Hello from EA Games!

[Sarien]

I feel bad for all the EA reps and Department of Justice Reps that have answered the phone today only to hear "Fuck you newbs! Gimme my Trench Wars back!"

[K2Grey]

Its a pretty elaborate hoax, since there's like 9 SS sites all with that display

[Tim]

Subspace 2: The Legacy

Well, I am a bit concerned that no one has pmed me, or asked about our upcoming title! That's what's really important here, as Subspace 2: The Legacy will definetly be an exceedingly fruitful venture for both EA games and you the fans. In the interest of clearing up some of these wild rumors though, I'll answer a few questions people have messaged me with:

Q: Why are you here?
A: I'm here to talk to the largest subspace community about our upcoming new title Subspace 2: The Legacy.

Q: Why are all the Subspace zones going down?
A: We are receiving much appreciated assistance from the DOJ in protecting our licensed Intellectual Property. The boiler plate on this site's front page contains excerpts from the legal arguments we have presented to many SS Zone Ops regarding their illegal use of our property and the subsequent penalties involved in such action. All Subspace servers have been given 30 days to comply, and are legally obligated to display that frontpage in the interim. As of right now, not everyone has complied.

Q: Why do all the zones need to go down in 30 days?
A: That date coincides with the closed-beta launch of our wildly anticipated new title Subspace 2: The Legacy!

Q: When I look on the web, it tells me subspacetwo.com is owned by Dock>'s web hosting company. Why don't you own it?
A: When we originally contacted Dock> about the use of our property, we were immediately overwhelmed by his talent and dedication to Subspace. In response, we offered him a position on the staff of our hot new title Subspace 2: The Legacy, and as a token of good faith he's been willing to temporarily host the official site while a local server is put online here in California. Once we get our facilities up, you can expect loads more information about our great new game.

Q: Who can I talk to about getting in the Subspace 2: The Legacy beta?
A: Feel free to email me at TimMcD@subspacetwo.com or private message me here on the forums.


I hope this clears some of the confusion surrouding the recent changes you've all seen on the site. I should have some screens from the alpha to show you soon, as well as further details about this amazing new game Subspace 2: The Legacy. Now, let's hear some questions!

[genes]

Whoaa....So this is fo real then, Tim. You are not joking? Why cant you name the game something else if this isnt a joke?

[NaiLed]

Tim = Roger <ER>


You've been rumbled.

[genes]

kikikik l0l how do u know fo sho? - And why does staff waste their time on useless hoaxes that probably took them hundreds of man hours to complete and execute when they can fix dumb shit like cloaker race in belim or remove those damn bots that report u for racism, esp in belim

[Zyclon]

"So, now back to reality. The reality of the situation is that BDE just doesn't care and even if they did, they might have lost their legal rights at this point. The worst case scenerio for subspace would be if some large gaming company (like EA, Microsoft, or even Sony) decided that the Subspace name was worth something and bought it off of BDE, then you would be in a situation where they could potentially attempt to shutdown subspace as you now know it (if they wanted to have control over the service). The good news for the subspace community in this regard is that BDE is a bit stupid about things and last time I checked was demanding 6 figures for the name...yeah right. "
Jeff Petersen
Lead Programmer/Designer of Subspace


ea taking over

[R>A>G>E]

Sweet! will there be 3D warbirds? big SURROUND sound to explosions in The Legacy!?!?!? i'm about to pee my pants! when does this start!?!? i'd be willing to pay some $ for this HIGHLY anticipated Subspace2!!!! not only just some doh, but i would be willing to put in my entire life savings to help you guys out!!! maybe i will be a millionair some day!!!! i cant wait 30 days!! tell me NOW NOW NOW!!! the adrenaline rush of emotion is just dying to explode out of my pours!!!!!
Tim for pres!!

[Denon]

I wouldn't buy it, ever.

Not that I believe any of this bullshit.

[Final Hit]

this gotta be the best april's fool joke

[Stabwound]

It would have been 1000x better if they actually took down the entire SSCU for the day while doing this, and disabled all of the forums.

[MikeTheNose]

http://news.com.com/2110-1023_3-5182781.ht...=feed&subj=news

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Ashcroft creates task force for copyright violations
Last modified: March 31, 2004, 2:13 PM PST
By Declan McCullagh
Staff Writer, CNET News.com



The U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday that it had created a task force to evaluate prosecutions of copyright violations, including Internet piracy, and make recommendations about how existing efforts can be improved. "The task force will determine how best to meet the evolving challenges that law enforcement faces in the intellectual property arena," said David Israelite, deputy chief of staff to Attorney General John Ashcroft and chairman of the task force.

Although Congress has pressured the department to use the powerful No Electronic Theft Act to jail file-swappers, no such prosecutions have taken place. Wednesday's announcement also comes as proposals are circulating in Congress to give the Justice Department the power to levy additional civil penalties on copyright infringers.

[Troll King]

Isn't BDE the same company that had the spyware in Kazaa?


The link to the SS2 site blew the illusion. It wasn't really necessary to pull off the hoax.

[PureOwnage]

I love being a NetOp on a different network, get all the good insite on the stuff. Won't tell you which side is which though.

[Theif of Time]

I recall you being NetOp on NTC, but didn't you quit that?