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Notable Lakers versus Celtics publisher Electronic Arts recently merged Mythic Entertainment and BioWare into a single RPG super group. Unlike Tapeworm, this stellar group is bound to produce some digestible content: BioWare, at the very least, still has Mass Effect 2, Dragon Age: Origins, and Star Wars: The Old Republic slated for release. Mythic, on the other hand, has Warhammer Online.

As usual with these things, studio positions have shifted. BioWare’s Dr. Ray Muzukya is the group’s general manager, while the other doctor, Greg Zeschuk, is the new creative officer. Mythic’s GM has left the company entirely.

In other news, Cold Stone Creamery has JELL-O Pudding ice cream. It’s only available this summer, so if you want to “delight your taste buds” with a “revolutionary” ice cream, act now. Seriously. It’s awesome.

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bluexy's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/24/2009 22:02
bluexy
You jerk, by blog hasn't even been updated to the main list and you're drinking my koolaid!
LuntiX's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/24/2009 22:09
LuntiX
Awesome :D Though I was never a fan of mythic since of all the bugs I encountered with Warhammer.

Bioware also has Mass Effect 3 (Mass Effect was announced as a trilogy) in the future.
Brad Nicholson's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/24/2009 22:12
Brad Nicholson
@bluexy - What?
Brad Nicholson's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/24/2009 22:14
Brad Nicholson
@bluexy - Oh, I see. I'll do you one.
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/24/2009 22:15
MrSadistic
EA also made Jordan vs. Bird.

Dick.
Brian Szabelski's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/24/2009 22:25
Brian Szabelski
I'm not happy about this. I have not been a fan of Mythic. BioWare's a different story. Love them. But I hope this won't hurt them in the long run.
elysse's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/24/2009 22:44
elysse
Like watching a girl fight, I've always wondered why these two companies didn't just kiss already..... and now it looks like they have. :-)
LuntiX's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/24/2009 23:11
LuntiX
@ Elysee - more like forced together in a room and being told they have to repopulate the world with RPG games for face death.
Ghil's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/24/2009 23:21
Ghil
And I still remember the speech where EA wouldn't have any effect on how Bioware would do things. And with Mythic? ungh.
SaintRising's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/24/2009 23:24
SaintRising
Mmm.... I don't know what to think about this currently. D:
-PL-'s Avatar - Comment posted on 06/24/2009 23:41
-PL-
I hope Mythic's involvement doesn't turn SW:TOR into a shameless WoW clone like Warhammer. I was actually planning on buying this game, they had better not screw this up. I do NOT want to play another game exactly like WoW. I think WoW's great, but I've played it for five effing years and would like something different.
Infininja's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/25/2009 00:53
Infininja
Hey, all that work in Tapeworm did result in one good song. :p
Sir Unimaginative's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/25/2009 01:00
Sir Unimaginative
fffffffffffffffffffffff

Oh wait, there's still more Mass Effect coming out.

*looks down the pipeline* Oh dear, there's still more Mass Effect for them to work on.

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
buzzhonky's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/25/2009 01:21
buzzhonky
Well I can't wait for Mass Dark Age of the Old Dragon-Hammer Republic Effect 40k: Age of Reckoning!

Gimme some good news Doc's!
beno's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/25/2009 01:58
beno
Thanks for the heads up, Chet!
Knivy's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/25/2009 03:27
Knivy
OMG
Jello Pudding Ice cream :O
DrunkyDerek's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/25/2009 08:43
DrunkyDerek
JELL-O Pudding Ice Cream?? I'm so there!
Volomon's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/25/2009 09:06
Volomon
Ha, I freaking KNEW IT! I said this was going to happen like freaking 2 years ago. That Mythic would eventual cease to exist as has many EA consumed studios. I have to go gloat now.
Char Aznable's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/25/2009 10:37
Char Aznable
Now if only that Jell-O ice cream was converted into popsicle form...
Cyanosis117's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/25/2009 10:46
Cyanosis117
It always makes me anxious to hear about great developers merging with (relatively) less great developers, and by EA no less.

But all this talk of Warhammer and Mass Effect reminds me how much I'd like to see a 40k Inquisitor RPG. Seriously guys, do it.
kitae's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2009 23:35
kitae
There's no merging going on, Mythic is a separate studio and it's staying separate! This is just a management change basically.

I think this is pretty cool, I really like Mythic. DAOC was pretty awesome and Warhammer is also pretty awesome. If this encourages collaboration between Mythic and Bioware - great! I think both studios could learn from one another.

Also I work for Bioware :O Welcome Mythic.
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