Ultima Online, Wizard101, Star Wars Galaxies, Shadowbane and Star Wars: The Old Republic. What do all these games have in common? They were, at one point or another, considered a huge success. That’s not all they share however as Gordon Walton and Todd Coleman, both involved in the development of the aforementioned games, have lifted the lid in their exciting new venture with the recently formed development studio, ArtCraft Entertainment.
ArtCraft Entertainment, currently based in Austin, has already managed to raise impressive capital for its first venture, securing over $2.5 million in funding to go towards the development and release of a currently unnamed MMO project.
“In the last decade, Gordon and I have had the opportunity to work with almost every game artist, designer and engineer in Austin,” stated Coleman in a press release confirming the studio’s debut. “We drew on those contacts to recruit a team of all-stars – and we’re building something completely different, completely unique.”
“Where did we go wrong? There was a time when our industry took chances. Our games didn’t have to appeal to everyone, and we didn’t judge ourselves based solely on mass market success.”
With the likes of Ultima Online, Star Wars Galaxies and Wizard101 on their collective resume’s, ArtCraft Entertainment could potentially be quite the game changer.