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Mythic Entertainment

2012-10-27T12:05:25Z

Sslaxx: Providing a reference for the name change back.

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| company_type = [[Subsidiary]] of [[Electronic Arts]], [[Division (business)|Division]] of [[BioWare]]
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| location = [[Fairfax, Virginia|Fairfax]], [[Virginia]], [[United States|USA]]
| key_people = Dr. [[Ray Muzyka]], Group General Manager Dr. [[Greg Zeschuk]], Chief Creative Officer Rob Denton, Group General Manager Eugene Evans, General Manager [[Jeff Hickman]], Studio Executive Producer
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'''Mythic Entertainment''' (which has also been known as '''BioWare Mythic''', '''EA Mythic, Inc.''' and '''Interworld Productions''') is a [[video game developer]] in [[Fairfax, Virginia]] which is most widely recognized for developing the 2001 [[massively multiplayer online role-playing game]] ''[[Dark Age of Camelot]]''. Mythic has been a prolific creator of [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]] online games since its formation in the mid 1990s.

[[Electronic Arts]] [[List of acquisitions by Electronic Arts|purchased]] Mythic Entertainment and renamed the company EA Mythic on June 20, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/ea-drops-warhammer-on-mythic-6152958|title=EA drops Warhammer on Mythic|last1=Surette|first1=Tim|last2=Thorsen|first2=Tor|publisher=[[GameSpot]]|date=2006-06-20}}</ref> EA Mythic renamed themselves back to Mythic Entertainment on July 10, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/239/feature/2040|title=Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning|last=Wood|first=Jon|publisher=[http://www.mmorpg.com/ mmorpg.com]|date=2008-07-10}}</ref> On June 24, 2009, it was announced that as part of EA's restructuring plan Mythic Entertainment and [[BioWare]] would come together under a new RPG/MMO division headed by BioWare General Manager Dr. [[Ray Muzyka]]. It was also revealed that current General Manager of Mythic Mark Jacobs had left EA on June 23, 2009 and would be replaced by Rob Denton.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5302069/ea-combines-mythic-and-bioware-into-a-giant-rpg-robot|title=EA Combines Mythic And BioWare Into A Giant RPG Robot|last=Fahey|first=Mike|publisher=[[Kotaku]]|date=2009-06-24}}</ref> The company is now called BioWare Mythic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5497736/what-the-people-behind-mass-effect-and-dragon-age-are-trying-to-do?skyline=true&s=i|title=What The People Behind Mass Effect And Dragon Age Are Trying To Do|last=Totilo|first=Stephen|publisher=Kotaku|date=2010-03-20}}</ref> According to Mythic employee Paul Barnett, the studio has been renamed back to Mythic Entertainment. <ref>https://twitter.com/thatbarnettblok/status/261085045090037760</ref>

==History==
Mythic Entertainment (August 2006 - July 2008, EA Mythic) is best known for its 2001 MMORPG, ''[[Dark Age of Camelot]]'', although it has developed many other smaller titles as well. Mythic Entertainment released ''[[Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning]]'' on September 18, 2008.

Mythic originally evolved from two early Washington, DC (USA) area online game development companies. The first was '''Adventures Unlimited Software Inc.''' (AUSI), was founded in 1984 By Mark Jacobs when it launched ''Aradath'', a commercial online [[role-playing video game]] which charged {{US$|40|link=yes}} per month. AUSI later developed games for [[GEnie]], creating an online version of ''[[Diplomacy (game)|Diplomacy]]'' with [[Eric Raymond]] in 1990, and ''[[Dragon's Gate]]'' in 1985, originally inspired by ''Aradath''. [[Mark Jacobs (video game designer)|Mark Jacobs]] was the president of AUSI and other developers there would later work for Mythic.

The other half of Mythic Entertainment was '''Interesting Systems, Inc.''', founded by Rob Denton, [[Matt Firor]], Don Cambpell, and Roger Shropshire in Fairfax, VA, in 1990. Prior to the founding of Mythic Entertainment, ISI had developed one multi-user BBS text-based role-playing game called ''Tempest'', which was later renamed ''[[Darkness Falls (video game)|Darkness Falls]]''. ''Darkness Falls'' would later provide the codebase for ''Dark Age of Camelot''.

Mythic Entertainment was officially formed in 1995 when AUSI (Mark Jacobs) and ISI (Rob Denton) joined together. Its original name was '''Interworld Productions''', and in November 1997 the name was changed to Mythic Entertainment.

