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Sony Online Entertainment Purchases Vanguard
The rumours have been around for months now, but Tuesday Sony Online Entertainment confirmed that they had purchased Vanguard and Sigil Games Online from its investors. Nearly everyone on the Sigil team was laid off with around 50% of the outfit slated to be hired back, so that work can continue on the Massively Multiplayer Online Game. The game will continue running under the auspices of SOE, as announced by company CEO John Smedley in a forum post on Tuesday. Rumours that Brad McQuaid (keeper of the Vision behind Vanguard) has not seen been in Sigil's offices since last year has only exacerbated fan reaction to this announcement. It remains to be seen if SOE can undo the damage that the last five months have done to the Saga of Heroes community, and the game itself.
So from now on, we can see rootkits being installed along with Vanguard?
The place where MMOs go to die.
Sony Online buys Vanguard? I sure hope they do a good job with my retirement savings ...
For a second there, I thought I was going to have to dump my 401K plan!
It's okay Vanguard fans, another MMO has been announced recently that's sure to ease the utter failure and disappointment of Vanguard.
Ladies and gentleman pretending to be ladies, I give you The John Romero MMOG!
You think Brad McQuaid knows how to burn $30 million? Just wait till you see this guy in action. He'll make McQuaid look like Steve Jobs.
Come to think of it, now that McQuaid's on the market again perhaps he'll find his way into Romero's Team. Damn, can you imagine that? A joint Romero-McQuaid MMOG vision? They'll have the combined power to take down any billion dollar development operation, and cause dozens of other local businesses to file for chapter 11 just from proximity fallout alone!