Wolfpack Closing
MMORPG reports that Wolfpack Studios, the company behind the MMORPG Shadowbane, is closing. Shadowbane recently went free for everyone, and its unknown what the closure means for the game. There's also a post by community manager Ashen Temper on his personal blog.
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Schnapple
replyThe blog post makes it seem as if the game going free was part of the business plan, as opposed to a warning sign of what was to come. I wonder what he thought was going to happen next - either they had a business plan we didn't know about or they were just oblivious to Ubisoft's plans (or both)
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This is common for corporate gaming companies. They will have one plan in mind, something pops up (like the opportunity to make a big movie game or something), they don't have money for but want to do it, so they shut something else down to raise the money.
Shadowbane wasn't going to be making them any money, so why not shut it down?
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