Microsoft ends development of 'Mythica' game
SeattlePI | at | by Mike
Microsoft is ending development of its "Mythica" computer role-playing game, cutting up to 40 positions from Microsoft Game Studios as a result. The company said the decision was based on its evaluation of the competitive environment in the category of games to which Mythica belongs -- known in gaming parlance as massively multiplayer online role-playing games, or MMORPGs.
Microsoft said the decision was not related to a trademark-infringement lawsuit filed against it in December by Virginia-based Mythic Entertainment, whose "Dark Age of Camelot" MMORPG game would have competed with "Mythica." Microsoft said in a written statement yesterday that it has been working with Mythic Entertainment to settle the dispute amicably. The suit also includes allegations of unfair competition against Microsoft.