Mythic made numerous online games in the mid and late 1990s, ranging from online action [[first-person shooter]]s to online RPGs. Some titles include ''[[Silent Death Online]]'', ''[[Magestorm|Magestorm Millennium]]'', ''[[Darkness Falls: The Crusade]]'', ''[[ID4 Online]]'', ''[[Spellbinder: The Nexus Conflict]]'', and ''[[Splatterball]]''.

On 24 June 2009, it was announced that longtime Mythic boss [[Mark Jacobs (video game designer)|Mark Jacobs]] had left the company and that EA intended to merge Mythic with fellow RPG developer [[BioWare]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/92642-BioWare-and-Mythic-Merge-Mark-Jacobs-Leaves|title=BioWare and Mythic Merge, Mark Jacobs Leaves|last=Funk|first=John|publisher=[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]|date=2009-06-24}}</ref> On November 9, 2009, Mythic was part of a broader reduction in force throughout Electronic Arts. The number of employees released was not made public.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://twitter.com/Athryn/statuses/5565314202|title=Mythic Entertainment, responsible for Warhammer Online, just laid of 80 people, about 40% of its employees|author=Athryn|publisher=[[Twitter]]|date=2009-11-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/95994-EA-Heavily-Cuts-Jobs-at-Mythic-Tiburon-Black-Box-and-Redwood|title=EA Heavily Cuts Jobs at Mythic, Tiburon, Black Box and Redwood|last=Funk|first=John|publisher=The Escapist|date=2009-11-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=26001|last=Remo|first=Chris|title=EA Announces Increased Net Loss, Confirms 1,500 Layoffs|publisher=[[Gamasutra]]|date=2009-11-09}}</ref> In early 2010, Mythic was moved completely into the BioWare RPG group within EA, changing its name to BioWare Mythic.

===Dark Age of Camelot===
Mythic started ''[[Dark Age of Camelot]]'' development in late 1999. The company invested {{US$|3.2 million|link=yes}} developing the game, an amount more than double the sum used for all its previous games.{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} ''Dark Age of Camelot'' was also the company's first massively multiplayer online role-playing game.

''Dark Age of Camelot'' development was led by Rob Denton, as lead programmer, and by [[Matt Firor]] as Producer.

''Dark Age of Camelot'' support and development continues, in parallel with other EA Mythic projects, such as the 2005-announced ''[[Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning|Warhammer Online]]''.

===Imperator Online===
In 2002, Mythic announced it was working on a new title, a science-fiction themed MMO called ''Imperator Online''. This MMORPG based on an [[Alternate history (fiction)|alternate history]] where the [[Roman Republic]] never fell, and advanced to be a space-traveling multi-planet Empire. This project was cancelled in 2005.

===Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning===
During the E3 trade show, on May 18, 2005, Mythic announced that it had licensed the [[Warhammer Fantasy (setting)|''Warhammer Fantasy'']] IP and was starting to work on a new MMO, ''[[Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning]]''. This title was released on September 18, 2008.

==Mythic / Microsoft Lawsuit==
Mythic sued [[Microsoft]] in December 2003 for trademark infringement and unfair competition regarding the name of Microsoft's ''[[Mythica]]'' MMORPG, which was in development at that time. On May 25, 2004, three months after the game was cancelled, Mythic announced that the case was settled and that Microsoft agreed to not use the ''Mythica'' name on new online video games and to not register it as a trademark. Also as part of the deal, Microsoft gave all ''Mythica''-related trademarks and domain names to Mythic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mythicentertainment.com/press/pr_mythica.html|title=Mythic Entertainment Reaches Agreement To Settle Litigation With Microsoft|publisher=Mythic Entertainment|date=2004-05-25}}</ref>

==Corporate Honors==
It has been listed on the [[Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu|Deloitte Technology 500]] list of fastest growing (by revenue) technology companies in [[North America]] since 2002.{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} In 2004 it ranked 106th with a 2,226% increase in revenue over the past five years.

