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Why Microsoft Murdered The Marvel MMO

The rumors are true. Marvel Universe Online as gone the way of True Fantasy Live Online, another Microsoft MMO project killed before ever seeing the light of day. MTV Multiplayer's Stephen Totilo spoke with Microsoft Game Studios' head Shane Kim, who confirmed the cancellation of the highly anticipated title and explained why it had to die.

When we first entered into the development and agreement of the development of 'Marvel Universe Online,' we thought we would create another subscription-based MMO. And if you really look at the data there's basically one that's successful and everything else wouldn't meet our level or definition of commercial success.
Wow. Yeah, so basically Kim explains that they had gone too far to change the pricing structure into something more likely to bring money in, such as item and transaction-based models, so they let the project die. Hit up the rest of Totilo's story to see him pump Kim for information on Fable 2, Alan Wake, and the future of Halo while I go mourn the official loss of MUO.

Microsoft's Shane Kim On 'Fable 2,' Why Marvel MMO Was Canceled And More [MTV Multiplayer]

8:40 AM on Mon Feb 11 2008
By Mike Fahey
7,657 views, 83 comments

Latest by n/a: imho, i think he's lying. wow shows there is a large market. eventually wow players will move on to something different. blaming it on pricing structure is prolly just one problem used to cover up bigger reasons. most likely involving more »

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Is Another Microsoft Exec On His Way Out?

When EGM editor Shane Bettenhausen outlined the rumored doom of an unnamed Microsoft-published Xbox 360 title, the rumor mill went into overdrive. Fingers were pointed in the direction of Banjo Threeie, Fable 2, and Alan Wake, all of which were denied having been canceled. Ultimately, 1UP's cancellation detector pointed in the direction of Marvel Universe Online. But the EGM sourced rumor wasn't just focused solely on shuttered game development. It also hinted that an MS executive, near or on the level of Peter Moore, was on his or her way out. More »

5:40 PM on Mon Nov 19 2007
By Michael McWhertor
4,254 views, 32 comments

Latest by crashlanding: @wolfzero: Good point about lack of leadership. A company as big as MS probably has so many bosses for every division that it's hard to get anything done. Can you say "run by committee"? more »

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Marvel Universe Online Suspected Of Cancellation

After whittling down the potential candidates for Microsoft published games that were affected by cancellation rumors—developers confirming that Banjo Threeie, Alan Wake and Fable 2 were all safe—it appears that 1UP may have revealed the title that spawned said rumors. Despite being described by EGM editor Shane Bettenhausen in a recent 1UP podcast as in development for a "very long time" and a product "that people are very excited for", it appears that Marvel Universe Online is the source of cancellation gossip. Yes, that sound your hearing is the quiet shrugging of thousands of shoulders. More »

7:20 PM on Tue Nov 13 2007
By Michael McWhertor
7,182 views, 68 comments

Latest by HykCraft: @GOLD5: STFU. If you easily go to Marvel's website, you can get an exact number from there. I just gave out a plain estimate from what I saw on the site a few years ago. more »

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Comic Book Vet Joins Cryptic

Cryptic takes another step towards realizing the full potential of their upcoming Marvel Universe Online MMO for the PC and 360, signing comic book and game writing vet John Layman as a design writer for the game. Layman has been in the comic book industry for twelve years. A one-time editor for DC Comics' Wildstorm branch, Layman now mainly writes for Marvel Comics, most recently having worked on a solo Gambit miniseries and House of M: Fantastic Four. He also writes Stephen Colbert's Tek Jansen comic book for Oni Press, the first issue of which came out just this week. His work in the video game industry includes writing for Metroid: Hunters and the Marvel Trading Card Game. More »

11:20 AM on Tue Jul 17 2007
By Mike Fahey
1,776 views, 18 comments

Latest by vonfaustus: A veteran of the comic book industry? Ok. I read and buy comic books pretty regularly and I don't even know who this guy is. more »

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Feature: Marvel, Cryptic and MGS Talk Marvel Universe Online

By: Brian Crecente
I had a chance recently to speak with Frank Pape, senior director of business development for Microsoft Game Studios, Cryptic Studios' Jack Emmert and Vice President of Marvel Interactive, Ames Kirshen, about upcoming massively multiplayer online hero-fest Marvel Universe Online. More »

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8:00 PM on Fri Sep 29 2006
By Brian Crecente
31,822 views, 16 comments

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PC/360 Cross Platform Marvel MMO Coming

Cryptic Studios, creators of NCSoft's popular City of Heros MMO, have announced that they will be developing the Marvel Universe Online MMO exclusively for the Xbox 360 and Windows Vista. More »

1:02 PM on Wed Sep 27 2006
By Brian Crecente
1,900 views, 12 comments