In a surprise announcement today, Mark Jacobs has left Mythic, the company he co-founded over a decade ago. Even more surprising, the company is effectively being merged with BioWare, forming what EA calls a new “RPG/MMO studio group,” with Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk, the two BioWare doctors in overall command, and Rob Denton, the second co-founder of Mythic taking over Jacobs’ former position.
What will this mean for WAR going forward only time will tell. And it’s clearly inappropriate at this point to speculate on the true reasons behind either of these decisions, much like the Garriott lawsuit the truth is likely much stranger than anything we could even begin to imagine.
We’re currently trying to get EA PR on the phone to comment, but with no luck so far. We’ll keep you posted as the situation develops.
Until then, here’s the official press release of the announcement (I noted that it says Jacobs will be leaving EA yesterday, in future tense, when it was published this morning):
Today we have important news to share with the community. EA is restructuring its RPG and MMO games development into a new group that includes both Mythic and BioWare. This newly formed team will be led by Ray Muzyka, co-founder and General Manager of BioWare. With this change, Ray becomes Group General Manager of the new RPG/MMO studio group. BioWare’s other co-founder, Greg Zeschuk will become Group Creative Officer for the new RPG/MMO studio group. Rob Denton will step up as General Manager of Mythic and report to Ray. BioWare’s studios remain unchanged and continue to report to Ray.
Mark Jacobs, co-founder and current General Manager of Mythic, will leave EA on June 23, 2009. We thank Mark for his contributions at Mythic and wish him the very best going forward. Mark played a major part in the success of Mythic with his contribution as General Manager and Lead Designer of WAR.
Mythic retains a strong team led by Rob who co-founded Mythic in 1995. Rob played a critical role in the development of Dark Age of Camelot. In his previous role as COO, he was responsible for all day-to-day management of the studio including all development, operations and support.
Please join us in celebrating the union of these two award-winning studios.
From: WarHerald
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