CG.biz: With the third version of popular mafia MMO Omerta having gone live earlier this month, CasualGaming.biz was keen to catch up with some of the faces behind what can safely be described as a quiet but significant internet gaming phenomenon.
Here we talk to three of the brains behind the game – Omerta Game Ltd CEO Steve Biddick (a Manchester City fan with a self-professed love for warm, flat beer), Omerta's communications director Craig Albeck (chilled cider) and full-time tester Otto Adang (who doesn't specify his preferred beverage, but does support PSV Eindhoven and owns all of the Babylon 5 DVDs).
Omerta Game Ltd, a leading independent online games developer and publisher, is thrilled to announce the 10th year anniversary celebrations of its perennially popular free-to-play browser-based Mafia MMORPG, Omerta.
"Twitter user umopapisdnpuaq spotted a resemblance between the Scotsman and Emmet "Doc" O' Connell from the strategy game Omerta: City of Gangsters. It appears that developer Haemimont Games took some inspiration from the out-of-work gaffer's face to create Mr. O' Connell."
Digitally Downloaded writes: "It’s time to get controversial: I think we need more games like this. Not every game needs edge-of-the seat excitement. Sometimes, it’s enough to have something which is easy to play when you can’t muster the energy for anything more taxing. More than once, I’ve started a map and pottered along happily for a couple of hours before looking at my watch. I can’t recommend this game for anyone who wants an unsettling, visceral experience, but it’s still a pleasing and well-produced title."
