The Silver Lining - Press Releases

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Press Releases

Phoenix Online Studios has been mentioned and interviewed in many online and print magazines over the years. This section allows you to read through all the major press releases and articles, and possibly reveal things you may not have known about The Silver Lining.

2006

In September 2006, Saydmell Salazar, Neil Rodrigues and César Bittar spoke with Al Giovetti from Just Adventure about The Silver Lining and ex-Sierra employees.

In August 2006, Neil Rodrigues discussed success in the gaming industry with Cris Skelton from Adventure Classic Gaming which also featured members from AGDI and Infamous Adventures.

	In July 2006, Saydmell Salazar and Neil Rodrigues spoke over MSN with Brian "AzuraRutlan" Perry Jr. from Girlz Game Too and answered many interesting and in-depth questions about the game and team.

	That same month, Saydmell Salazar, Neil Rodrigues and Allert van der Leij spoke were interviewed by Rémy van den Wijngaart from Adventure Island about development, working in a team and future goals.

In June 2006, Saydmell Salazar and César Bittar were interviewed in PC Gamer in an article by Steve Williams. The article discusses the fallout from the legal incident with Vivendi and also features a basic, yet intriguing synopsis of the plot.

That same month, in PC PowerPlay Magazine, one of Australia's best-selling PC game magazines, The Silver Lining is discussed in an article by Alexander Gambotto-Burke.

The article discusses fan games such as ours and "Ultima IX: Redemption" as well as the challenges the teams face such as: intelletual property rights, fan satisfaction and prejudices against indie game development within the industry.

In the March 2006 issue of Computer Gaming World, Darren Gladstone sits with Saydmell Salazar and César Bittar to discuss various facets of the game. Gladstone also interviews Marcus Beer, PR Director for Vivendi Universal Games and even Ken Williams, co-founder of the King's Quest series, creating quite an interesting gathering of opinions about the game and its expectations.

Also in March 2006, César Bittar and Saydmell Salazar got up close and personal with Jonathan Yalon from Hebrew Quest where they answered questions about the game, team and Vivendi.

In the February 2006 of Edge Magazine, one of the most popular gaming magazines in the UK, you can find a two page interview with the directors of the project that explores the status of the team, the negotiations with Vivendi and the future of Phoenix Online Studios. Once again, César Bittar and Saydmell Salazar give insight to the development and design of the project, discuss the support from the Williams' and hint at future projects of the company.

2005

December 2005 was a very hectic time for Phoenix Online Studios. After three months of hard work, the team was granted permission from Vivendi Games, Inc. to continue development on the game, but under the new name of "The Silver Lining".

Given that it is extremely rare for a fan-group to be granted permission after a cease & desist request, the press had dozens of questions about our experience and what Phoenix Online Studios plans are, now that the game is legal.

On December 9th, MTV News, IGN and 1UP alerted the masses with the good news. The MTV News article written by Stephen Tolio was the first one to announce our successful negotiations with Vivendi. The IGN article written by David Adams and the 1UP article written by Patrick Klepek described the unruly process and overall outcome.

In the GameSpy interview with Allen "Delsyn" Rausch released on December 16th, Saydmell Salazar and César Bittar share many things about the game, team, and personal experience with Vivendi. The interview also features many exclusive and unreleased in-game screenshots.

In September 2005, the TSL Trailer went public worldwide, and accordingly, César Bittar and Allert van der Leij answered some specific questions about its development in an MSN chat with Dimitris Manos from Adventure Europe.

2004

In November 2004, Saydmell Salazar and Neil Rodrigues were candidly interviewed by Rosemary Young from Quandary where they answered questions about the game and team.

In June 2004, Alexander Tait of Just Adventure+ had an interview with César Bittar regarding questions about the game and more.

In April 2004, Saydmell Salazar and César Bittar were interviewed by Dimitris Manos in Issue #14 of The Inventory (3.7 MB). The game made the magazine's cover page, and is featured in an exclusive 7-page article along with many unreleased screenshots.

That same month, Saydmell Salazar and Neil Rodrigues were interviewed by Joe Juba in the April 2004 issue of Game Informer. This was the first print magazine article about the game. The article is two pages and and features various team artwork, as well as a photo of several members of the TSL Directive Staff.

2003

In May 2003, a 5-page article written by Dimitris Manos is featured in Issue #7 of The Inventory (2.4 MB). The article was a major breakthrough for the game, as it was the first to publicly expose both unreleased screenshots as well as detailed information about the game.

In March 2003, the game gets its first mainstream coverage in an article by Brad Shoemaker from GameSpot in Gamespotting #74: "I Got Next".