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Mark Jacobs (head of Mythic) has responded here: http://forums.f13.net/index.php?topic=11052.msg351002#msg351002

For what it's worth, I don't think the game is in any serious trouble. Unlike many MMO studios, they've shown lots of playable content to the public. If they don't restart the beta after two months, maybe then it's a sign of trouble.

I hate to be the one to inform you of this, but Blizzard has never been one to be accused of milking anything.

Thats exactly what i meant. They havent been milking anything yet. But now they are starting to do so (if the rumours are to be believed)
http://f13.net/?itemid=167
Blizzard says everything is a mmog
"All Blizzard franchises will become MMOGs." All.

anyway we can lay these rumours to rest. Blizzard has denied everything
http://www.gamespot.com/news/2006/06/13/news_61527 18.html?part=rss&tag=gs_&subj=6152718

I embedded these same complaints in a less-than optimistic as this guys article about 20 days ago.

I'm far too lazy to actually post examples - So here's 3 pages on why. I will say that I'm surprised there's enough people who care that your mailbox is being "flooded" with complaints or anything at all.

This from someone who runs a video game website and falls for April Fools jokes in game magazines? What's that saying about glass houses?

This from someone who runs a video game website and falls for April Fools jokes in game magazines? What's that saying about glass houses?

This is exactly the sort of thing I'm talking about. You never hear about the terribly awful in reviews when they are the things that really need to be highlighted. I'm not trying to pimp myself here - so if someone has a better example of focusing on the bad, do tell - but here's my website's review of the new Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory for the PC: Linkie. Everyone else is giving it high marks, we refused to play it because it has computer crippling, invasive techniques in it's use of Star Force copy protection. Good luck finding that on a corporate site. And this is why I hate the industry I've forced myself into.

We've been discussing this at f13 after Calandryll posted the news. Without going into the design of MEO, he's answered most of the questions on the scope of the publishing rights.

I'll save you the trouble and tell you exactly where this conversation will go. The following has comments on this exact subject from Raph Koster at SOE and Matt Mihaly at Iron Realms (they make big MUDs).

Link to the conversation.

It's been said.

Dammit, why didn't that format correctly?

Anyway, I also gave my report on AGC over on f13.net:

http://www.f13.net/2.php?subaction=showfull&id=109 4976204&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&am p;

Bruce

Video Game reviews are controversial? What?

Every single new system that is to be released has at least one article accompanying it that says 'may be hurt by lack of games at launch.' Even if 2 of 5 games are killer apps. When Gamecube was launched we saw the articles that said, "BUT NINTENDO HAS NO THIRD PARTY DEVELOPERS. OH NOES!" When Playstation was released we saw the articles that said, "Will the playstation be able to hold it's own against Nintendo and Sega? Will the lackluster release be enough?" When Dreamcast was launched...bad example. When XBox was launched we saw this same article (albeit for different reasons). But then Halo was released, all was forgiven. Seriously, this isn't news. This is just typical speculation of the cutthroat industry that is gaming.

Ironically enough, I don't remember seeing these articles for the Virtual Boy.

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