews.

07-01-2009, 08:24 AM	#2
Grifter incognitus Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Reno, Nevada Posts: 1,472	Damnation was on of (if not the) worst games I have played this generation, maybe it's a good thingthe developers of this game won't be making another game together. __________________ Steam:xGryfter XBL:xGryfter PSN:xGryfter www.fightcon.com www.usadojo.com

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Telefrog Natural 20's! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lakewood, WA Posts: 4,571 Blog Entries: 3	Wasn't this game at last year's PAX? If that was the game I played, then yeah... It was pretty bad. __________________ Gamertag: Telefrog \| Zunecard: Telefrog \| Steam ID: Telefrog \| Impulse: Telefrog

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Wilkz07 Did your Mom. Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2,336 Blog Entries: 1	its sad in the state of the economy to see anyone get laid off but. AHAHAHAHHHAHAAH. Damnation sucked worse than Enter the Matrix . __________________ LIVE: Wilkz07 GFWL: Wilkz07 PSN: Wilks08 Now Playing: Sly Cooper (PS2) / Bakugan Battle Brawlers(PS3). / Jak/Daxter Precursor Legacy (PS2).

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ElektroDragon Colonist Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 633	I just reviewed it.. and yes it was at PAX last year where I played it as well. It's not THAT bad, but the achievements are horrible. That said, it makes Prototype look like a blockbuster. __________________ Gamertag/PSN/Zune: ElektroDragon PAX & Video Games Live attendee. ECA Founding Member. CoG Folding@Home / Seti@Home Team

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Narradisall Colonist Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: London, England Posts: 3,609	This game held zero interest for me, but I remember seeing some videos and thinking the whole verticle thing might have worked well. Oh well. Sucks when anyone is laid off, but if its really that bad perhaps it'll be an opportunity for them to seek other careers. __________________ Gamertag: Narradisall

07-01-2009, 12:25 PM	#8
Heretic Machine A *** in the machine. Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3,338 Blog Entries: 2	To be honest, I still don't get how it won Something Unreal. There were far better entries that year. I played the mod version, and it simply wasn't very good. __________________ Steam Name: Heretic Machine [CoG] PSN: Heretic-Machine Current Interests: PS3 games, WoW, D&D 2nd Ed.

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digitalErich Run Away! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: East Bay, CA Posts: 1,559	Air Buccaneers was good, but at the time the Team Ariel Combat mod(s) were still being played and really the only think AB had over those mods was original artwork. __________________ Live: digitalErich / Wii: 2546-4001-2340-7949 / PS3: digitalErich / Steam: digitalErich

07-01-2009, 03:25 PM	#13
Zanzibar Colonist Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 580	Every screenshot I ever saw of that game looked like ass. Original Xbox games looked better.

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