Artifact Entertainment Purchased By Tulga Games

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday October 12, 2004 @04:15AM from the mmog-looking-for-a-good-home dept.

Late last month, Artifact Entertainment was purchased by Tulga Games, a move ending the downward spiral of the company. Artifact was the maker of the Massively Multiplayer Game Horizons, and was the victim of a cynical financial takeover at the hands of its COO James Jones. The seminal work on this sordid tale is A Story of Artifact Entertainment, on the GameMethod site. Anyuzer.com has some interesting commentary on the purchase, relating it to the recent purchase of Asheron's Call 1 & 2 by Turbine from Microsoft. "With MMOGs that have smaller subscription numbers than was projected by the publisher, they offer the perfect opportunity for a development company to become independent."

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Yes, but..... by DeadboltX · 2004-10-12 06:10 · Score: 4, Insightful

I followed horizons from around 2000 up until after the blackout and even tried the final product (crap) so I remember a lot of the specific instances mentioned in the article
HOWEVER you have to remember that this article is full of quotes and memmories from DA, so of course the tune of the article is going to be in his favor.
This is only 1 side of the story, and while I'm not trying to say it isn't true, I'm mearly saying it may not be the WHOLE story.