The
Myst Online Website reports a new
twist in efforts at breathing new life into
Uru Live, the MMO
Myst
game that's failed a couple of times now.
In July it was announced
that Cyan was regaining control of the property, saying they were working on a
relaunch they called MORE Urulive, which would allow fans to create their own
content. Now due to funding issues, they are going a step further, as they will
be releasing the source code for the servers, client, and tools for MystOnline
as an open source project. Word is: "We will also host a data server with the
data for MystOnline. MORE is still possible but only with the help from fans.
This is a bit scary for Cyan because this is an area that we have never gone
before, to let a product freely roam in the wild. But we've poured so much into
UruLive, and it has touched so many, that we could not just let it whither and
die. We still have hopes that someday we will be able to provide new content for
UruLive and/or work on the next UruLive." Thanks
Ant and
Slashdot.