XMNR: Embattled 38 Studios released a trailer on Friday that gives us our first real look at its upcoming MMORPG PC game code-named Project Copernicus.
Why do game studios keep imploding?
Dysfunction is baked into the video game production process, as it currently exists. The big-budget games industry is dominated by a few large companies, the publishers. Like book publishers, they are responsible for distributing and marketing games (much but not all of this is entirely digital now, but most of the publishers established themselves when game distribution meant getting physical discs and cartridges on retail store shelves). Games are actually made by studios, which are generally either owned directly by the publishers or independent. Making big-budget video games takes an enormous amount of highly specialized labor. It is possible for one person to make a game, and even for that game to be a hit, but the biggest, most profitable games released each year are nearly always made by enormous teams of people, working directly or indirectly for those publishers.
The 4-year investigation of video game developer 38 Studios comes to an anti-climatic conclusion.
The Rhode Island Attorney General announced today that it would not be filing charges against individuals involved in the failed 38 Studios loan in Rhode Island.
We need a MMO set in some Mad Max type of universe...Really had enough of all these bright style type of MMOs on the market....38 studios should let Todd McFarlane create something based on his original dark art...
Generic cartoon-fantasy MMORPG #over9000 incoming!
This could end up being really good. Can't wait to see some gameplay!
Looks like Perfect World, look it up.
With the financial issues, they had to release this now. I like it. I think macfarlanes art will look better on pc. Its there only choice now to finish it and release it. I wanna know how the fighting is. If its action, this may be something special.