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Internet dramas: Gamecock's CEO Mike Wilson responds to John Romero's disses photo

Well isn't this just getting interesting? Yesterday, we informed you of John Romero's recent calling out of Gamecock main man Mike Wilson. Well, Mike Wilson has responded to John's statements by sending a letter to Kotaku:

While I am not at all interested in reliving those days, I will also not allow you to rewrite the history of it all, more to your liking and to my public detriment, and I will in no way take the rap for what you did (or didn't do)with your dream company. So here are just a few reminders to jog your memory ...

... Our former employee also reminded me that I fought on a daily basis to try to save that company from the poison which you had invited into it (and watched spread like a cancer while you kept your head in the sand), only to find myself ushered out the door, since it was such a buzz kill to hear my incessant complaints about the way things were being run, which were really those of the 80 or so young fresh faced developers we hired in the 10 months I was there.

The letter is fairly long and goes into great detail between Mike and John's relationship with Ion Storm. The letter also gets really nasty towards the end when Mike brings Johns personal life to light:

... left only a bloody trail of ex-wives, fatherless kids, and ill advised breast implants strewn across this fair nation, even before you flew all the way to Romania for your latest wife ...

OK, I know exactly how to bring about peace between these two: LOOK AT THAT ADORABLE PUPPY! It's so cute!

What? Not good enough? OK, well how about this: STFUAJPG (or in this case, put-out games). Gamecock is building hype and awareness for themselves, which is what an indie company needs to do. The games are coming, slowly but surely. I think Mike went way too far at the end of the letter with the whole personal life attack, but the rest of it seems justified. Also, what's John been up to in the videogame world? No, really, I have no idea. I'm not trying to diss him but should he even be attacking Mike for no reason at all when he hasn't put out anything in awhile himself? Of course, only the small circle that was Ion Storm really knows anything about all this hateorade.  

How do you feel about all this? Think Romero was justified? Think Mike was right? Think they should all burn in hell for Daikatana

[Image via Cute Overload and has nothing to do with anything. I just thought it was a nice counter balance to all the negativeness from the post. I'm so thoughtful.] 


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NihonTiger90's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/19/2008 13:47
NihonTiger90
Who cares, that puppy is cute as hell!
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/19/2008 14:20
ArrestedDeveloper
awwww, gamecock is so edgy and anti industry, he's not just extreme, he's exxxtreme! Everyone involved with this news story is a douche bag.
MissHinasaki's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/19/2008 14:36
MissHinasaki
I'm sorry but that puppy is just way too cute.
ThelolDranger's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/19/2008 15:51
ThelolDranger
I tend to agree that John hasn't done much of anything since Doom, and he might be just a little self-important.

Mike Wilson, despite Gamecock's recent behavior and the fact that they haven't yet published any good games, does seem to have had more of a positive impact on the industry (DESPITE DAIKATANA), by way of his involvement of other games.

Also, Gamecocks. Get it?
winojesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/19/2008 16:12
winojesus
who to side with, the creator of doom, or the creator of dementium.
hummmm.
fuck it, you know these dudes are just dying to bang each other. Its the classic pulling the pig tails of the girl you like syndrome.
Hamza CTZ Aziz's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/19/2008 16:13
Hamza CTZ Aziz
ThelolDranger: Dementium is a great game, one of my favorites of last year.
winojesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/19/2008 16:20
winojesus
wow hamza, you really must'a liked that one corridor that constituded the games entire design.
Sam Spectre's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/19/2008 16:52
Sam Spectre
Romero had it coming. I don't think Wilson took it too far at the end.
TheStripe's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/19/2008 17:49
TheStripe
dementia is the best first person game on the ds. Not amazing, but good. Romero is a twat. His unpurturbed attack on Wilson seems like a jealousy stab. That, and he hasn't done shit since Quake 1, except philandering, apparently.
Hamza CTZ Aziz's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/19/2008 19:12
Hamza CTZ Aziz
For what it was and for the limitations it had, it was great. I'm not saying it was the BEST game of 07, but it had a lot going for it for being a DS title.
PrinceofCannedPeaches's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/19/2008 19:15
PrinceofCannedPeaches
Mike Wilson's letter is SIMILETASTIC!
BlackDove's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/19/2008 19:53
BlackDove
Mike Wilson for '08.

I like bitches being put in their place.
Churchhills Dog's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/19/2008 20:16
Churchhills Dog
Speaking of Killcreek, I wonder what she's doing nowadays? Seems like she couldn't find a niche for herself anywhere in the industry. She tried mapper, journo, commentator, Game God, etc...

While she was certainly hot, her short stubby legs and large-ish upper torso would preclude her from any serious modeling (then again, WTF do i know?) so I tend to doubt she's doing that full time.
grrza's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/19/2008 20:43
grrza
well how about this: STFUAJPG
Exactly.

These bitches need to save their pathetic tiffs for livejournal where someone might actually give a shit.
Leathersoup's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/19/2008 21:29
Leathersoup
Looks like another example of too many people saw (and enjoyed) Jerry Springer.
Backspace529's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/19/2008 21:56
Backspace529
Awww look at the angry little kids fighting. How old are these guys?
ScottyG's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/19/2008 22:09
ScottyG
Wait a second, wait a second, wait a second...

John Romero got breast implants?

I mean, I know he kinda looked like a chick, but... wow!
Ratcliff's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2008 04:41
Ratcliff
The news didn't seem that bad until...is that a Corgi?....ARGHHHH SO PISSED!!!
Churchhills Dog's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2008 06:55
Churchhills Dog
One thing I can hand to Mike Wilson, E3's were never the same again after GOD Games disbanded.
KaL YoshiKa's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2008 08:08
KaL YoshiKa
Romero deserved being called out on what he said but Mike probably took things a bit too far in response.
frygar's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2008 10:00
frygar
When Gamecock publishes something, then they can talk shit. But given that most of their time is spent running about Vegas in rooster costumes and interrupting CES speeches, it's going to be a while. Daikatana, as shitty as it was, still got published. That's a lot more than what can be said for those middle aged goons in shoddy rooster costumes.

Hey, make us another flash-based Mushroom Men trailer! The gameplay on that looks sick. /HEAVY SARCASM
AlucardX24's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/20/2008 12:26
AlucardX24
I agree with Gamecock here. My reason: Daikatana.
Dudemullet's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/21/2008 09:34
Dudemullet
OMG that puppy IS cute
Fading Star's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2008 09:58
Fading Star
PUPPY!
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