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The Adrenaline Vault
September 20, 1999Sierra
Cancels Babylon 5 and More in Reorganization
On the heels of another reorganization, Sierra
On-Line has elected to cancel several titles it claims did not meet its success criteria.
Cancelled titles include Desert Fighters and Pro Pilot Paradise at the company's Dynamix
studio, Babylon 5, a project of Sierra Studios, and Orcs: Revenge of the Ancient.
The product cancellations will result in the loss of 105 jobs.
The company today also announced a reorganization into three business units: Core Games,
Casual Entertainment and Home Productivity. This new structure is effective immediately.
Core Games features several renowned development teams including Impressions Games,
Papyrus, Sierra's Northwest studio and the Tribes team. In addition to Valve, other third
party relationships include Relic and Massive Entertainment. Core Games will focus on
strategy, action, RPG and adventure games.
Casual Entertainment includes the Hoyle line, the Trophy Bass Fishing series, Professional
Bull Rider, the Field and Stream Hunting series, the 3D Ultra series, Austin Powers:
Operation Trivia and other similar titles. This group has a 26 percent share of the casual
entertainment business. Home and Productivity will publish titles for gardening, home
design, home publishing, family heritage, digital imaging and web page design. |