Bill Bishop posted an interesting rumor on his videogame blog. Go on, click on it.
One wonders how much money Mythic is bleeding these days, what with the rampant success of WoW, the shelving of their Rome In Spaaaaaaace project, and the licensing deal for Warhammer Online (which will put a chip in future revenue projections, even beyond the well-documented Kosterian complaint that making a good game under a license is much harder than it needs to be). A studio without anything really interesting on the event horizon seems to be a perfect aquisition target for EA, who as always can't be bothered with homegrown talent.
I guess we'll just have to wait and see if it's true- none of the parties involved are uncool enough to hang out at Corp, let alone wear nighties and talk about boys at our slumber parties.
Edit: Mark Jacobs posted the following nonreply to a Warhammer fansite:
Folks,
Ah, the Internet, where rumors fly through the ether with the greatest of ease, ignorant of facts and/or devoid of reason. Please keep in mind that almost all reputable companies have a policy of not commenting on rumors and in this, Mythic concurs. Even if it was true, I couldn't comment. So, no comment from me today. Also keep in mind that Mythic has been courted and courted a ton of times over the years. We have rejected lots of offers throughout the years, including one whose value was a heck of a lot more than that in the rumor (which makes the rumor that much more fun). All companies that are perceived to have any value will attract attention and Mythic has been no different over the years. To date, I believe we have rejected about a dozen serious offers over the years and some ridiculous ones as well so this is not the first time I've said these sorts of things.
Keep in mind that Mythic is a privately-held company and that given the state of WAR, our board of directors, GW and the industry in general, that Mythic is not about to do anything stupid and some of the things I've seen said around this rumor are really dumb (not here, you guys are fine as usual). WAR is coming gents and nothing going to stand in our way except my two big feet. Smile
Again, don't take continued silence on this subject for anything other than long-term self-preservation. I learned a long time ago that if I start commenting on rumors (true, false or somewhere in between), nothing good can come of it. For once it starts (even on the juiciest of rumors), you quickly end up having to comment on all rumors and once you do that, when you then stop commenting or miss one, then the next thing you know, silence is taken as assent and that's a bad thing, especially on the 'Net.
After that came a rambling, unfunny Dr. Seuss parody about a supposed TRILLION DOLLAR buyout that the suit-warrior Jacobs deflected single-handedly, which I have excised from this transcript for the simple reason that my computer would probably choke me in my sleep if I copied it to clipboard.
