wraggster
December 6th, 2012, 23:21
I bet publishers love LinkedIn. This time an employee of Ubisoft Massive (http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=144070296&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=GEEp&locale=en_US&srchid=f66af90a-4dd2-4d58-9400-3a369c466d04-0&srchindex=1&srchtotal=28&goback=.fps_PBCK_marc+cartwright_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1 _*2_*1_Y_*1_*1_*1_false_1_R_*1_*51_*1_*51_true_*2_ *2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2_*2 _*2_*2_*2&pvs=ps&trk=pp_profile_name_link) in Sweden - key studio involved in making Far Cry 3 - has blabbed about working on an "AAA Next-Gen Online RPG" (spotted by PlayStation Lifestyle (http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2012/12/05/ubisofts-next-gen-plans-their-own-cloud-gaming-service-an-aaa-racing-game-far-cry-3-devs-online-rpg-watch-dogs/)).http://images.eurogamer.net/2012/articles//a/1/5/3/3/8/1/5/andre.jpg.jpg/EG11/resize/300x-1Massive entertainment!
Next-gen was a phrase bandied about for years to describe current gen projects because it made them sound a bit flashier. But now we're so close to next-gen machinery what else can he mean? He also lists the project as starting in October 2012 and its contents as "top secret", which all tallies with an actual next-gen project.Massive Entertainment lists the same project on its website (http://www.massive.se/ad/lead-level-designer-online-rpg/), albeit without the "next-gen" bit. There the project is known as "Online RPG", according to a lead level designer job vacancy."Massive is looking for an experienced Lead Level Designer to join an international team working on a AAA Online RPG," the post advertises. "In this position you will lead a Level Design team in building the best gameplay experiences ever conceived. For any game. Ever."Experience making third-person action games is asked for but no specific MMO experience is required. "Experience working on an online multiplayer, co-operative or open-world game project" is a bonus. Sounds like this Online RPG is less an MMO and more of an evolution of Assassin's Creed multiplayer or something like that.There's no mention of platforms.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-12-06-ubisofts-working-on-an-aaa-next-gen-online-rpg
Next-gen was a phrase bandied about for years to describe current gen projects because it made them sound a bit flashier. But now we're so close to next-gen machinery what else can he mean? He also lists the project as starting in October 2012 and its contents as "top secret", which all tallies with an actual next-gen project.Massive Entertainment lists the same project on its website (http://www.massive.se/ad/lead-level-designer-online-rpg/), albeit without the "next-gen" bit. There the project is known as "Online RPG", according to a lead level designer job vacancy."Massive is looking for an experienced Lead Level Designer to join an international team working on a AAA Online RPG," the post advertises. "In this position you will lead a Level Design team in building the best gameplay experiences ever conceived. For any game. Ever."Experience making third-person action games is asked for but no specific MMO experience is required. "Experience working on an online multiplayer, co-operative or open-world game project" is a bonus. Sounds like this Online RPG is less an MMO and more of an evolution of Assassin's Creed multiplayer or something like that.There's no mention of platforms.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-12-06-ubisofts-working-on-an-aaa-next-gen-online-rpg