==List of games==
* ''[[Dragon's Gate]]'' ([[1985 in video gaming|1985]])
* ''Tempest'' ([[1991 in video gaming|1991]])
* ''Castles II Online'' ([[1996 in video gaming|1996]])
* ''[[Magestorm|Rolemaster: Magestorm]]'' (1996)
* ''Splatterball'' (1996)
* ''Invasion Earth'' ([[1997 in video gaming|1997]], unreleased)
* ''[[Darkness Falls (video game)|Darkness Falls]]'' (1997)
* ''Rolemaster: Bladelands'' (1997)
* ''[[Aliens Online]]'' ([[1998 in video gaming|1998]])
* ''Starship Troopers: Battlespace'' (1998)
* ''Godzilla Online'' (1998)
* ''Splatterball Plus'' (1999)
* ''[[Silent Death Online|Silent Death: Online]]'' ([[1999 in video gaming|1999]])
* ''[[Darkness Falls: The Crusade]]'' (1999)
* ''Darkstorm: The Well of Souls'' (1999, unreleased)
* ''[[Spellbinder: The Nexus Conflict]]'' (1999)
* ''[[ID4 Online|Independence Day Online]]'' ([[2000 in video gaming|2000]])
* ''[[Dark Age of Camelot]]'' ([[2001 in video gaming|2001]])
* ''Imperator Online'' (Canceled 2005)
* ''[[Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning]]'' ([[2008 in video gaming|2008]])
* ''[[Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes]]'' ([[2012 in video gaming|2012]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wrathofheroes.warhammeronline.com/|title=Wrath of Heroes Official Website|publisher=[[Electronic Arts]]}}</ref>
* ''[[Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar]]'' (2012)

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.mythicentertainment.com/}}

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Mythic Entertainment

2012-10-27T11:59:42Z

Sslaxx: Viz Paul Barnett's twitter feed, Mythic is now once again Mythic Entertainment.

{{Redirect|Mythic|other uses|Mythology|and|Traditional story}}
{{Refimprove|date=April 2010}}
{{Infobox company
| company_name = BioWare Mythic
| company_logo = [[File:Mythic Entertainment logo.png|200px]]
| caption =
| company_type = [[Subsidiary]] of [[Electronic Arts]], [[Division (business)|Division]] of [[BioWare]]
| foundation = 1995
| location = [[Fairfax, Virginia|Fairfax]], [[Virginia]], [[United States|USA]]
| key_people = Dr. [[Ray Muzyka]], Group General Manager Dr. [[Greg Zeschuk]], Chief Creative Officer Rob Denton, Group General Manager Eugene Evans, General Manager [[Jeff Hickman]], Studio Executive Producer
| industry = [[Video game industry|Computer and video games]] [[Interactive entertainment]]
| products = [[Video game]]s
| owner = Electronic Arts
| num_employees =
| parent = Electronic Arts
| homepage = [http://www.mythicentertainment.com/ BioWare Mythic]
}}

'''Mythic Entertainment''' (which has also been known as '''BioWare Mythic''', '''EA Mythic, Inc.''' and '''Interworld Productions''') is a [[video game developer]] in [[Fairfax, Virginia]] which is most widely recognized for developing the 2001 [[massively multiplayer online role-playing game]] ''[[Dark Age of Camelot]]''. Mythic has been a prolific creator of [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]] online games since its formation in the mid 1990s.

[[Electronic Arts]] [[List of acquisitions by Electronic Arts|purchased]] Mythic Entertainment and renamed the company EA Mythic on June 20, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/ea-drops-warhammer-on-mythic-6152958|title=EA drops Warhammer on Mythic|last1=Surette|first1=Tim|last2=Thorsen|first2=Tor|publisher=[[GameSpot]]|date=2006-06-20}}</ref> EA Mythic renamed themselves back to Mythic Entertainment on July 10, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/239/feature/2040|title=Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning|last=Wood|first=Jon|publisher=[http://www.mmorpg.com/ mmorpg.com]|date=2008-07-10}}</ref> On June 24, 2009, it was announced that as part of EA's restructuring plan Mythic Entertainment and [[BioWare]] would come together under a new RPG/MMO division headed by BioWare General Manager Dr. [[Ray Muzyka]]. It was also revealed that current General Manager of Mythic Mark Jacobs had left EA on June 23, 2009 and would be replaced by Rob Denton.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5302069/ea-combines-mythic-and-bioware-into-a-giant-rpg-robot|title=EA Combines Mythic And BioWare Into A Giant RPG Robot|last=Fahey|first=Mike|publisher=[[Kotaku]]|date=2009-06-24}}</ref> The company is now called BioWare Mythic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5497736/what-the-people-behind-mass-effect-and-dragon-age-are-trying-to-do?skyline=true&s=i|title=What The People Behind Mass Effect And Dragon Age Are Trying To Do|last=Totilo|first=Stephen|publisher=Kotaku|date=2010-03-20}}</ref>

==History==
Mythic Entertainment (August 2006 - July 2008, EA Mythic) is best known for its 2001 MMORPG, ''[[Dark Age of Camelot]]'', although it has developed many other smaller titles as well. Mythic Entertainment released ''[[Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning]]'' on September 18, 2008.

