We heard last month that a bunch of people were going to be left out of Warhammer Online's credits. Didn't seem like the right thing to do, especially in the wake of similar fiascos involving Manhunt 2 and Okami. Well, turns out Mythic are now going to do the right thing, and will be making the entire credits - which will contain everyone that ever worked on the game - available online. And not just for WAR; they're going to go back and do this for Dark Age of Camelot as well. The full statement announcing the move (made by the IGDA's Jen MacLean) can be found after the jump.

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There are a ton of former Warhammer Online developers who haven't made it into the game's final credits. And they are not happy. And understandably so! That's months, sometimes years of work, going totally unrecognised. Well, the IGDA (International Game Developers Association) are on the case, calling the snub "disrespectful" and using it as the latest example as to why the industry should adopt their idea for a set of universal crediting guidelines.

IGDA's MacLean: Missing Warhammer Credits 'Disrespectful' [Gamasutra]

Well, do we? The question's come up a bit recently, prompted by comments from guys like EA boss John Riccitellio and David Jaffe. While exploring the idea, MTV have posted a few pics of what they think game boxes could look like with developer credits on them. The results are...crude, which they admit, but also a little off the mark. The idea of putting credits on a game box obviously stems from movies, where DVDs have credits. Thing is, DVD credits are on the back of the box, where they don't clutter up the cover art. Shift those credits to the back of a game box - you can remove bullshit bullet points to make room - and we might just be on the right track!

If Video Game Boxes Gave Credit, They'd Look Like This... [MTV]

Fifty former Rockstar employees got left out of manhunt 2's credits. Oops. Not very professional! Not very cool, either. So uncool, in fact, the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) have just released a "public beta" of its Credit Standards Guide, which they hope will formalise the way in which everyone involved in a game's development gets their due thanks. Those curious, or finding it difficult to get to sleep, can check it out below.
IGDA Credits and Awards Committee [via Gamasutra]