Check out Andrew Meggs' .plan. He quite simply states:
Two word: release candidate .
This means that it's very soon almost close done for Myth III. It actually looks like Mumbo Jumbo will hit its original release date: November 2001.
Thanks, MythVillage.
Kudos to MythVillage, who spotted a cool addition over at GameWallpapers.com. Head over and you will find Myth III's box art available in four different resolutions. Looks pretty cool; although, the wallpaper is absent of the Myth III logo.
RHL resident ax pointed us to this interview of Mike Donges at InsideMacGames. Donges works for Mumbo Jumbo, developers of Myth 3, the upcoming prequel to Bungie's Myth series.
Editorial by Ferrex (Dead)
I have a confession to make. As of the time of this writing, I still have not seen Star Wars: Episode One. This is due, in no small part, to the remarkable speed with which our local theatre has not brought it in. C'est la vie, I guess. Still, as I desperately try to avoid spoilers, I've listened to the reactions of people who have seen it, and one comment seems to seems to stand out: It was good, but not that good.
First off, many people are wondering why there should even *be* aconnection. I wouldn't wonder myself, if it weren't for a comment by MattSoell (sp?) of Bungie:
Not all of them. In return for the 19.9% of Bungie owned by Take Two Interactive, that company received all rights to the Myth and Oni franchises. Take Two also received the rights to make two licensed games based on the Halo engine.
Microsoft owns the rights to all other games, including the Marathon series from which Halo is allegedly derived.
No.
Although Halo was originally intended to be the engine for a new version of Myth, that idea was abandoned early in development.
Although Halo was originally intended to be a third-person game, like Oni, and there was some technology sharing between the two development teams, Halo does not use Oni's engine.
The upcoming game Myth 3, being developed by Mumbo Jumbo for Take Two Interactive, uses a Myth 2 engine modified to create a fully 3d game. That engine is in no way related to Halo or Oni.
The collection of third party worlds is now available at a retail store near you.
Since Take 2 acquired rights to Bungie's Myth collection, a couple of retail products have hit the stores that glorify the series. The first, Green Berets, was a blah blah. Most recently released is Myth II: Worlds, which blah blah. Check this one out.
Yes, there was a conscious effort to make the headline rhyme. Hell, I just did it again by accident. I'm that good.
Thanks to Troll for pointing out that myth3.godgames.com has received a facelift. In the new screenshots section, there is a neat picture that I haven't seen before, although it may be old. In any case, the new site layout is very welcome and is an improvement over the original.