Mythic originally evolved from two early Washington, DC (USA) area online game development companies. The first was '''Adventures Unlimited Software Inc.''' (AUSI), was founded in 1984 By Mark Jacobs when it launched ''Aradath'', a commercial online [[role-playing video game]] which charged {{US$|40|link=yes}} per month. AUSI later developed games for [[GEnie]], creating an online version of ''[[Diplomacy (game)|Diplomacy]]'' with [[Eric Raymond]] in 1990, and ''[[Dragon's Gate]]'' in 1985, originally inspired by ''Aradath''. [[Mark Jacobs (video game designer)|Mark Jacobs]] was the president of AUSI and other developers there would later work for Mythic.

The other half of Mythic Entertainment was '''Interesting Systems, Inc.''', founded by Rob Denton, [[Matt Firor]], Don Cambpell, and Roger Shropshire in Fairfax, VA, in 1990. Prior to the founding of Mythic Entertainment, ISI had developed one multi-user BBS text-based role-playing game called ''Tempest'', which was later renamed ''[[Darkness Falls (video game)|Darkness Falls]]''. ''Darkness Falls'' would later provide the codebase for ''Dark Age of Camelot''.

Mythic Entertainment was officially formed in 1995 when AUSI (Mark Jacobs) and ISI (Rob Denton) joined together. Its original name was '''Interworld Productions''', and in November 1997 the name was changed to Mythic Entertainment.

Mythic made numerous online games in the mid and late 1990s, ranging from online action [[first-person shooter]]s to online RPGs. Some titles include ''[[Silent Death Online]]'', ''[[Magestorm|Magestorm Millennium]]'', ''[[Darkness Falls: The Crusade]]'', ''[[ID4 Online]]'', ''[[Spellbinder: The Nexus Conflict]]'', and ''[[Splatterball]]''.

On 24 June 2009, it was announced that longtime Mythic boss [[Mark Jacobs (video game designer)|Mark Jacobs]] had left the company and that EA intended to merge Mythic with fellow RPG developer [[BioWare]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/92642-BioWare-and-Mythic-Merge-Mark-Jacobs-Leaves|title=BioWare and Mythic Merge, Mark Jacobs Leaves|last=Funk|first=John|publisher=[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]|date=2009-06-24}}</ref> On November 9, 2009, Mythic was part of a broader reduction in force throughout Electronic Arts. The number of employees released was not made public.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://twitter.com/Athryn/statuses/5565314202|title=Mythic Entertainment, responsible for Warhammer Online, just laid of 80 people, about 40% of its employees|author=Athryn|publisher=[[Twitter]]|date=2009-11-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/95994-EA-Heavily-Cuts-Jobs-at-Mythic-Tiburon-Black-Box-and-Redwood|title=EA Heavily Cuts Jobs at Mythic, Tiburon, Black Box and Redwood|last=Funk|first=John|publisher=The Escapist|date=2009-11-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=26001|last=Remo|first=Chris|title=EA Announces Increased Net Loss, Confirms 1,500 Layoffs|publisher=[[Gamasutra]]|date=2009-11-09}}</ref> In early 2010, Mythic was moved completely into the BioWare RPG group within EA, changing its name to BioWare Mythic.

===Dark Age of Camelot===
Mythic started ''[[Dark Age of Camelot]]'' development in late 1999. The company invested {{US$|3.2 million|link=yes}} developing the game, an amount more than double the sum used for all its previous games.{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} ''Dark Age of Camelot'' was also the company's first massively multiplayer online role-playing game.

''Dark Age of Camelot'' development was led by Rob Denton, as lead programmer, and by [[Matt Firor]] as Producer.

''Dark Age of Camelot'' support and development continues, in parallel with other EA Mythic projects, such as the 2005-announced ''[[Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning|Warhammer Online]]''.

===Imperator Online===
In 2002, Mythic announced it was working on a new title, a science-fiction themed MMO called ''Imperator Online''. This MMORPG based on an [[Alternate history (fiction)|alternate history]] where the [[Roman Republic]] never fell, and advanced to be a space-traveling multi-planet Empire. This project was cancelled in 2005.

===Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning===
During the E3 trade show, on May 18, 2005, Mythic announced that it had licensed the [[Warhammer Fantasy (setting)|''Warhammer Fantasy'']] IP and was starting to work on a new MMO, ''[[Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning]]''. This title was released on September 18, 2008.

==Mythic / Microsoft Lawsuit==
Mythic sued [[Microsoft]] in December 2003 for trademark infringement and unfair competition regarding the name of Microsoft's ''[[Mythica]]'' MMORPG, which was in development at that time. On May 25, 2004, three months after the game was cancelled, Mythic announced that the case was settled and that Microsoft agreed to not use the ''Mythica'' name on new online video games and to not register it as a trademark. Also as part of the deal, Microsoft gave all ''Mythica''-related trademarks and domain names to Mythic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mythicentertainment.com/press/pr_mythica.html|title=Mythic Entertainment Reaches Agreement To Settle Litigation With Microsoft|publisher=Mythic Entertainment|date=2004-05-25}}</ref>

==Corporate Honors==
It has been listed on the [[Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu|Deloitte Technology 500]] list of fastest growing (by revenue) technology companies in [[North America]] since 2002.{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} In 2004 it ranked 106th with a 2,226% increase in revenue over the past five years.

==List of games==
* ''[[Dragon's Gate]]'' ([[1985 in video gaming|1985]])
* ''Tempest'' ([[1991 in video gaming|1991]])
* ''Castles II Online'' ([[1996 in video gaming|1996]])
* ''[[Magestorm|Rolemaster: Magestorm]]'' (1996)
* ''Splatterball'' (1996)
* ''Invasion Earth'' ([[1997 in video gaming|1997]], unreleased)
* ''[[Darkness Falls (video game)|Darkness Falls]]'' (1997)
* ''Rolemaster: Bladelands'' (1997)
* ''[[Aliens Online]]'' ([[1998 in video gaming|1998]])
* ''Starship Troopers: Battlespace'' (1998)
* ''Godzilla Online'' (1998)
* ''Splatterball Plus'' (1999)
* ''[[Silent Death Online|Silent Death: Online]]'' ([[1999 in video gaming|1999]])
* ''[[Darkness Falls: The Crusade]]'' (1999)
* ''Darkstorm: The Well of Souls'' (1999, unreleased)
* ''[[Spellbinder: The Nexus Conflict]]'' (1999)
* ''[[ID4 Online|Independence Day Online]]'' ([[2000 in video gaming|2000]])
* ''[[Dark Age of Camelot]]'' ([[2001 in video gaming|2001]])
* ''Imperator Online'' (Canceled 2005)
* ''[[Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning]]'' ([[2008 in video gaming|2008]])
* ''[[Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes]]'' ([[2012 in video gaming|2012]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wrathofheroes.warhammeronline.com/|title=Wrath of Heroes Official Website|publisher=[[Electronic Arts]]}}</ref>
* ''[[Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar]]'' (2012)

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.mythicentertainment.com/}}

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EA Salt Lake

2012-05-11T14:08:56Z

Sslaxx: The Headgate Studios link is obsolete and pointed to a professional software company's site that had taken the name; removed.

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'''EA Salt Lake''' is a [[video game developer]] located in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]], [[United States]]. It is owned by [[video game publisher]] [[Electronic Arts]] (EA).

EA Salt Lake was founded by the studio's president, [[Vance Cook]],<ref name="studiomoby">[http://www.mobygames.com/company/headgate-studios-inc Headgate Studios profile] at [[MobyGames]]</ref> as '''Headgate Studios''' in [[1992 in video gaming|1992]]. As a veteran [[game programmer|programmer]] for years at [[Access Software]], the onetime premier developer of golf simulations, Cook had the experience and knowledge of how to create a rewarding golfing experience.<ref>{{moby developer|id=1288|name=Vance Cook}}</ref> Headgate's first product was PentaCalc, a scientific calculator for Windows.<ref>[http://headgatestudios.com/projects.html Headgate's website list of projects]</ref>

From 1996 to 1999, Headgate solely developed golf games published by [[Sierra Entertainment]] under Sierra's Front Page Sports brand.<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sports/frontpagesportsgolf/index.html Front Page Golf review @ gamespot.com]</ref> In April 1996 the studio was purchased by Sierra. The golf product was later branded as [[PGA Championship Golf]]. On February 22, 1999 Sierra announced a major restructuring of their company, and sold the rights of the original studio back to Cook as a new corporate entity.<ref name="Headgate company history">[http://headgatestudios.com/company.html Headgate company history]</ref>

In 2000, Headgate began publishing games through [[Electronic Arts]]. Headgate began developing [[Tiger Woods PGA Tour]] for the PC based on their existing golf engine. They were assigned by EA to develop the title on PC, PS2, Wii and Xbox for the 2007 title,<ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/game/tiger-woods-pga-tour-07 Gamespot details of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07]</ref> and the PC, PS2, and Wii for the 2008 title,<ref name="Headgate company history"/><ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/game/tiger-woods-pga-tour-08 Gamespot details of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08]</ref> with the Xbox line getting cut by EA.

