JANE JENSEN'S E3 RECAP
by Jane Jensen
This year was my first time at E3, and it was a great experience. Most everyone who stopped by seemed to really like the new game interface and 3D art, and the press we've seen implies that they weren't just being nice to me! I had a lot of people come by who were fans of the series and their enthusiasm helped bolster my own motivation to come back and work even harder. For those of you I saw there -- thanks for coming over and showing your support. Of course, we had a handful of fans show up who were mad about the 3D or mad about Gabe's new hair, etc., but once they saw the demo they quickly warmed up -- so I'm counting that as a good sign that those on the boards who are still leery will be won over when they actually see the game.

On the floor, most everything was 3D and there was some incredible 3D animation being done, particularly in the 'cut scenes' or movie intros for other products. Our challenge is to match those kinds of levels of excellence -- but to do it not just in the cut scenes but in the actual game engine itself since our cut scenes and game play will be identical. What was mostly showing at E3 were 1st or 3rd person shooters, so GK3 certainly has an opportunity to be different. We have our work cut out for us to deliver a product that will revitalize adventure game sales, but we also have lots of good will and support from the press and fans and a great game engine, talented artists, etc. I'm very pleased with the potential that's there and it seems that potential showed on the floor of E3 as well.

TEAM NEWS Richard Hescox recently joined the team as Art Director. Previously, Richard served as an art director at Dynamix. Koren Buckner has joined the team as our Marketing Product Manager. She will be responsible for getting the good word about GK3 to the masses, and is also coordinating the production of the GK Collection.

Quotes of the Week:

"Robot kill paper!"
- Daryl Affleck referring to an animation he just finished of Gabe walking over and picking up a letter.

"The maid is afraid of the sheep in Wilkes' bathroom."
- Tom Springer

"I'm gonna wander around and let my office air out."
- Scott Bilas

WHAT'S THE GK3 TEAM UP TO NOW? I survey the team, and asked them what they were up to. Not what they were working on really, but what was keeping them occupied (music, movies, books, etc). So, here are their answers:

Richard Hescox (Art Director):

What games have you been playing lately?
"Quake 2, Riven, Hellcats of the Pacific"
What was the last good book you read?
"Chronicle Of The Pharaohs"
What CDs have you been listening to lately?
"Mars Attacks, The Crimson Pirate, The music of Godzilla 1956 to 1983"
What were the three last movies you watched?
"Pink Flamingos (the directors cut), Night of the Hunter, Men in Black"
Quote to live by:
"It's crackers to slip a rozer the dropsey in snide"
("It's crazy to pay off a cop in phoney money")

Chris Brockett:

What games have you been playing lately? "
StaaaaarCraaaaaffffftttt"
What was the last good book you read?
"Smilla's Sense of Snow"
What CDs have you been listening to lately?
"Whatever the hell I can get my grubby little hands on. Suicide Machines, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Spinanes, Zony Mash, Nick Cave, The Selecter, Beat Happening, Modest Mouse."
What were the three last movies you watched?
"Irma Vep, Sherman's March, Simple Men"
Quote to live by:
"control, alt, delete"

Aubrey Pullman

What games have you been playing lately?
"Sequels: Quake2, Resident Evil2, WipeOutXL"
What was the last good book you read?
"Hardboiled Wonderland and the End of the World"
What CDs have you been listening to lately?
"Redd Kross - ShowWorld, Tori Amos - From the Choirgirl Hotel, Winter, Talula"
What were the three last movies you watched?
"Bullworth, Ulee's Gold, L.A. Confidential"
Quote to live by:
"When they said, 'repent, repent, repent,' I wonder what they meant"
-Lenord Cohen

Daryl Affleck

What games have you been playing lately?
"Unreal"
What was the last good book you read?
"GKIII Design Bible."
What CDs have you been listening to lately?
"Dave Brubeck. NIN. Ween."
What were the three last movies you watched?
"The Truman Show, The House of Yes, and a Japanese-dubbed version of Overboard"
Quote to live by:
"Buh buh buh buh buh"
-- Goldie Hawn, in Japanese version of Overboard

Scott Honn

What games have you been playing lately?
"Quest for Power(new rolemasterless role-playing)"
What was the last good book you read?
"History of PR, The Religion of Technology, The Demon Haunted World
(OK, I read a lot..)"
What CDs have you been listening to lately?
"New Plant & Page"
What were the three last movies you watched?
"Hudson Hawk, Godzilla and The God Makers"
Quote to live by:
"The opposite of a trivial truth is false;
the opposite of a great truth is also true."
- Niels Bohr

