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tobolds.blogspot.com - 9/11/2008
Free speech for people who work on MMOs
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So Mark Jacobs has a blog . And some people are unhappy about that . I think we can all agree that Mythic's way to communicate with their players is substantially different than those of other MMO companies. SOE and Blizzard are so tight-lipped, letting out only carefully screened statements, ...
cuppycake.org - 9/9/2008
Official Forums and Dev Blogging
— cuppycake.org — I could sum it up by just providing this link and this link .  But for an additional sentence, Mark Jacobs (CEO, Mythic) started a blog and has responded there to the public outrage about EU database servers that malfunctioned poorly during this ... (more) Official Forums and Dev Blogging
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thegrouchygamer.com - 9/14/2008
Mythic Screws Up WAR Launch Before We Even Get On Servers
— thegrouchygamer.com — I don’t want to go off on a rant here, but; Congratulations Mythic. You’ve made a game we all want to try. We’re so anxious, in fact, that when you put out 60,000 copies of the Collector’s Edition back in March that it ... (more) Mythic Screws Up WAR Launch Before We Even Get On Servers

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Picking Mark Jacobs' brain about the Warhammer launch
massively.com - 9/16/2008
Picking Mark Jacobs' brain about the Warhammer launch
— massively.com — Assuming you've been on the internet this week, you may have heard that a little game called Warhammer Online is launching fully into production just two days from today. Players who pre-ordered the Standard Edition of the game are eligible to jump ... (more) Picking Mark Jacobs' brain about the Warhammer launch

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Cuppytalk — ... I have never once been against the ‘free speech’ of developers.  Two loves of my life - game/web development and blogging - are a great mix. ...

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