massively.com - 6/24/2009
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Mythic employees were surprised by their boss' departure, sources told me today.
I spoke with a former employee, who asked to remain anonymous, about what they and their old co-workers thought regarding today's announcement that Mark Jacobs, the vice president and general manager of EA ...
massively.com - 6/25/2009
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massively.com —
Mark Jacobs , the former General Manager of
Mythic Entertainment and Lead Designer of Warhammer Online ,...
has left EA on 23rd June, the company announced today. This comes as part of restructuring plans within EA which includes both Mythic and ...
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Mythic's Mark Jacobs leaves EA
brokentoys.org - 6/25/2009
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brokentoys.org —
So now that I’m home and can look
up from wikis and playtests, some reflection on part...
of today’s news. It’s probably no secret that Mark Jacobs and I have had our differences in the past – in particular, after some of my ...
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gamebunny’s “World MMO News Tonight”
gamebunny —
... What the heck is going on here? As time goes forward, I’m sure further information will come to light. Is this the first tolling of the death bell for WAR? It is certainly very strange to think of Mythic Entertainment without Mark Jacobs in command. Did WAR’s disappointing subscriber numbers play a part in his departure? It couldn’t have helped. Still, news of Jacob’s exit came as a surprise to Mythic staff. ...
Good Luck To Mark Jacobs, Mythic
MMOG Nation —
... , something Scott Jennings does a great job of discussing over at Broken Toys. An unnamed source that spoke to Massively’s Tracey John (so cool to be able to say that) noted that the departure was something of a shock to the company . Just the same, everyone there is hopeful about their upcoming collaboration with BioWare. Sanya clarifies ...
MMO Roundup: Last week on Massively
WoW.com —
... Sometimes you'd like to know that there are other MMOs out there, right? Our sister site Massively can provide you with everything you need to know about all those other shiny MMOs! Check out this roundup of the latest news from the wider MMO world. ...
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