The history of industrialization is one of mass production. A company has both fixed costs, and variable costs per item produced, so the more items you produce, the lower the so-called "marginal" cost of producing one more. The same is true for MMORPGs. The cost per player is much lower if you have 1 million players than if you only have 100,000, because the fixed costs, for example the development...
We told you a couple of weeks ago about Mark Jacobs' departure from EA and the formation of a new (as yet unnamed) studio which will absorb BioWare and Mythic . Well, Eurogamer got the chance to talk to Greg Zeschuk, who has revealed Mythic will help out with Star Wars: The Old Republic but BioWare might not reciprocate on Warhammer Online : "Ray (Muzyka) and I (have) both played Warhammer, and...
Massively Speaking Episode 59 returns this week with regulars Colin Brennan and Kyle Horner as they join Shawn in discussing the current MMO events. There's talk of China's new anti-gold-farming legislation, SOE's community address at Fan Faire, Runes of Magic expansions, Mark Jacobs leaving Mythic and more! Have a comment for the podcasters? Shoot us an email to podcast AT massively DOT com. Maybe...
Mythic's Mark Jacobs has admitted the months leading up to his departure were, at best, "difficult". "To describe these past two months as difficult would be a great understatement as change is almost never easy," he wrote on his blog. Despite this, Jacobs goes on to express his gratitude and respect for his former team, and states he has nothing bad to say about EA. Read more...
Mark Jacobs’ unforeseen exit from Warhammer On the internet developer Mythic, a departure made known during the revelation of the BioWare/Mythic merger, left many fans and colleagues stunned and confused. In a lengthy post on his personal blog, Jacobs explained the reasoning for his evacuation — he actually left the company early in May, [...]
Yesterday, we found out that Mark Jacobs, General Manager of Warhammer Online developer Mythic for 15 years, recently left the company after EA put it in the Large Hadron Collider with BioWare . We did not, however, find out why. Today, in a farewell letter, Jacobs himself clarified things slightly , but failed to spill the beans on why exactly he couldn’t stick around to see Mythic become one...
All Things Must Come to an End on Online Games Are a Niche Market is a blog post by Mark Jacobs following the news he has parted ways with EA and Mythic (thanks Mike Martinez and Kotaku). He talks a...
Despite the relative hugeness of yesterday's reveal that EA will be merging BioWare and Mythic into one group, paired with the departure of Mythic co-founder Mark Jacobs, the whole affair seems to be proceeding with a minimum of fuss and an absence of ill will. Especially considering Jacobs' willingness to speak his mind. Today, on his personal blog, Mark Jacobs bid farewell to his staff and to the...
Mark Jacobs' unforeseen exit from Warhammer Online developer Mythic, a departure made known during the revelation of the BioWare/Mythic merger , left many fans and colleagues stunned and confused . In a lengthy post on his personal blog, Jacobs explained the reasoning for his evacuation -- he actually left the company early in May, when EA informed him that "they wanted to make some changes within...
When someone leaves Mythic, I am always impressed by the level of affection in which they describe the company, the game and their fellow coworkers....
We've been keeping our eyes on various blogs and forums discussing yesterday's big news that Mythic and BioWare are being restructured under EA 's new MMO/RPG gaming division and that Mark Jacobs is no longer working for EA. Here's a summary of what we've found so far. Many people are under the false impression that Mythic and BioWare have merged. One of Mythic's developers made this clarification...
A former employee of Mythic has commented on the departure of Mark Jacobs from the company, following the formation by EA of a new group that will incorporate Mythic and RPG studio BioWare. The unnamed former staff member revealed how the news came as a shock to employees, reports Massively.com. "People are shocked and in disbelief about Mark leaving. I can't even fathom Mark leaving a company...
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