"The Stauf Mansion Through the Years" The initial concept sketch for the mansion's foyer. The foyer comes to life in The 7th Guest. 70 years later, the foyer in The 11th Hour. A never-before-seen image of the foyer from The 7th Guest III.

An exclusive image showing the dining room from the never released The 7th Guest III (Render by Ken Nash).

While TLC was winding its way through post production, Virgin entered into an agreement with Trilobyte for the creation of The 7th Guest III, which was to be a joint venture between the two companies. "T7G3 was going to be very media soaked," says writer Matt Costello, "and we were going to ask, 'What if games, gamers, and the media were controlled by a satanic figure?'" Virgin contributed $500,000 to the project, and Trilobyte began work on initial art and design. However, by mid-1996 it was clear to Virgin that Landeros' heart was not into the game, and the publisher - dismayed with progress on the title - promptly cancelled development.

The respect between the two founders seemed to be dwindling, and everyone inside the company knew something was wrong.

While Devine and Landeros were still working in the same office building, their communication was sporadic at best. "I'd talk to Graeme and Rob separately and ask, 'When was the last time you guys talked?'" says Kessler, "and they'd say, 'Oh, at the last board meeting.' It just wasn't healthy." The respect between the two founders seemed to be dwindling, and everyone inside the company knew something was wrong. "I still remember that at our summer picnic on the Rogue Valley, Graeme and Rob threw a Frisbee back and forth," recalls Yokota. "I think everyone was collectively amazed they were even doing that."

But within weeks, even tossing a Frisbee back and forth would become too great a task for the founders of Trilobyte to manage. Next, Devine would move offsite, and the final chapter of the partnership would be written.

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