by Rainier on June 24, 2009 @ 10:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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EA is restructuring its RPG and MMO games development into a new group that includes both Mythic and BioWare. This newly formed team will be led by BioWare's Ray Muzyka, with BioWare's Greg Zeschuk becoming Group Creative Officer and Rob Denton stepping into the General Manager position as Mark Jacobs resigns.
by Rainier on April 9, 2009 @ 8:31 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Bungie has rolled out the Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack, making available to everybody three new multiplayer maps (Assembly, Orbital and Sandbox) that were previously part of the Halo Wars Limited Collector's Edition.
by Thomas Wilde on Feb. 18, 2009 @ 9:00 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Bungie is working on the Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack, which will include three new multiplayer maps (Assembly, Orbital and Sandbox), part of the Halo Wars Limited Collector's Edition, and be available on Xbox Live Marketplace later this spring.
by Rainier on Jan. 30, 2009 @ 10:55 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Bungie is working on the Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack, which will include three new multiplayer maps (Assembly, Orbital and Sandbox), part of the Limited Collector’s Edition of Halo Wars, and most likely on XBL at a later date.
by Rainier on Dec. 24, 2008 @ 8:39 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Bungie is working on the Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack, which will include three new multiplayer maps, Assembly, Orbital and Sandbox.
by Rainier on Aug. 1, 2007 @ 6:04 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Bethesda Softworks parent company ZeniMax Media announced the creation of ZeniMax Online Studios. The division will be headed by Matt Firor, a well-known expert in the field of online gaming, and will focus on the MMO market segment.
by Rainier on Feb. 19, 2007 @ 2:27 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Mythic Wars, known in Europe as Fantasy Wars is a turn-based strategy game set in a fantasy world. Combining both classic strategy gameplay and sophisticated 3D graphics players can experience epic battles like never before.
by Rainier on Oct. 4, 2006 @ 1:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Mythic Wars is a turn-based strategy game set in a fantasy world. Combining both classic strategy gameplay and sophisticated 3D graphics players can experience epic battles like never before.
by Rainier on July 12, 2006 @ 11:06 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In a somewhat surprising move, it seems long time MMO creator
Matt Firor has left the company he co-founded many years ago. Known for Dark Age of Camelot, Mythic was recently bought by Electronic Arts, renamed to EA Mythic, and is currently working on Warhammer Online. While there is no official statement just yet, it is widely believed Matt left to start a new developing company closer to home and shorten his commute time.
by Rainier on June 30, 2006 @ 7:11 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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An update on the official
Ultima Online website reveals that with the acquisition of Mythic, the UO team will be teaming up with the creative folks behind Dark Age of Camelot and who are currently working on Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. Both development teams will work together to forge Britannia’s future and once the plans are finalized, announcements will be made, but in the meantime the in-game fiction cycle is put on hold.
by Judy on June 20, 2006 @ 1:41 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Already rumored several months ago, EA today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Virginia-based Mythic Entertainment, known for Dark Age of Camelot and currently working on Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. Upon completion of the acquisition, Mythic Entertainment will become EA Mythic, a wholly-owned studio dedicated to developing MMORPGs.
by Rainier on June 12, 2006 @ 3:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Mythic Wars is a turn-based strategy game set in a fantasy world. Combining both classic strategy gameplay and sophisticated 3D graphics players can experience epic battles like never before.
by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2006 @ 5:52 p.m. PST | Filed under
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One of Dark Age of Camelot's biggest complaints was the widely known radar cheat, and it seems Mythic has finally found a solution and bann0red the h4xx0rz. "For the last few months, we've been test driving our program's latest refinements. We didn't want to deliver bannings until we were absolutely sure we had no false positives. Well, we're sure now. So, to about four hundred and fifty people with nothing better to do but cheat at video games: Time for a new game, because you are now banned."
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Get the Mythic Wars trailer off WP (39mb)
Mythic Wars is a turn-based strategy game set in a fantasy world. Combining both classic strategy gameplay and sophisticated 3D graphics players can experience epic battles like never before.
