Simutronics founder and CEO David Whatley sits down with The MMO Gamer's Steve to discuss the finer points of HeroEngine, as well as some updates on the status of their upcoming original MMO, Hero's Journey.
Gaming Union writes "MMORPGs have become quite popular over the years, and some, like World of Warcraft have found a place in popular culture. However, that's the now and they won't last forever. We mentioned a fortnight ago, five of the biggest MMORPGs at the moment, but what's around the corner that will be able to dethrone those currently flying high? Should Blizzard be concerned about some of the upcoming titles?
Most of the titles up for discussion in this article are in the late stages of development and are running their beta testing phases. There are quite a few of notable merit and a fair few that are targeting specific niches, for example fanatical sci-fi groups. This is our top ten -- in no particular order -- of the titles we expect to make quite a bit of noise amongst gamers when they finally surface and that MMORPG players should definitely keep on their radar."
I'd definitely like to try
+Linneage III
+Star Wars: The old republic (this is a must try for me)
+DC universe online
out of those I'd say star wars probably has the most priority followed by lineage then DC. Don't know much about stargate or star trek though; but may take a peak at them later on.
MAG, APB, DC Universe, The Agency are the upcoming MMOs I look forward to.
Forgot about APB and The agency the moment I was typing my comment, but I agree. I'm also looked forward to both. Mag, I may not so sure yet; but I know I will try the Agency for sure.
Wallets carry very little in this gaming age can't get every game sadly.
All you need is Champions Online, The Agency, and Star Wars: Old Republic.
At least thats what im gonna get
i want a good mmorpg that is not super heroes and not star trek star wars stuff...ffxi-2 would be nice
Well, Square Enix have Codename Rapture in the pipeline, and that's rumoured to be FFXI-2
I sincerely hope its something slightly different than just a direct carry on to XI.
Yeah codename rapture, supposedly comes out this year I believe (if I remember correct); yet not much has been shown, not much known as far as my knowledge goes at least.
{Edit}
I should retract this statement apparently still heavy in development, so probably not expecting anything as of yet.
http://www.finalfantasyunio...
(3/11/2009 - is the date of the article)
there was a rumor a little while back that SE would unveil Rapture at E3 this year so maybe we will get to see it finally.
MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood recently sat down with the folks at Simutronics to talk about their Hero Engine (currently being used by Bioware for Star Wars: The Old Republic) and the game that started it all... Hero's Journey
The MMO Gamer's editor Siam Choudhury took a look at Hero's Journey, the fantasy MMOG from developers Simutronics Corp and based on the company's own MMO platform, the HeroEngine. Read his impressions of the game after the jump.
