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Microsoft Cancels Mythica Project

The PC MMORPG Mythica has been cancelled, Microsoft Game Studios announced today. According to Microsoft's statement, the decision was made after "a careful evaluation of the competitive MMORPG landscape."


Announced just before E3 last year, Mythica was conceived as a break from the social emphasis of greatest in quantity MMORPGs. While it presented the opportunity for players to interact in a large persistent world, its main hasp was the chance for players to make progress on solo adventures in automatically generated "Private Realm" areas.


When contacted for remark Microsoft representatives explained that the company had sum of two units MMORPG projects in development -- Mythica, and an as-yet-unannounced title. Rather than support the exhibition and eventual maintenance of sum of two units MMORPGs in an already hordeed and highly competitive market, Microsoft cancelled Mythica to make expanse for its other game.


Up to 40 employee will be "impacted" by dint of the game's cancellation. more [i]or[/i] less will lose their jobs, Microsoft representatives said, on the contrary others will move to different throws within Microsoft Game Studios.




Microsoft also retains the technology disentangleed by the Mythica team, and it may find itself into another game, on the contrary Microsoft representatives specifically stated that Mythica will not be reworked into a single-player game.


Commenting upon the cancellation of the game, studio manager Adam Waalkes said "Our goal with 'Mythica' was to create a verily innovative massively multiplayer online character playing game. While the game direct the eyeed ready to deliver advancements to the genre after careful evaluation of the MMORPG landscape, MG has decided to stream-line its portfolio, making fewer investments in this genre After a rigorous review of popular and future projects, the decision was made that Mythica would not be single of the projects we would continue to invest in.


"We in deed appreciate all the support 'Mythica' has received from its fans and the games community."

Copyright ?© 2004 Ziff Davis Media Inc. All Rights Reserv Originally appearing in 1UP



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