Multiverse becoming popular with indie MMO developers
According to this CNET article, MMO development platform Multiverse is becoming a hit. The "talk of the Austin Game Conference", about 100 developers are already signed up for the beta, and while some potential products seem to be going the sword-and-sorcery route, others look more interesting.However, as a commenter at Wonderland points out, Multiverse isn't the only option out there. With a high-profile investor in James Cameron, and plenty of publicity, it's overshadowing products like HeroEngine -- more options for development mean more diverse final products, but the 'indie MMO' space could certainly become quite exciting thanks to Multiverse and its cronies.
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Azrael @ Sep 12th 2006 2:47PM
Or maybe thats because the beta is Free? unlike any other MMO engine out there?
Also lets admit it, it looks like crap compared to Hero Engine and Wow.
Tyler @ Sep 12th 2006 2:58PM
I have a bias against HeroEngine and anything by Simutronics. That company crapped all over a dedicated MUD userbase to build Hero's Journey and the HeroEngine, and took away a great source of gaming pleasure from me and many others :(
Eric Slick @ Sep 12th 2006 4:29PM
We released GemStone IV, a significant upgrade to the IFE engine behind the text games, plus two new Front Ends during the development cycle for HE/HJ. We've kept up a steady promotion of the games and will be launching a unique promotion soon that will go through December. While our focus has been mostly on HJ/HE, we are also keeping our text games alive and looking for ways to build them even further.