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Electronic Arts To Aquire Mythic Entertainment

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the dark-age-of-ea dept.

Pika writes "According to the Business Wire, Electronic Arts is to acquire Mythic Entertainment, makers of the popular MMORPGs Dark Age of Camelot and the forthcoming Warhammer Online. With EA being well known for killing MMORPGs, even those with loyal and sizable followings, how does this bode for Mythic's titles?"

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  1. Oblig. by A.K.A_Magnet · · Score: 5, Funny

    I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of MMORPG players' voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. ... (if you know how EA destroyed Ultima Online, you know we already cried out in terror)

    1. Re:Oblig. by Wolfen_com · · Score: 5, Funny

      That would be true if they had millions of players :).

    2. Re:Oblig. by Duds · · Score: 2, Funny

      To be fair, "I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if 3 MMORPG players' dropped their 5th bag of Cheetos in terror and were suddenly silenced when one got in the PSU fan"

      Doesn't quite scan.

  2. Re:Doubt of Cancellation.. by Cocoa+Radix · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why would EA buy a company that does nothing but MMORPGs, just to cancel their projects and kill a profitable asset?

    Clearly, they just want to change all the battle sound effects to the "Pow! Pow pow!," whistle noises, and Madden commentary featured in one of EA Games' many football hits, Madden '93.

    Imagine these effects accentuating your battle: "Pow! Pow pow! He'll feel that one tomorrow!" *Whistle blows* "That's a way to hit him! Amazing! Pow!" *Whistle Blows over echoes of "Pow pow!" "Where'd that truck come from?!"

    Thanks, EA!