BioWare Austin Licenses HeroEngine

by Maarten Goldstein, Aug 08, 2006 2:28pm PDT

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Simutronics sends along this press release, announcing that BioWare Austin has opted to use the company's HeroEngine for its first MMORPG. The engine is also being used by Simutronic's own Hero's Journey.

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By: whistletits x Show Full Post

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holy shit simu is still working on HJ. I remember I used to play a very good MUD they made called Dragonrealms.

Aug 08, 2006 3:41pm PDT

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holy shit simu is still working on HJ. I remember I used to play a very good MUD they made called Dragonr... : whistletits
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- I was a Gemstone player way back in the day. I remember that HJ was cancelled but I guess they got some f... : Pettytheft
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  LOL I wasted a ton of my parent's money on their mech game Cyberstrike back in the day on GEnie - was sup... : Nihilist
  - Cyberstrike 2 was the shit. It (multiplayer) was a brilliant and unique gameplay mechanic that I would l... : cell9song

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wait a minute is this related to KOTOR 3?!?!!??!!?

IT BETTER BE

Aug 08, 2006 5:13pm PDT

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wait a minute is this related to KOTOR 3?!?!!??!!? IT BETTER BE : Downforce
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  As an MMORPG? I hope not. : K1Bond007
  - ahhh u r rite sir. see bioware, reaction = KOTOR3 : Downforce
- More like Fallout 3 amirite? : sgtsanity

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This is big, a copy using a liscensed engine for an MMO. Hopefully this catches on so that engines such as this can really grow and flourish.

If the engine will allow it, hopefully this will allow devs to focus more on inovation and less on building network code AND engine from scratch.

Aug 08, 2006 6:21pm PDT

This is big, a copy using a liscensed engine for an MMO. Hopefully this catches on so that engines such a... : byorn

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