When the announcement arrived concerning the unveiled publisher for Stargate Worlds, many individuals in the gaming industry were shocked. For a development studio to essentially create their own publishing house was something that had rarely – if ever – occurred in the MMOG industry. To the untrained eye, the unveiling of FireSky as SGW’s publisher raised as many questions as it answered. Thankfully, Ten Ton Hammer’s Cody “Micajah” Bye was on the case and sat down with FireSky’s senior vice president of strategic operations, Joe Ybarra, to answer many of the questions that were raised in people’s minds.
In part one of their extensive interview, Cody and Joe discuss the origins of FireSky and the purpose behind Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment creating their own publishing company.
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Ten Ton Hammer: What led you to believe that creating your own publishing company was the right thing to for you? Why not go with an established partner like SOE, NCsoft, or EA?
Joe Ybarra: One of the things that we hadn’t announced publicly until recently was the fact that we actually have more than one studio here at Cheyenne Mountain. Because of that, we actually do have multiple projects under construction. That said, we thought that it would be really good to have a publishing vehicle for all of the products that we’re going to have in the future.
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Part One
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Stargate Worlds: An Interview with FireSky's Joe Ybarra
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