X06: Cryptic Studios Take On Marvel Universe Online/City of Heroes Unaffected News
Chris Leyton
27/09/2006
Microsoft and Marvel appoint City of Heroes creators to bring Marvel Universe Online to the Xbox 360 and PC...
First mentioned back in July 2005, Microsoft today unveiled the Marvel themed MMO currently in development at City of Heroes creator, Cryptic Studios.
Marvel Universe Online is currently in development for both the Xbox 360 and Windows Vista, taking advantage of the cross-compatibility features demonstrated at E3 with Shadowrun.
The vision behind the alliance of Microsoft Game Studios, Cryptic Studios and Marvel is to expand the MMO genre and create an epic gaming experience exclusively for Xbox 360 and Windows Vista gamers to experience together online," said Frank Pape, senior director of business development, Microsoft Game Studios. "Cryptic Studios is widely respected for their established track record of innovation and understanding of the MMO space, and they are a perfect fit for the creation of the best possible experience in âMarvel Universe Online.'"
"As an independent developer, Cryptic Studios has the freedom to make games and forge partnerships that we are truly passionate about," said Michael Lewis, president of Cryptic Studios. "Cryptic Studios and Microsoft share a common vision for online gaming and commitment to quality titles. Together we will create a new exciting game that captures the uniqueness of the Marvel IP."
David Maisel, executive vice president, Marvel Entertainment added, "The huge Marvel fan base has been eagerly awaiting new information on our massive multiplayer online game. We are proud to have a premiere developer such as Cryptic Studios who has had such incredible success in the online gaming world developing this game. Marvel, Microsoft and Cryptic are committed to creating the definitive interactive Marvel universe experience via this massive multiplayer online game."
Immediately after the announcement, NCsoft issued the following statement regarding their relationship with Cryptic Studios and City of Heroes:
NCsoft has no response regarding the business dealings of an independent company such as Cryptic Studios, however, NCsoft does expect to continue working closely with Cryptic on developing and maintaining the City of Heroes and City of Villains games into the future.
NCsoft is committed to delivering to its customers the best games possible and this news from Cryptic Studios should in no way affect the high-quality product that the fans of City of Heroes and City of Villains have come to expect. The "City of" franchise recently released its seventh major content update in the summer and the next free expansion is scheduled to be released later this year. Additional details of future plans for City of Heroes and City of Villains have been spelled out by Cryptic's lead designer, Matt Miller, in an address to the game's community.
"The âCity of' franchise is an exceptional product for NCsoft and we do not expect that to change anytime soon," said Robert Garriott, CEO of NCsoft North America. "City of Heroes and City of Villains have cornered the market on comic-book themed massively multiplayer online games and any competition for this space is several years away, so these games still have a lot of open field running to do."
Expect further details on Marvel Universe Online very soon.
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