I worked at Sierra up until recently (a victim of the merger), and reading a story like this kind of chaps my hide. In my time there, I did everything in my power to bring Sierra back to the glory days; back to a company that was know for quality games. I believe we were on the right track to do that before the merger. It bothers me to hear the respected designers of Sierra's golden age say the company has no soul now, and that we just "slap" the label on the box. Well if Sierra has no soul it's because it was sold it to the devil with the most money, instead of looking for a buyer that would continue the legacy. In fact, Sierra does have a soul. As I'm sure it was back in the early days, the soul of Sierra is the people that work there, and most of them wanted to make the label "mean something" again.

I mean no disrespect to Ken, Roberta, Al, or any of the people from the Oakhurst days; I love those guys; they made Sierra a name I want to save. I'm just sick of getting bad mouthed for not being what they were. I agree that the Sierra of today is not the same Sierra it used to be, but that is mainly because it's not an independent company anymore; and that's not my fault. Games are big business now, and companies like CUC, Havas, and Vivendi want a piece of the pie chart. I truly hope someone buys Sierra and it's IPs from Activision Blizzard and continues the attempt to try and make it "real" again. I want Sierra to LIVE!