Mytheon, at its core, may sound a little like God Of War: The MMO. Deciding to take their fate into their own hands, the mortals have taken up arms against their gods, to bring them down and prove once and for all that they are capable of self sustainment. Mytheon is a top-down game, akin to Diablo, and is set to run on a free to play, microtransaction level when it releases this year (subject to change).
It appears the Fates (mortals) of Mytheon may be struck down, not by the Gods, but by the other hand that feeds them: The publisher. True Games, to-be publisher of Mytheon, is suing the developer Petroglyph Games, due to unfulfilled obligations. According to documents provided, Petroglyph was originally supposed to deliver a gold title back in November ’09, a date that was extended to February, and followed by a promise of delivery in March. When March rolled around, and off into the sunset, with no Mytheon.
Among True Game’s claims are that Petroglyph made unreasonable demands for additional funds and time, coupled with a lack of enthusiasm and efficiency, that threatened both companies. According to Petroglyph, True Games is trying to make Mytheon into something it isn’t: A full blown $15/month MMO.
I’m in the Mytheon closed beta, and what you don’t say is often more powerful than what you do say (not to mention I believe I am under Non Disclosure) so I will leave it at that. This does remind me of the current lawsuit between Bethesda and Interplay, as that is over the slow progress of Fallout for different reasons.
More on Mytheon as it appears.
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