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Mark Jacobs Bids Mythic A Fond Farewell

2:20AM Mike Fahey | Former Mythic Entertainment head Mark Jacobs sheds a little light on the circumstances surrounding his departure from the EA-owned MMO developer in a farewell post on his personal blog. More »
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Mythic Employees Surprised By Jacob’s Exit

6:20AM Mike Fahey | Mythic General Manager Mark Jacobs sudden departure may have caught Mythic employees off-guard, according to at least one source close to the company. More »
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EA Combines Mythic And BioWare Into A Giant RPG Robot

2:20AM Mike Fahey | EA is merging their two top roleplaying game developers, BioWare and Mythic, into one massive RPG group, with BioWare’s co-founder Ray Muzyka taking the lead and Mythic’s Mark Jacobs taking a powder. More »
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Mark Jacobs Addresses Mythic Layoffs

1:20AM Mike Fahey | A rumour posted yesterday on Joystiq regarding layoffs occurring at Mythic Entertainment led to a fan forum frenzy that Mythic head Mark Jacobs couldn’t help but respond to. More »
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Mark Jacobs – Saviour Of Britania

11:20AM Stuart Houghton | Mythic’s Mark Jacobs has revealed that Ultima Online was set to be axed by EA, but that he was able to persuade them to pump more money into relaunching the title. More »

Warhammer Online Does Not Heart Gold Farmers

6:30PM Luke Plunkett | Mark Jacobs, co-founder of Mythic Entertainment, does not like gold farmers. He will not tolerate them in his game, Warhammer Online. Posting on his blog, Jacobs writes: I hate gold sellers/spammers. No, that’s not strong enough, let me try again. I HATE GOLD SELLERS WITH EVERY FIBRE OF MY BEING. Ah, that’s better. Now, why do I hate them you may ask? I hate them for a number of reasons, most of which have been detailed in various interviews I’ve done over the years. And now that they have taken their obnoxiousness to new levels with gold service spamming, I HATE GOLD SPAMMERS EVEN MORE NOW THAN EVER BEFORE. Remember: Mark Jacobs does not like gold farmers. So what are he and his crew doing about them? More »