Codemasters have recently secured the rights to
North American and European distribution of the MMO ArchLord, currently in open beta in Korea. The game has an
interesting premise; every month, one player becomes the ArchLord and can "leverage the mystical power of
ancient relics to gain complete mastery of the fundamental forces of creation, unleashing chaos and devastation upon
their foes."However, Codemasters have yet to release their nascent MMO RF Online, and have also taken on the mantle of community, technical and billing support for Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach. Their ambitions certainly seem well-placed, but are they taking on too much at once? We'll wait and see if they can prove themselves with one MMO before judging their ability to manage three. If Codemasters learn the tricks of multi-MMO success, then perhaps NCsoft should start worrying.
