Slashdot Games points to some interesting insight into the Mythic/EA merger from Mythic's own Mark Jacobs.

Jacobs hopped into a forum thread about the merger over on Grimwell Online to put in his two cents worth.

Folks,

It's going to be a very, very interesting next couple of months here (let alone years).

I will say that so far I'm very impressed with the guys/gals I've been met/been working with at EA. These are not stupid people by any stretch of the imagination. And what has made me quite happy is the fact that, believe it or not, these people actually care about making great games and not just getting it in a box by Q4. Another thing that has almost brought a smile to my face is that they are willing to embrace new IP that is not just "WoW 2007" but IP that can stand on its own two (or three) feet without having to rely on the WoW userbase for its success. The conventional opinion of EA is pretty much that it is just in it to make iterative games but if you listen to what people all the way up to Larry Probst are staying, is that we have to create our own original IP, it is more than just words.

As always, I expect people to believe it when they see it.

Mark

Brian Crecente

Mark Jacobs Talks About the Mythic/EA Merger [Slashdot Games]

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