Does anyone else remember the excitement you felt when you learned that Richard Garriot was back and making MMOs? I believe it was 2005/2006 that Tabula Rasa was fully announced and confirmed to be in development, and many of us just couldn’t wait to see what Garriot’s twisted mind would come up with. Another Ultima Online, perhaps?
SecondStar Interactive is a new studio formed out of names we know well.
- Darrin Hyrup: Founder of Mythic Entertainment.
- Lory Hyrup: Lead Designer of Dark Age Of Camelot.
- Cooper Buckingham: From Warhammer Online, Dark Age of Camelot, The Sims, and Gods & Heroes.
- Tim Cotten: Ultima Online.
- Eric Piccione: Art Director responsible for the look of Ultima Online and Dark Age of Camelot.
What type of MMO is SecondStar working on? I have absolutely no clue. All we know is that the game is running off the HeroEngine, the same engine you’ll find in Star Wars: The Old Republic and a few other upcoming titles.
I know what some of you are thinking (Ultima Online pre-Trammel PvP with three factions and an extensive crafting system and RvR) and I must ask to contain your drool! That being said, the wait for information shouldn’t be long, SecondStar has rounded out their announcement by claiming a late 2011 release date.
More on SecondStar’s upcoming MMO as it appears.
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