Myst Online Trailer

Allaran writes "The latest installment in the Myst story, an online experience entitled URU: Ages of Myst, is ramping up to its release. This has been up and coming for some time, but a trailer (Warning:20MB) [BitTorrent link via GameTab] has just been released, made entirely from within the game engine. Apparently, there is a significant offline game that can be played, with the option to subscribe as well."

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No Macs

[pudge]

"Currently Uru is only planned to be available on the PC. But we are exploring options to expand to other platforms. Check back with the Uru website for updates regarding additional skus that may become available."

Dear UbiSoft: fuck you.

"Let's screw the platform that made the Myst franchise what it is today!"

Re:No Macs

[t0qer]

Why are you mad at UbiSoft? They're just the publisher, not the actual people doing the work of creating the game right? Like when Myst was originally made, broderbrun was the publisher. It was 2 guys in their garage that actually made the game.

I can't really blame them though... People don't buy macs as "gaming machines" From what i've seen, mac's are primarily used by a few types of users..

Graphic Artists (scrotumshop)
Desktop Publishers (Quark)
Coders (using codewarrior dev enviroment)
Amatuer film makers (can't remember the name of that new apple video editing suite offhand)

Gaming is just not what mac's get used for. For getting serious work done, yes but playtime on the mac is almost non-existant. I don't think it has to do with the mac being harder to code for, as it's more a profitability issue.

Re:No Macs

[Cutriss]

Why are you mad at UbiSoft? They're just the publisher, not the actual people doing the work of creating the game right? Like when Myst was originally made, broderbrun was the publisher. It was 2 guys in their garage that actually made the game.

Ubi Soft is not just the publisher, but it is also the company *commissioning* the development of the game.

Just as it isn't up to Valve to decide to make a Mac port of Half-Life, it's not up to Uru's developer to make a Mac port. Ubi is calling the shots. So, I think the parent poster has a right to bitch at Ubi.

By the way - The Miller brothers pretty much signed away the franchise during the development of Myst III. One of them (Robin, I think) is still a "consultant" on the series, but they're both pretty much out of the picture now.

Re:URU Beta Test

[75th Trombone]

Glitchy? No way!! You don't suppose that might be why it's in BETA, do you?