Saturday, September 24, 2011

Throws the Final Stone

Mytheon was never my "main game," but I did have a good time playing it while it was alive. It had a lot of aspirations, but unfortunately it was mired in problems and a lawsuit that just brought this game to its knees and ended it all too soon.

Here's the official announcement from the forums:


Sad. I remember taking an extended lunch from work so I could talk with UTV True Games PR and community relations one sunny afternoon. We talked about how I could help grow the game and build interest as a supporter. Those first couple of months before the lawsuit hit and the game was in beta were awesome. The interview I was able to get with Angela Gillespie was a highlight. Best of luck to all the people I met through this game, and I'm also wishing you better luck on your next endeavors. Hopefully it was a learning experience for all involved.

Thanks for the fun!

*throws the final stone*

*uninstall*
Posted by Stingite at 5:57 AM
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3 comments:

  1. witchwarriorSeptember 24, 2011 at 5:18 PM

    Poor Mytheon...

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  2. MEGALUSSeptember 25, 2011 at 4:29 PM

    So why did they get sued? Was it a breach in a contract?

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  3. StingiteSeptember 26, 2011 at 4:14 AM

    Here's the details of the lawsuit:

    http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/05/11/true-games-interactive-sues-petroglyph-for-mytheon-source-code/

    And eventually how it was resolved:

    http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/06/01/petroglyph-and-true-games-resolve-lawsuit-announce-launch-date/

    As far as I'm concerned . . . this trouble took the steam out of this game and made a lot of players look away to something else right at launch.

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