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jaxsundane 8/10/08 9:32:07 PM
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For those of you who don't know this is the same game that at one time was being built as Marvel Universe Online I played champions a bit and liked it but would like this much better if it had stayed in the marvel universe as I am a huge marvel comics fan I'm sure I'll still give it a go but anyone know what happenend?
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BRYANBARTLEY 8/10/08 9:36:00 PM
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"Your honeyburst rainbow hits Kitteh for 18 friendship points" |
whered you play it?
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BRYANBARTLEY 8/10/08 9:37:05 PM
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"Your honeyburst rainbow hits Kitteh for 18 friendship points" |
well from what i read i think microsoft is scared of getting into the MMO market |
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jaxsundane 8/10/08 9:41:08 PM
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Originally posted by BRYANBARTLEY
Oops I should have mentioned it was champions pen and paper just pointing out I wa ssomewhat familiar with the champions universe not the mmo |
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BRYANBARTLEY 8/10/08 10:15:27 PM
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"Your honeyburst rainbow hits Kitteh for 18 friendship points" |
ah, yea like i said...Microsoft is afraid to try to venture into the MMO market due to their last horrible failure. |
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jaxsundane 8/10/08 10:16:28 PM
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Originally posted by BRYANBARTLEY
So microsoft has the rights to a marvel mmo and hired cryptic? |
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BRYANBARTLEY 8/10/08 10:26:21 PM
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"Your honeyburst rainbow hits Kitteh for 18 friendship points" |
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/81361-Marvel-Universe-Online-Cancelled
there were also some dissagreements between marvel/microsoft on licensing |
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spookytooth 8/10/08 10:27:07 PM
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Microsoft doesnt have rights to it, they were just the publisher. And yes, they want into the mmo market but are too chicken shit to take the plunge. I read an interview with Brian Bendis (he is the top writer at Marvel currently and was part of the project) he said that out of nowhere Microsoft suddenly pulled the plug, no reason given. As to why Cryptic did not stick with Marvel and find a new publisher...that I dont know. |
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Wikkedbowtie 8/11/08 12:39:15 AM
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Could have sworn that microsoft and marvel both pulled out due to not being able to guarantee WoW-like success. |
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bverji 8/11/08 11:00:43 AM
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I don't have the link, but the press release given at the time sugggested that Microsoft wasn't happy with the solutions presented in incorporating the Marvel universe in a MMO setting. IE the interaction with marvel characters to limiting to be worth the license. |
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jaxsundane 8/12/08 6:58:57 PM
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