Jon Van Caneghem Returns

Angelspit · Unread postby **Angelspit** » 25 Sep 2006, 13:27

<a href="/https://www.celestialheavens.com/images ... .JPG"><img src="/https://www.celestialheavens.com/images ... p_c_sm.JPG" align=right vsapce=10 hspace=10></a><a href="/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_i ... masutra</a> and <a href="/http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx? ... Play#">Red Herring</a> report that Jon Van Caneghem has teamed up with a former Electronic Arts executive (Lars Buttler) to create a new game development and publishing company, Trion World Network. The 20 employee startup, based in Redwood and Austin, is made of former Electronic Arts, NCsoft (where JVC worked on a project recently) and Sony Online employees. It will focus on broadband technology, possibly related to virtual worlds, and deliver content with it. "How video games are developed and distributed today, says Van Caneghem, is a byproduct of old architecture." We will need to wait a while before we get to see what their product look like: "The company is still many months away from giving consumers anything tangible. According to Buttler, the underlying technology itself won’t even be ready until sometime in 2007."

You may remember that JVC had plans for a persistent online game back in the days of 3DO, but the publisher was not strong enough for such a massive project.

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Marzhin · Unread postby **Marzhin** » 25 Sep 2006, 13:29

Yeah, sir Caneghem is back in business ! Good, good news ^^

Alais_Servius · Unread postby **Alais_Servius** » 25 Sep 2006, 13:46

Very interesting! I wish them good luck

Justice · Unread postby **Justice** » 25 Sep 2006, 14:00

Yes

Great news

JSE · Unread postby **JSE** » 25 Sep 2006, 14:09

Indeed, great news!

#You may remember that JVC had plans for a persistent online game back

#in the days of 3DO, but the publisher was not strong enough for such a

#massive project.

If Ubisoft is wise, Trion's first big game will be "Might and Magic Online" -- with JVC in charge of everything

Kareeah Indaga · Unread postby **Kareeah Indaga** » 25 Sep 2006, 14:13

Whoo! JVC is BACK! Pity Ubival went and dumped his storyline. Ah well. After that whole mess with 3DO he probably wouldn't want anything to do with it anyway.

Kalah · Unread postby **Kalah** » 25 Sep 2006, 14:52

Guess he crashed his car...

VortexD · Unread postby **VortexD** » 25 Sep 2006, 15:58

Its still too early too tell if Trion will team up with Ubi. If not they can't use M&M in their games since that is now owned by Ubi. But I hope they will team up and I'm very eager to know what JvC has up his sleeves! I hope after almost two decades of M&M it will finally step into the realms on MMO games.

Gaidal Cain · Unread postby **Gaidal Cain** » 25 Sep 2006, 16:11

Cool! Go JVC!

Trang Oul · Unread postby **Trang Oul** » 25 Sep 2006, 16:14

Yeah! Master JvC is back

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Edited on Mon, Sep 25 2006, 10:17 by Trang Oul

Vokial · Unread postby **Vokial** » 25 Sep 2006, 18:16

JvC 4ever !

CloudRiderX · Unread postby **CloudRiderX** » 25 Sep 2006, 18:44

Woo hoo!

Kalah · Unread postby **Kalah** » 25 Sep 2006, 22:21

Why should he care?

asandir · Unread postby **asandir** » 25 Sep 2006, 23:33

he most probably doesn't .... but it would be interesting if Ubi approached the company for an M&M game, I really think that they won't, however.

Campaigner · Unread postby **Campaigner** » 26 Sep 2006, 00:02

Was JVC the guy behind the M&M games?

He looks like one of the beatles from the 60-ies....get a haircut dammit! lol!

Cleanpea · Unread postby **Cleanpea** » 26 Sep 2006, 09:44

That's not Jon, it's Chuck Norris

Kalah · Unread postby **Kalah** » 26 Sep 2006, 13:55

Now I know who he looks like; Mark Knopfler. Without the bald patch, of course.

Bloodstar · Unread postby **Bloodstar** » 26 Sep 2006, 16:43

It's not JVC, it is CHEVY CHASE LOL

)) Jokes aside, great news!

JSE · Unread postby **JSE** » 26 Sep 2006, 22:32

And what about the haircut -- it's retro of course, but retro is mostly cool. JVC was big in the 80s and early 90s, and this haircut pays tribute to this

ByteBandit · Unread postby **ByteBandit** » 27 Sep 2006, 01:06

All lovers of any Heroes of Might & Magic games should wish him the best. If it was'nt for him, after all, we would'nt be here together now.

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