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Up-coming MMORPG Based on Shakespeare's Works

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the forsooth-you-shall-be-nerfed dept.

Linnen writes "Edward Castronova has received a MacArthur Foundation grant to build a MMOG based on Shakespeare's plays." "Castronova said 'Arden' will launch — it's unclear when, as the game is still in the early design stage — built around the theme of 'Richard III.' That's because the play, set during the War of the Roses, offers historical context, as well as enough political intrigue, secret conniving, deal-making and war to delight any gamer, he said. 'It's a historical Shakespeare play, so that means it's really easy for us to take all the sort of fantasy stuff like knights in shining armor and peasants and woodworkers...and we can just really fit right into 'Richard III' right away.'"

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  1. I can just imagine it by beyowulf · · Score: 5, Funny

    4rm h311's d4rk h34rt 1 st4b 47 th33!!

  2. Whyfore? by Avatar8 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Methinks this be a failure from the start
    For no person would care to play a tiny part
    In what once was great literature that brought Bill great fame
    But for a theater of the globe, as a game, dost sound lame.

  3. But.... by LordEd · · Score: 5, Funny

    Will it be written in the original kingon?

  4. In this game... by brennanw · · Score: 5, Funny

    all female characters will have the ability to pose as young men.

    Which means male players will be playing female characters playing male characters.

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  5. /bite by Wrexen · · Score: 5, Funny

    /bite
    * You bite your thumb at A Montague

  6. Re:I can hardly wait for... by Dolly_Llama · · Score: 4, Funny

    #Godot has entered the channel

    Finally!

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