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Title: MS: Courier, no more.
Post by: Pugnate on Friday, April 30, 2010, 12:44:41 PM

WTF!

http://blogs.technet.com/microsoft_blog/archive/2010/04/29/speculation-about-the-courier-project.aspx

Title: Re: MS: Courier, no more.
Post by: Xessive on Friday, April 30, 2010, 01:04:33 PM

Well, it's not "no more" per se, it's just as it always has been: a concept.

Title: Re: MS: Courier, no more.
Post by: gpw11 on Friday, April 30, 2010, 03:55:01 PM

Yeah, total shame. It did seem a bit too good to be true though.

Title: Re: MS: Courier, no more.
Post by: Quemaqua on Friday, April 30, 2010, 05:58:20 PM

Fucking lame.  That thing looked awesome.

Title: Re: MS: Courier, no more.
Post by: Xessive on Friday, April 30, 2010, 06:21:40 PM

Hahaa imagine Microsoft gets sued for raising the hopes of enthusiasts and then ultimately disappointing them ;D

Dad: "We're getting ice-cream on the way home!"
Son: "YAY!"
Dad: "NOT!"
Son suffers psychologically.

Title: Re: MS: Courier, no more.
Post by: gpw11 on Friday, April 30, 2010, 07:14:35 PM

Quote from: Xessive on Friday, April 30, 2010, 06:21:40 PM

Dad: "We're getting ice-cream on the way home!"
Son: "YAY!"
Dad: "NOT!"
Son suffers psychologically.

haha

Title: Re: MS: Courier, no more.
Post by: Cools! on Friday, April 30, 2010, 09:25:29 PM

That thing looked really cool. Bummer.

Title: Re: MS: Courier, no more.
Post by: Pugnate on Sunday, May 23, 2010, 01:49:33 PM

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/23/rumor-j-allard-leaving-microsoft-due-to-courier-cancellation/

Title: Re: MS: Courier, no more.
Post by: Cobra951 on Sunday, May 23, 2010, 02:10:07 PM

I like the story after that one (http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/23/entire-super-mario-galaxy-2-soundtrack-now-on-youtube/) even better.

Title: Re: MS: Courier, no more.
Post by: Xessive on Sunday, May 23, 2010, 03:03:23 PM

Quote from: Cobra951 on Sunday, May 23, 2010, 02:10:07 PM

I like the story after that one (http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/23/entire-super-mario-galaxy-2-soundtrack-now-on-youtube/) even better.

That's actually a pretty good soundtrack! It's very reminiscent of classic JRPG tunes.