Headgate developed every [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] version of the [[EA Sports]] [[Tiger Woods]] [[golf]] franchise from [[2001 in video gaming|2001]] to [[2007 in video gaming|2007]]. Headgate's golf games consistently got high praise from industry reviewers and have won numerous industry awards.<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sports/pgachampionshipgolf2000/index.html?q=PGA%20Championship%20Golf%202000 ''PGA Championship Golf 2000'' review] from [[GameSpot]]</ref><ref>[http://www.sgn.cc/golf/tiger_woods_2001/review.shtml ''Tiger Woods 2001 PGA Tour'' review] from Sports Gaming Network</ref><ref>[http://pc.ign.com/articles/354/354044p1.html ''Tiger Woods 2002'' Review] from [[IGN]]</ref><ref>[http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/launchreview.asp?reviewid=111367 ''Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003'' review] from [[GameSpy]]</ref><ref>[http://pc.ign.com/articles/451/451107p1.html ''Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004''] from IGN</ref><ref>[http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/launchreview.asp?reviewid=438951 ''Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2005'' review] from [[Game Rankings]]</ref><ref>[http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/launchreview.asp?reviewid=428275 ''Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005''] from Game Rankings</ref>

On 1 December 2006, Headgate Studios was [[List of acquisitions by Electronic Arts|acquired]] by Electronic Arts. Headgate was redubbed EA Salt Lake. The studios' focus was redirected to developing games for [[Nintendo]]'s new console, the [[Wii]].<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/news/6162544.html "EA forms Wii-centric studio"] from [[GameSpot]]</ref>

On 21 July 2010, EA Salt Lake was moved from its home in [[Bountiful, Utah]] to a new state-of-the-art facility in downtown [[Salt Lake City, Utah]], [[United States]].<ref>[http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/49968208-79/electronic-lake-salt-game.html.csp "Electronic Arts opens Salt Lake City office"] from [[The Salt Lake Tribune]]</ref>

==Products==
As '''Headgate Studios''':

* [[PentaCalc Pro]]
* ''[[Front Page Sports: Golf]]''
* ''[[The Laptop Collection]]''
* ''[[PGA Championship Golf 2000]]''
* ''[[PGA Championship Golf 2000: Titanium Edition]]''
* ''[[Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2001]]'' ([[2000 in video gaming|2000]])
* ''[[Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2002]]'' ([[2001 in video gaming|2001]])
* ''[[Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003]]'' ([[2002 in video gaming|2002]])
* ''[[Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004]]'' ([[2003 in video gaming|2003]])
* ''[[Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005]]'' ([[2004 in video gaming|2004]])
* ''[[Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06]]'' ([[2005 in video gaming|2005]])
* ''[[The Godfather: The Game]]'' for Windows ([[2006 in video gaming|2006]])<ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/godfather-the-game/credits ''The Godfather: The Game'' credits] from MobyGames</ref>
* ''[[Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07]]'' on PlayStation 2, Wii, Xbox, and Windows ([[2006 in video gaming|2006]])
* ''[[Madden NFL 07]]'' for Windows

As '''EA Salt Lake''':

* ''[[The Sims 2 Pets]]'' on Wii ([[2007 in video gaming|2007]])
* ''[[Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08]]'' on PlayStation 2, Wii, and Windows ([[2007 in video gaming|2007]])
* ''[[Madden NFL 08]]'' on Windows ([[2007 in video gaming|2007]])
* ''[[Littlest Pet Shop (video game)|Littlest Pet Shop]]'' on Wii ([[2008 in video gaming|2008]])
* ''[[Nerf N-Strike]]'' for Wii and Nintendo DS
* ''[[Monopoly Streets]]'' on PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 ([[2010 in video gaming|2010]])

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.mobygames.com/company/ea-salt-lake EA Salt Lake's profile] at [[MobyGames]]
* [http://www.pentacalcpro.com/ PentaCalc]

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Mythic Entertainment

2010-07-31T14:15:13Z

Sslaxx: Added the Bioware logo.

