The_One
08-17-2004, 09:20 PM
A funny article I came across on the newest issue or GMR (A pretty crappy gaming magazine... but I get them for free, so what the hell, might as well read it).
Following in the footsteps of Microsoft's cancellation of True Fantasy Live Online, two more MMORPGs have vanished.
Despite sinking more then two years of work into Warhammer Online, a "difficult and painful decision" was reached to cancel the game, according to a statement on the game's official website (warhammeronline.com).
Electronic Arts soon followed suit. On June 30, the official site for Ultimate X: Odyssey was likewise updated. David Yee, the game's producer, wrote: "As of today, development on Ultima X: Odyssey has ended. We feel that Ultima Online is where we need to focus our online efforts..."
Tough competition in the form of World of WarCraft and EverQuest II, both set to be released this year, is likely a driving force behind the cancellations. Other companies, such as Square Enix with its successful Final Fantasy XI and NCsoft with City of Heroes and Lineage II, has gobbled up what remains of the MMO pie.
Meanwhile, devoted fans of the unreleased titles are left in the cold. Upon the cancellation of TFLO, one Japanese XBox owner was moved to comment, "Thanks to you, this product is now waste matter. Please dispose of it."
LOL, after I read that, I couldn't stop laughing for a whole 5 minutes :lol:.
Following in the footsteps of Microsoft's cancellation of True Fantasy Live Online, two more MMORPGs have vanished.
Despite sinking more then two years of work into Warhammer Online, a "difficult and painful decision" was reached to cancel the game, according to a statement on the game's official website (warhammeronline.com).
Electronic Arts soon followed suit. On June 30, the official site for Ultimate X: Odyssey was likewise updated. David Yee, the game's producer, wrote: "As of today, development on Ultima X: Odyssey has ended. We feel that Ultima Online is where we need to focus our online efforts..."
Tough competition in the form of World of WarCraft and EverQuest II, both set to be released this year, is likely a driving force behind the cancellations. Other companies, such as Square Enix with its successful Final Fantasy XI and NCsoft with City of Heroes and Lineage II, has gobbled up what remains of the MMO pie.
Meanwhile, devoted fans of the unreleased titles are left in the cold. Upon the cancellation of TFLO, one Japanese XBox owner was moved to comment, "Thanks to you, this product is now waste matter. Please dispose of it."
LOL, after I read that, I couldn't stop laughing for a whole 5 minutes :lol:.