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'''Mythic Entertainment''' (also known as '''Bioware Mythic''', '''EA Mythic, Inc.''' and '''Interworld Productions''') were the original developers of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. | '''Mythic Entertainment''' (also known as '''Bioware Mythic''', '''EA Mythic, Inc.''' and '''Interworld Productions''') were the original developers of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. | ||
On May 29, 2014, Electronic Arts announced it would be "closing the EA Mythic location in Fairfax",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/ea-shuts-down-mythic-the-studio-behind-warhammer-onlin-1583376655|title=EA Shuts Down Longtime Game Studio Mythic Entertainment|last=Schreier|first=Jason|publisher=[[Kotaku]]|date=2014-05-29}}</ref> effectively winding down all the studio's operations. Despite the studio's closure, ''Dark Age of Camelot'' will continue to be supported by ex-Mythic staff under a new studio, Broadsword, which is also responsible for maintaining Ultima Online.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://darkageofcamelot.com/article/producers-note|title=Dark Age of Camelot|work=www.darkageofcamelot.com|accessdate=20 June 2015}}</ref> | |||
===''Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning''=== | |||
During the E3 trade show, on May 18, 2005, Mythic announced that it had licensed the [[Warhammer Fantasy (setting)|''Warhammer Fantasy'']] IP and was starting to work on a new MMO, ''[[Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning]]''. | |||
===''Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes''=== | |||
''Wrath of Heroes'' was announced on August 16, 2011 by [[BioWare]] at the [[Gamescom#Gamescom 2011|Gamescom 2011]].<ref name="Announce by GameSpy">{{cite web|last=Sharkey|first=Mike|title=Gamescom 2011: BioWare Announces ''Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes''|url=http://pc.gamespy.com/web-games/warhammer-online-wrath-of-heroes/1188075p1.html|publisher=[[GameSpy]]|accessdate=20 February 2012|date=August 16, 2011}}</ref> BioWare also presented a brief demo of ''Wrath of Heroes'' at Gamescom. | |||
==References== | |||
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Latest revision as of 01:42, 4 January 2021
Mythic Entertainment (also known as Bioware Mythic, EA Mythic, Inc. and Interworld Productions) were the original developers of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning.
On May 29, 2014, Electronic Arts announced it would be "closing the EA Mythic location in Fairfax",[1] effectively winding down all the studio's operations. Despite the studio's closure, Dark Age of Camelot will continue to be supported by ex-Mythic staff under a new studio, Broadsword, which is also responsible for maintaining Ultima Online.[2]
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
During the E3 trade show, on May 18, 2005, Mythic announced that it had licensed the Warhammer Fantasy IP and was starting to work on a new MMO, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning.
Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes
Wrath of Heroes was announced on August 16, 2011 by BioWare at the Gamescom 2011.[3] BioWare also presented a brief demo of Wrath of Heroes at Gamescom.
References
- ↑ Schreier, Jason (2014-05-29). "EA Shuts Down Longtime Game Studio Mythic Entertainment". Kotaku.
- ↑ "Dark Age of Camelot". www.darkageofcamelot.com. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ↑ Sharkey, Mike (August 16, 2011). "Gamescom 2011: BioWare Announces Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes". GameSpy. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
