BioWare opens Austin studio for new MMO

even though I'm not much of an MMOer (just installed Eve this past weekend, it's my first), I love that BioWare is jumping into this arena. they're probably my favorite developer around. I didn't even play any RPGs before KotOR, because a chance encounter with a Japanese RPG as a child ruined the whole genre. Now I'll try damn near any RPG made by a western developer.

BioWare is great at world-building, and I'm really looking forward to seeing what they come up with. I'm hoping it's sci-fi based, because the fantasy market is already cornered by umpteen games, but I'll be interested either way.

I'll second that vote of confidence for BioWare. They are one of the few companys that I feel that I could trust to make a solid and reliable game. However they have not made many ventures into the multiplayer realm other than Neverwinter Nights, which in many aspects was similar to many MMO games we play today. Each server could support up to 72 people and was made strong by the community of players. Are they up to the challange to make a new and exciting MMO that will not represent the daily grind of so many other countless games? I hope so.