Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios buys game developer Big Huge Games
[updated with Schilling interview]
Throwing a curve ball, Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios acquired game developer Big Huge Games today for an undisclosed price from game publisher THQ.
That’s a bit of a shift for 38 Studios, which was founded by former Boston Red Sox pitcher Schilling. Maynard, Mass.-based 38 Studios is making a massively multiplayer online fantasy game in a bid to beat out Activision Blizzard’s World of Warcraft. The code-named Copernicus MMO game isn’t coming out… Continue Reading
Curt Schilling retires from baseball, but is ready to play and build video games
Curt Schilling said today he’s retiring from Major League Baseball with four World Series and three World Championships under his belt. Baseball’s loss is gaming’s gain. Schilling is the founder and chairman of 38 Studios , a startup creating a massively multiplayer online role-playing game code-named Copernicus.
He last pitched a game in 2007. Over his lifetime, the 42-year-old Schilling had a win-loss record of 216-146. He scored 3,116 strikeouts. He helped the Boston Red Sox… Continue Reading
Three major league speakers to highlight entrepreneurship at GamesBeat 09 conference
VentureBeat is proud to announce three more heavy hitters who’ll be speaking at our GamesBeat 2009 Games Conference conference next month, which will focus on the most important issues in the video game industry:
The speakers are John Smedley (left), president of Sony Online Entertainment; Seamus Blackley, head of the games department at Creative Artists Agency and co-creator of the Xbox; and Curt Schilling founder and chairman of online game maker 38 Studios and Boston Red… Continue Reading
Vivox scores deals for voice-communication in online games for 38 Studios and Sony
Once considered an afterthought in games, voice communication is becoming a bigger part of the online gaming experience. Now players can use sound strategically in large games known as massively multiplayer online games (MMOs). You can engage in a high-quality group voice chat with a large team of players to coordinate play. You can disguise your voice so that you sound like a game character instead of a 12-year-old kid. And with 3-D directional sound,… Continue Reading