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Thursday, July 19, 2001

Romero and Hall Leave ION Storm -- 3:40 pm CST, Update by A.T. Hun

The saga that is ION Storm has apparently officially come to a close. Gamespy got word from Eidos Interactive that John Romero and Tom Hall have left the company. The ION Storm name will be continued by the crew in Austin. It is also reported that most of ION Storm Dallas was sacked. Here's the announcement:
"John Romero and Tom Hall have decided to depart Ion Storm to pursue other interests. We wish them luck in their future endeavors and thank them for their contribution to Ion Storm over the years, without which we would never have put together such talented teams in both our Austin and Dallas offices. Ion Storm will continue as a wholly owned subsidiary of Eidos and work on the sequels to the awarding winning Thief and Deus Ex titles as well as Deus Ex for the PS2."
It's a pity that the only things the Dallas office will be remembered for are overspending, one horrifically awful game, and one quite-good-but-too-late game. Thanks Blue.

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