SEATTLE -- We all remember Mark Jacob's infamous quote: "All stealthers
are griefers." His words are a dagger that twists in the heart of any
rogue who has roleplayed one since they were old enough to pick up a
Dungeons and Dragons manual.
Jacobs, the GM/VP of EA Mythic, headed up Dark Age of Camelot, a
three-realm, player-verses-player game which included archer and assassin stealth classes. Now that EA Mythic has moved on to its next
project, rogues at The Safehouse wonder, will there be a place for us
in the Empire?
Today Electronic Arts announced that it has entered into an agreement to buy Mythic Entertainment. Mythic Entertainment will become EA Mythic, a wholely owned studio dedicated to developing Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games.
The press release can be found in .pdf form here, or on Mythic Entertainment's website here.
MYTHIC ENTERTAINMENT TO POSTPONE PRODUCTION OF "IMPERATOR" MMORPG
Company to focus development on "Warhammer" MMORPG and "Dark Age of Camelot"
FAIRFAX, VA - July 13, 2005 - Mythic Entertainment, developer and
publisher of massively-multiplayer online role-playing games, today
announced the production postponement of "Imperator," the sci-fi MMORPG
previously scheduled for a June 2006 release. The decision was made
after a complete internal review of the project status.
"This was the most difficult decision that we have ever had to
make," said Mark Jacobs, CEO and president of Mythic Entertainment.
"However, our tremendous success with 'Dark Age of Camelot' set the
standard for Mythic of releasing nothing less than triple-A games, and
'Imperator' was simply not meeting that standard."...
