Sierra was captured, then killed, by an accounting fraud
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HN comment orderI worked for a game studio that was acquired by Sierra in late 1995. Being acquired by Ken and Roberta was surreal; they were two of my idols from childhood gaming and they were every bit as great to work for (via multiple layers of bosses) as you'd hope. They were gamers; they cared about people having fun playing games. They were also hard-nosed about their development teams creating product that would achieve that goal. I remember having to answer…
> It would never have been enough, not for Williams nor the board, for Sierra to have levelled out as, say, a boutique producer of high-quality adventure games. Why not?!? It seems like everyone in this story - Roberta, people who love games, (most especially) the employees who lost their savings, and even Ken - would be happier today if they had continued earning an honest profit doing what they did best. The scramble for more, more, MORE undid them…
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| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
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| 2020-10-29 | Sierra Was Captured, Then Killed, by an Accounting Fraud | krig | 6 | 0 |
| 2020-10-30 | Sierra was captured, then killed, by an accounting fraudFirst breakout · Best thread | danso | 329 | 146 |
| 2024-05-17 | Sierra was captured, then killed, by an accounting fraud (2020)Latest 20+ point return | bentcorner | 228 | 208 |