Taking place in a fantasy world of Human kingdoms, Orc clans, Dwarfs' citadels and Elven forests the player is thrust into a world of war and legend. Play the role of an Orc or Goblin boss, a captain of the Human army or lead the elite forces of the Elven army. Participate in castle sieges and village defense, assault and reconnaissance operations and swift
by Rainier on Oct. 11, 2005 @ 12:27 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Dark Age of Camelot developer Mythic Entertainment is celebrating 10 years of being a developer of online games. The company is also celebrating four years since the successful release of Dark Age of Camelot. Throughout October, Mythic will be celebrating with in-game events and a prize drawing for
the "10-4-10" celebration, 10 days of drawings featuring Dark Age of Camelot and Warhammer prizes.
by Rainier on Sept. 30, 2005 @ 4:34 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Mythic Entertainment today announced that in addition to their ongoing retail releases for Dark Age of Camelot, existing and future expansion packs will be available through digital distribution for the first time in the game’s history.
by Rainier on Aug. 25, 2005 @ 8:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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AGEIA Technologies and Dark Age of Camelot developer Mythic Entertainment today announced a publisher-wide licensing agreement in which Mythic can fully exploit the power of AGEIA physX technology in developing its MMORPGs.
by Chad on Aug. 7, 2005 @ 1:54 a.m. PDT | Filed under
Reviews
Mythic Blades is a 3D real-time fighting game that places the player in the role of Legendary Hero or Terrifying Monster during combat to determine the fate of the Olympus. Ares has challenged his father; if Ares wins, he will take over Zeus' place and rule over the Olympus - but the battle does not take place there. Instead it will be fought between Man and Monster.
by Rainier on June 13, 2005 @ 4:27 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Mythic Entertainment today announced that Steve Perkins has joined the company as Director of Marketing. A seven-year veteran of the computer and videogame industry, Perkins recently served in the same capacity at EA leading the marketing for numerous titles, including the "Battlefield" franchise. In his new role, Perkins will oversee all aspects of strategic marketing including advertising, promotions, PR and the management of Mythic's relationships with key marketing partners.
by Judy on May 19, 2005 @ 1:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Mythic Entertainment today announced that they have secured the exclusive worldwide rights to create massively multiplayer online games for PC and console set in the fantasy world of Warhammer, created by Nottingham, UK-based Games Workshop Group PLC. The first game based upon the dark, medieval world of Warhammer will be released on PC in 2007.
by Rainier on May 2, 2005 @ 8:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Mythic Blades is a visually breath-taking entertainment title which places the player in the role of Legendary Hero or Terrifying Monster during combat to determine the fate of the Olympus. Ares has challenged his father; if Ares wins, he will take over Zeus' place and rule over the Olympus - but the battle does not take place there. Instead it will be fought between Man and Monster.
by Rainier on April 4, 2005 @ 8:27 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Dark Age of Camelot developer and publisher Mythic Entertainment today announced that Jeff Hickman has been named executive producer of "Dark Age of Camelot." In this new role, Hickman will report to Matt Firor, vice president of development, and will manage the overall direction of "Dark Age of Camelot" by being responsible for design decisions and ongoing expansions to the game. Hickman has been with Mythic since 2001.
by Rainier on March 19, 2005 @ 12:09 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Mythic Blades is a visually breath-taking entertainment title which places the player in the role of Legendary Hero or Terrifying Monster during combat to determine the fate of the Olympus. Ares has challenged his father; if Ares wins, he will take over Zeus' place and rule over the Olympus - but the battle does not take place there. Instead it will be fought between Man and Monster.
by Mark Crump on March 3, 2005 @ 1:18 a.m. PST | Filed under
Interviews
This is a two-part interview with Mark Jacobs, CEO of Mythic Entertainment. The original interview was conducted at Mythic's offices last year just before the launch of Catacombs, EverQuest 2, and World of WarCraft. Since some things have changed since then, Mr. Jacobs was kind enough to answer some follow-up questions via e-mail.
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