{{Infobox company
|company_name = BioWare Mythic
| company_logo = [[Image:BioWare logo.svg|200px]]
|company_type = [[Subsidiary]] of [[Electronic Arts]], [[Division]] of [[BioWare]]
|foundation = 1995
|parent = [[Electronic Arts]]
|owner = [[Electronic Arts]]
|location = [[Fairfax, Virginia]]
|industry = [[Computer and video game industry]] [[Entertainment industry]]
|key_people = Dr. [[Ray Muzyka]], Group General Manager Dr. [[Greg Zeschuk]], Chief Creative Officer Rob Denton, General Manager Matt Shaw, Chief Technical Officer [[Jeff Hickman]], Studio Executive Producer
|homepage = [http://www.mythicentertainment.com BioWare Mythic]
}}

{{Refimprove|date=April 2010}}

'''BioWare Mythic''' (formerly '''Mythic Entertainment''', '''EA Mythic, Inc.''' and '''Interworld Productions''') is a [[video game developer|computer game developer]] in [[Fairfax, Virginia]] which is most widely recognized for developing the 2001 [[massively multiplayer online role-playing game]] ''[[Dark Age of Camelot]]''. Mythic has been a prolific creator of [[multiplayer]] online games since its formation in the mid 1990s.

[[Electronic Arts]] [[List of acquisitions by Electronic Arts|purchased]] Mythic Entertainment and renamed the company EA Mythic on June 20, 2006. [http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060620/20060620006061.html?.v=1] EA Mythic renamed themselves back to Mythic Entertainment on July 10, 2008. [http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/239/feature/2040] On June 24, 2009, it was announced that as part of EA's restructuring plan Mythic Entertainment and [[BioWare]] would come together under a new RPG/MMO division headed by BioWare General Manager Dr. [[Ray Muzyka]]. It was also revealed that current General Manager of Mythic Mark Jacobs had left EA on June 23, 2009 and would be replaced by Rob Denton. [http://herald.warhammeronline.com/warherald/NewsArticle.war?id=841] According to General Manager Dr. [[Ray Muzyka]] the company is now called BioWare Mythic. [http://kotaku.com/5497736/what-the-people-behind-mass-effect-and-dragon-age-are-trying-to-do?skyline=true&s=i]

== History ==
Mythic Entertainment (August 2006 - July 2008, EA Mythic) is best known for its 2001 MMORPG, [[Dark Age of Camelot]], although it has developed many other smaller titles as well. Mythic Entertainment released [[Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning]] on September 18, 2008.

Mythic originally evolved from two early Washington, DC (USA) area online game development companies. The first was '''Adventures Unlimited Software Inc.''' (AUSI), was founded in 1984 By Mark Jacobs when it launched ''Aradath'', a commercial online [[computer role-playing game|RPG]] which charged US$40 per month. AUSI later developed games for [[GEnie]], creating an online version of ''[[Diplomacy (game)|Diplomacy]]'' with [[Eric Raymond]] in 1990, and ''[[Dragon's Gate]]'' in 1985, originally inspired by ''Aradath''. [[Mark Jacobs (video game designer)|Mark Jacobs]] was the president of AUSI and other developers there would later work for Mythic. [http://www.legendmud.org/raph/gaming/index.html]

The other half of Mythic Entertainment was '''Interesting Systems, Inc.''', founded by Rob Denton, [[Matt Firor]], Don Cambpell, and Roger Shropshire in Fairfax, VA, in 1990. Prior to the founding of Mythic Entertainment, ISI had developed one multi-user BBS text-based roleplaying game called "Tempest", which was later renamed [[Darkness Falls (computer game)|Darkness Falls]]. Darkness Falls would later provide the codebase for [[Dark Age of Camelot]].

Mythic Entertainment was officially formed in 1995 when AUSI (Mark Jacobs) and ISI (Rob Denton) joined together. Its original name was '''Interworld Productions''', and in November 1997 the name was changed to Mythic Entertainment.

Mythic made numerous online games in the mid and late 1990s, ranging from online action [[first-person shooter]]s to online RPGs. Some titles include ''[[Silent Death Online]]'', ''[[Magestorm|Magestorm Millennium]]'', ''[[Darkness Falls: The Crusade]]'', ''[[ID4 Online]]'', ''[[Spellbinder: The Nexus Conflict]]'', and ''[[Splatterball]]''.

