With Electronic Arts cutting back in a major way, fans of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, Ultima Online and Dark Age of Camelot are justifiably concerned about rumoured layoffs at Mythic Entertainment, development home to those online multiplayer games. More »
Mythic would like to remind everyone that they had an MMO before Warhammer Online, and if you’d like to come back and try it again you’ll get the two later expansions free of charge. More »
Bethesda Softworks parent company ZeniMax Media wants to break into the MMO market, and they’ve got the talent lined up to make it happen. The company has created ZeniMax Online Studios, a division of the company dedicated to the creation of cutting-edge MMOG title, and they’ve tapped MMO expert Matt Firor to head up the operation. Firor is one of the founders of Mythic Entertainment and the producer on Dark Age of Camelot, so he is directly responsible for the six months of my life I lost fighting for the good of Albion. I’ll be wanting that back. “We are excited about the opportunities we have in the online gaming space and felt that Matt is the perfect person to lead this effort,” said James Leder, COO of ZeniMax Media. There are relatively few people who have the actual experience and knowledge that comes from having created a successful MMO, and Matt is the real deal. We feel fortunate to have him join our group.”
Great! Now all they need to do is hand him a copy of Oblivion, tell him, “Just make this, only bigger” and they’ll be golden.
