The signees of the following statement have decided to hand Ion Storm their resignation,
effective immediately.

The first and most important reason for this public statement is to apologize to those that
have been awaiting Daikatana for any further delays or obstacles this action may present
for the game's development. Also, we regret leaving our friends and respected colleagues
behind and wish them the best of fortunes. Walking out now has been an extremely difficult
decision, and although we're leaving as a group, there are individual reasons for us doing
so. We will not be disclosing these reasons to the public since they vary somewhat for each
person, and also because we have no desire to start a war of words with Ion Storm. New
companies springing forth from existing ones is nothing new in this business, neither is
the pointing of fingers that sometimes follow. Suffice it to say, we all felt this move was
inevitable and that there could be no other time than now. 

We will remain as a group in the games industry and continue forward, but as a separate
entity with our own set of goals. For those that are interested, the details about our
company and its projects will be announced in the near future. We're all eager to show you
what we can do on our own and to focus on we love best: making games. 

Sincerely, 

Matt Hooper - Level Designer, Daikatana
Sverre Kvernmo - Lead Level Designer, Daikatana
Will Loconto - Audio Director, all projects
Mike Maynard - Programmer, Daikatana
Mark Morgan - Artist, Daikatana
David Namaksy - Lead Level Designer, Anachronox
Steve Rescoe - Level Designer, Daikatana
Jonathan Wright - Lead Programmer, Daikatana