On 24 June 2009, it was announced that longtime Mythic boss [[Mark Jacobs (video game designer)|Mark Jacobs]] had left the company and that EA intends to merge Mythic with fellow RPG developer [[BioWare]].<ref>[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/92642-BioWare-and-Mythic-Merge-Mark-Jacobs-Leaves Bioware&Mythic Merge Mark Jacobs Leaves]</ref>

On November 9, 2009 EA Mythic was part of a broader reduction in force throughout Electronic Arts. The number of employees released was not made public. <ref>http://twitter.com/Athryn/statuses/5565314202</ref><ref>http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/95994-EA-Heavily-Cuts-Jobs-at-Mythic-Tiburon-Black-Box-and-Redwood</ref><ref>http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=26001</ref>

=== Dark Age of Camelot ===
Mythic started ''[[Dark Age of Camelot]]'' development in late 1999. The company invested $3.2 million developing the game, an amount more than double the sum used for all its previous games.{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} ''Dark Age of Camelot'' was also the company's first massively multiplayer online role-playing game.

''Dark Age of Camelot'' development was led by Rob Denton, as lead programmer, and by [[Matt Firor]] as Producer.

''Dark Age of Camelot'' support and development continues, in parallel with other EA Mythic projects, such as the 2005-announced ''[[Warhammer Online]]''.

=== Imperator Online ===
In 2002, Mythic announced it was working on a new title, a science-fiction themed MMO called Imperator Online. This MMORPG based on an [[Alternate history (fiction)|alternate history]] where the [[Roman Republic]] never fell, and advanced to be a space-travelling multi-planet Empire. This project was cancelled in 2005.

=== Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning ===
During the E3 trade show, on May 18, 2005, Mythic announced that it had licensed the [[Warhammer]] IP and was starting to work on a new MMO, ''[[Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning]]''. This title was released on September 18, 2008.

== Mythic / Microsoft Lawsuit ==
Mythic sued [[Microsoft]] in December 2003 for trademark infringement and unfair competition regarding the name of [[Microsoft]]'s ''[[Mythica]]'' MMORPG, which was in development at that time. On May 25, 2004, three months after the game was cancelled, Mythic announced that the case was settled and that Microsoft agreed to not use the ''Mythica'' name on new online computer games and to not register it as a trademark. Also as part of the deal, [[Microsoft]] gave all ''Mythica''-related trademarks and domain names to Mythic. [http://www.mythicentertainment.com/press/pr_mythica.html]

== Corporate Honors ==
It has been listed on the [[Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu|Deloitte Technology 500]] list of fastest growing (by revenue) technology companies in [[North America]] since [[2002]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} In 2004 it ranked 106th with a 2,226% increase in revenue over the past five years.

== List of games ==
* ''[[Dragon's Gate]]'' ([[1985 in video gaming|1985]])
* ''Tempest'' ([[1991 in video gaming|1991]])
* ''Castles II Online'' ([[1996 in video gaming|1996]])
* ''[[Magestorm|Rolemaster: Magestorm]]'' (1996)
* ''Splatterball'' (1996)
* ''Invasion Earth'' ([[1997 in video gaming|1997]], unreleased)
* ''[[Darkness Falls (computer game)|Darkness Falls]]'' (1997)
* ''Rolemaster: Bladelands'' (1997)
* ''[[Aliens Online]]'' ([[1998 in video gaming|1998]])
* ''Starship Troopers: Battlespace'' (1998)
* ''Godzilla Online'' (1998)
* ''[[Silent Death Online|Silent Death: Online]]'' ([[1999 in video gaming|1999]])
* ''[[Darkness Falls: The Crusade]]'' (1999)
* ''Darkstorm: The Well of Souls'' (1999, unreleased)
* ''[[Spellbinder: The Nexus Conflict]]'' (1999)
* ''[[ID4 Online|Independence Day Online]]'' ([[2000 in video gaming|2000]])
* ''[[Dark Age of Camelot]]'' ([[2001 in video gaming|2001]])
* ''Imperator Online'' (Canceled 2005)
* ''[[Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning]]'' ([[2008 in video gaming|2008]])
* ''AO Game'' (October 18, 2008)

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.mythicentertainment.com/ BioWare Mythic official website]
* [http://www.electric-ent.com/games/index.html Centropolis Games], information archive of Mythic's older games
* [http://www.inc.com/inc500/profiles/2003/leisure.html ''Inc.'' 500 (2003)], profile for Mythic Entertainment

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