Scott Bilas

What games have you been playing lately?
"None. I'm up to my ears in Sheep. Well, except Theme Hospital, of course."
What was the last good book you read?
"Asphalt Nation."
What CDs have you been listening to lately?"
"Bad Religion's No Substance. Nothing else."
What were the three last movies you watched?
"Truman Show, Vertigo. I also watched Saturn III but I wish I hadn't."
Quote to live by:
"What was the middle thing?"

Chip Sandresky

What games have you been playing lately?
"Dominos, Leisure Suit Larry: Love For Sail"
What was the last good book you read?
"Jaguars Ripped My Flesh by Tim Cahill"
What CDs have you been listening to a lot lately?
"Morcheeba - Big Calm, Spacehog - The Chinese Album, Portishead - Dummy"
What were the last three movies you've watched?
"Bullworth, Sliding Doors, Deconstructing Harry"
Quote to live by:
"Free your mind and your ass will follow"
- Funkadelic

David Henry

What games have you been playing lately?
"Red Baron 2"
What was the last good book you read?
" The Green Mile" Steven King
- his best since Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption"
What CDs have you been listening to lately?
"Mahler's 4th and 5th, Beethoven's Quartets Op 132 &133"
What were the three last movies you watched?
"Haven't seen a movie in months - I think the last one was the recent Bond flick."

Jane Jensen

What games have you been playing lately?
"Just got Sanitarium and am anxious to start it."
What was the last good book you read?
"The God of Small Things" By Arundhati Roy
What CDs have you been listening to lately?
"Civil War folk songs from my trip to Gettysburg"
What were the three last movies you watched?
"The Apostle, Deep Impact, Othello (with Laurence Fishburn)"
Quote to live by:
"If a man knows where he's going, the Universe will step out of his way."

Adam D. Bormann

What games have you been playing lately?
"Clue (the boardgame), Starcraft, Black Dahlia"
What was the last good book you read?
"Double Indemnity by James M. Cain"
What CDs have you been listening to a lot lately?
"New Model Army - Strange Brotherhood, Nick Cave - Let Love In, The Levellers - Zeitgeist"
What were the last three movies you've watched?
"The Truman Show, Double Wedding and The Big Sleep"
Quote to live by:
"I'm a writer you monsters!"
-- Barton Fink

Mark Hood (General Manager, Sierra Studios)

What games have you been playing lately?
"KQ8, GK3, Homeworld, LSLCasino, Unreal"
What was the last good book you read?
"Brewchem 101"
What CDs have you been listening to lately?
"Full Circle - Dregs , Test for Echo - Rush, Stressfest - Steve Morse Band"
What were the three last movies you watched?
"Titanic, can't remember the other two"
Quote to live by:
"Turn adversity into opportunity."

Joshua Bentley (Web Producer)

What games have you been playing lately?
"Age of Empires, StarCraft, Unreal, Forsaken"
What was the last good book you read?
"Sweet Mythery of Life by Robert Aspirin"
What CDs have you been listening to lately?
"Five Iron Frenzy, Our newest album ever"
What were the three last movies you watched?
"The Ghost and the Darkness, The Saint, Conspiracy Theory"
Quote to live by:
"The thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy, but I have come that they might have life, and have it more abundantly!"
- Jesus, John 10:10

MEET THE NEW WEB SLINGER -- JOSHUA "SPIDEY" BENTLEY
by Joshua Bentley
Adam has moved on and left a bright, hopeful newcomer to fill the shoes of those mighty Web Producers that have gone before. I am now the official Web Producer for Sierra Studios. The gaming world better buckle down, because I am full of ideas and creativity to make the Sierra Studios sites much more gamer inclusive and a fun place to be. I'm incredibly excited to be in this position as a fan of Sierra titles since the age of 13 and having been employee in Sierra's Tech Support division for nearly 3 1/2 years. In my spare time, I travel around the country doing charity selling dental floss to blind men with no feet and trying to find a 7-11 that isn't open 24 hours (humor). Actually, I'm a huge gamer. I love my PlayStation, spending time with my wife and daughter, and reading all kinds of good stuff.