Mythic Entertainment Shut Down

[Demon_Skeith]

EA has shut down Mythic Entertainment, the longtime video game studio most recently responsible for Warhammer Online and the Dungeon Keeper reboot for mobile platforms.

When reached by Kotaku, EA sent over the following statement:

    We are closing the EA Mythic location in Fairfax, Virginia, as we concentrate mobile development in our other studio locations. We are working with all impacted employees to provide assistance in finding new opportunities, either within EA or with other companies via an upcoming job fair.

Founded in 1995, Mythic also developed Dark Age of Camelot and a number of other online games including the popular MUD Dragon's Gate. Their most recent release, a microtransaction-heavy remake of the classic strategy game Dungeon Keeper, was received poorly by many gamers.

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Always sad to see a studio shut down.

 

[Lienx]

It's a shame that the company was taken down, and that a lot of people are going to be looking for new jobs but lets face it.. the games they produced were complete shit.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

That's why they shut down.

 

[Lolman112]

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Always sad to see a studio shut down.

Sad to see good studio's get shut down, like THQ for example. Didn't have great childhood memories thanks to mythic entertainment. Still... I get what you mean.

 

[Lienx]

That's why they shut down.

Well, yes, yes it is. Trolling me. smh.

 

[Soulwatcher]

WOW that really sucks, I use to play DAOC back in the day. I personally hate EA they ruin everything they touch. They have closed down more studios in recent years then any other publisher. I am waiting for the day when they say they shut down Bioware!

Greg

 

[rhamijaguar]

Oh my god, there was a Dungeon Keeper reboot? I'm sad to hear that it wasn't very good. But it doesn't surprise me, knowing EA....

I really really hope they don't ever shut down Bioware. I'm so torn right now because DA: Inquisiton is supposed to come out soon, I loved DA:O but I felt like they didn't put the same effort into DA:2.... Inquisition looks amazing but I don't want to be disappointed.

 

[richc3]

I've always heard great things about DAOC, but my only direct experience was with Warhammer Online. Damn, that game was such a massive disappointment, yet had so much promise.
They marketed that brilliantly though, but there was word that EA rushed them along too quickly.  The gaming community has never really been huge fan of EA. Who knows what the real truth was outside of the end product.

In any case, can't say I'm too saddened by their shut down.