Hadrian Posted February 13, 2004 Share Posted February 13, 2004 Copied this from the wolrdofwar site Mythica Canned Story by: Paul Younger - 12th, February, 2004 Well I didn't see this one coming, and is this an indication of an over saturated MMORPG market? Microsoft Game Studios have pulled the plug on their rather promising looking title Mythica which is a real shame. The following has appeared on the Mythica site. Based on a careful evaluation of the competitive MMORPG landscape, Microsoft Game Studios has decided to cancel the Windows-based game “Mythica.” As a result of this effort, job eliminations within Microsoft Game Studios will take place, and up to 40 employees may be impacted. Adam Waalkes, studio manager at Microsoft Game Studios, stated: Our goal with ‘Mythica’ was to create a truly innovative massively multiplayer online role playing game. While the game looked ready to deliver advancements to the genre, after careful evaluation of the MMORPG landscape, MGS has decided to stream-line its portfolio, making fewer investments in this genre. After a rigorous review of current and future projects, the decision was made that Mythica would not be one of the projects we would continue to invest in. We truly appreciate all the support ‘Mythica’ has received from its fans and the games community. MGS are no mugs and we're pretty sure they've done their homework on this. What the long-term future for the genre as whole is anyone's guess really, there's been too many mediocre MMORPGs in recent times and there doesn't seem to be a great deal of innovation being applied to new titles. The one positive thing that's come from this is Mythic Entertainment, creators of Dark Age of Camelot, can now also drop their recent case against Microsoft for using the name Mythica. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martok Posted February 13, 2004 Share Posted February 13, 2004 bah. I was looking forward to what Mythica could offer to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hothgorn TheBlack Posted February 15, 2004 Share Posted February 15, 2004 hm...pitty. I think this may have more to do with the mediocre reception of Ashrons 2 than the actual mmorpg landscape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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