Loading... November 19, 2008 - The short end of the global stick.

Ethec · 11-19-2008, 11:11 AM

Today's Loading... briefly discusses the problem of an asynchronous MMOG release in today's global market. Keeping to the global theme, we look at the latest "too much WoW" story and finish off with an odd bit about the rumors of The Agency's death, greatly exaggerated as they were.

That, the usual great forum thread and real world news links, and no less than fourteen timely guides, videos, and other articles await you in Loading... The Short End of the Global Stick.

Sardu · 11-19-2008, 02:55 PM

As excited as I've been for Spellborn's launch I'm not entirely surprised that the NA release got pushed back a bit. Not only has there been a giant pile of high profile releases over the past two months, but things have been eerily quiet on the news front for a game that was supposed to be launching in just over a week. I'm not sure how retail was going to be handled, but a launch post-holiday season might help insure Spellborn isn't crushed under the mountain of Wrath boxes I've been seeing everywhere. That plus the shiny + new factor will have had a chance to wear off a bit for anyone playing through one of the newly released expansions so they might be more willing to give a new though lesser known / hyped game a try.

The supposed cancellation of The Agency is a real head-scratcher as well. How terrible would that be for the winner of the G.I.R.L. scholarship who selected that game / studio to do her internship at only to find out that she shouldn't have made the move up to Seattle after all.

Ethec · 11-20-2008, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Sardu

The supposed cancellation of The Agency is a real head-scratcher as well. How terrible would that be for the winner of the G.I.R.L. scholarship who selected that game / studio to do her internship at only to find out that she shouldn't have made the move up to Seattle after all.

Awesome point, but something tells me that the G.I.R.L. initiative isn't about giving some poor waif who never had a chance her comeuppance - maybe its the $30k+ party and marketing push to publicize a $10k scholarship.