Microsoft Announces Vanguard MMORPG

Posted by simoniker on Tuesday March 16, 2004 @04:02PM from the the-next-ever-generation dept.

Thanks to GameSpot for its news story covering the announcement of Microsoft's new massively multiplayer PC game, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, in development by "renowned designer and cocreator of EverQuest Brad McQuaid" and his company Sigil. The official Vanguard site is now publicly viewable, stating Vanguard's aim to "become the premier third generation massively multiplayer RPG", and an interview with Brad McQuaid over at GameSpot goes into more detail, noting the game's style is "generally what someone would label as high fantasy", although not discussing whether Vanguard's development is one of the reasons for Microsoft's cancelling of their internally-developed MMO Mythica.

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Wow Just what we need! by ru-486 · 2004-03-16 16:13 · Score: 5, Funny

Man, the market was just begging for another fantasy mmorpg! *sarcasm*
Re:Third Generation? by lambent · 2004-03-16 16:43 · Score: 5, Funny

Ahh ... answered my own question. FAQ 1.4.1 http://www.vanguardsoh.com/faq.php

On a side note, check out the bestiary. Six whole monsters! I guess three generations were worth the wait.