[DL] Fw: Pinnacle has been sold

["John Goff" <JohnGoff@deadlands.com>]

Hey folks,

    Sorry if I'm repeating a message already sent, but I only got a single
copy of it and I imagined a much greater response than I've seen. IOW, I
don't know that it made it to the list(s).
    Anyway, since it's a rather important message, I thought I'd forward it
along to all the PEG listservers. :-)

John

> Hi all,
>
> We've now made it public that Pinnacle was bought by Cybergames.com, a
> California-based company led by Cliff Perotti and Steve Peterson (of Hero
> Games).
>
> We have several all new projects coming down the pipe that we just
couldn't
> do alone. The electronically-oriented folks at Cybergames.com will allow
us
> to do that.
>
> To nix these questions right away, Pinnacle will keep its name, we'll keep
> our independence, and maintain our product lines.
>
> Nothing is really changing except that I'll be writing again, and we're
> pushing back a few key products to make sure they're done correctly. This
> would have happened with or without Cybergames, by the way. I, Shane, have
> been too busy paying bills and shuffling money to get Lost Colony or the
> second Fields of Honor finished. We'll have the new schedule up next week,
> but for now, let me go ahead and tell you that Lost Colony will not
premier
> until early 2001 (February is most likely). The Last Crusade, the Russian
> Front, will change as well. We'll tell you how very soon.
>
> Thanks for your support, friends. On a personal level, I'm *very* excited
> about getting back to writing, making sure my family isn't struggling with
> the constant "thrill" ;) of owning a game company, and making sure that
> Deadlands continues to improve and become the absolute number 1 propery in
> our market.
>
> One last thing: could you guys help me repeat this on the other lists--I'm
> not on them presently and don't know the addresses. Thanks!
>
> Happy Trails!
>
> Shane Hensley
> President, Pinnacle Entertainment Group
>