Demolition Derby at ION Storm - Austin
PlanetDeusEx recieved the following report today from our on-site reporter Izzy O'Rainey. Assigned by us to cover all things related to the ION Storm - Austin development offices, Izzy was once again in the right place at the right time to catch this latest tale of tragedy and near-death experience. We wish all parties the best.
Demolition
April 24, 2001
AUSTIN, TX -
Demolition Derby at ION Storm - Austin
Junior ION Storm - Austin Game Designer, Jeremy Graves, attempted career
suicide late Tuesday morning in Austin, Texas, an onlooker reported.
Graves, a relatively new employee assigned to map creation on the upcoming
software title "Thief 3," took his career in his hands when he careened out
of his parking place on the 2nd floor of the Humana office building parking
garage, slamming into the BMW M3 of legendary game designer, automotive
enthusiast, and corporate tyrant, Warren Spector. Spector, the Executive
Producer at ION Storm - Austin, is the only person in the facility with
absolute hire/fire authority.
The accident caused a huge gash in the side of Spector's beloved BMW (see
photo) and very nearly put an end to Graves' burgeoning career as a game
designer at the foremost developer of 1st-person immersive simulation games.
An onlooker who wished to remain anonymous said, "40 of these people drive
to work and park in this garage and he picks Warren's car to smash into.
Hehee!"
The company as a whole, discovered the incident when Graves sent out a
company-wide email, asking, "...anybody know who drives a black BMW with
skinny tires?"
Neither Graves nor Spector could be reached for further comment, but the
situation may have been de-fused by the adoption of the nickname "Crash" by
Graves. With damage estimated in the dozens of dollars, Graves expects to work essentially for free for the remainder of the project.....
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