Post by Morreion on Dec 8, 2020 8:13:09 GMT -5
Depressing nostalgia-
Perfect Ten: 10 notable MMO developers that shut their doors (Massively)
Perfect Ten: 10 notable MMO developers that shut their doors (Massively)
Sigil Games Online (2002-2007)
And speaking of drama, the final days of Sigil has gone down in MMO history as one of the most infamous. Following Vanguard’s lackluster 2007 launch, the whole studio was called out to the parking lot and then fired on the spot. The game was handed off to SOE (along with some of the developers), but there’s no real silver lining here.
38 Studios (2006-2012)
The sordid tale of 38 Studios and its ill-fated Project Copernicus is as long as it is mired in a whole lot of legal drama. Suffice to say that former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling formed a company to make his dream MMO, roped in the Rhode Island government to pay for a good deal of it, and then defaulted on the loan. The studio went belly-up shortly after pushing out its first title, a single-player RPG, but never brought Copernicus online.
Mythic Entertainment (1995-2014)
Practically ever since its inception in the mid-1990s, Mythic Entertainment was devoted to the craft of MMORPG development. From text MUDs to Dark Age of Camelot to Warhammer Online, the studio boasted an impressive string of accomplishments during its run. However, its sale to Electronic Arts in 2006 would ultimately lead to its undoing, as the publisher eventually decided to close up the sub-studio following the lackluster performance of WAR and of several other gaming and mobile efforts produced in its wake. The remains of Mythic were spun out into independent studio Broadsword Entertainment, which today continues to develop DAOC as well as Ultima Online.
And speaking of drama, the final days of Sigil has gone down in MMO history as one of the most infamous. Following Vanguard’s lackluster 2007 launch, the whole studio was called out to the parking lot and then fired on the spot. The game was handed off to SOE (along with some of the developers), but there’s no real silver lining here.
38 Studios (2006-2012)
The sordid tale of 38 Studios and its ill-fated Project Copernicus is as long as it is mired in a whole lot of legal drama. Suffice to say that former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling formed a company to make his dream MMO, roped in the Rhode Island government to pay for a good deal of it, and then defaulted on the loan. The studio went belly-up shortly after pushing out its first title, a single-player RPG, but never brought Copernicus online.
Mythic Entertainment (1995-2014)
Practically ever since its inception in the mid-1990s, Mythic Entertainment was devoted to the craft of MMORPG development. From text MUDs to Dark Age of Camelot to Warhammer Online, the studio boasted an impressive string of accomplishments during its run. However, its sale to Electronic Arts in 2006 would ultimately lead to its undoing, as the publisher eventually decided to close up the sub-studio following the lackluster performance of WAR and of several other gaming and mobile efforts produced in its wake. The remains of Mythic were spun out into independent studio Broadsword Entertainment, which today continues to develop DAOC as well as Ultima Online.
