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Richard Garriott Quits NCSoft

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the will-now-british-elsewhere dept.

unc0nn3ct3d writes "In a shocking update on the seemingly endless troubles plaguing NCSoft, Richard Garriott — the king of online games, creator of The Ultima Series (and consequentially Ultima Online), as well as the recently troubled Tabula Rasa — has announced that he would be stepping down from his position at NCSoft. Apparently motivated by his recent trip into space, perhaps he has found a higher purpose while orbiting so high above the earth."

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  1. Re:Centuries ago, Internet time by Rogerborg · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Beat me to it. "Who, what, when?" was going to be my title. An article about a guy who was remotely involved in this game-generation's Daikatana becoming un-involved? Yaaawn.

    I'll save further comment for when kdawson dupes this article on Friday.

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  2. Re:Does this surprise anyone? by Enry · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Guild Wars is even cheaper (pay for the software, no recurring fees). I've been playing it for about 3-ish years off and on and still enjoy it.

  3. King of online games? I think not. by CountBrass · · Score: 3, Insightful

    He didn't produce the first, the most successful or even a particularly good online game: so why would he be "king"?

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