The Agency Sees Departures

[modeps]

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The Agency was announced in 2007 as a spy based MMORPG for both the PC and PS3 but there really hasn't been much info about it lately. Eurogamer (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/no-reboot-to-the-agency-as-staff-leave) has some news regarding this long absent from the spotlight title. It appears as though several big wigs at SOE's Seattle studio have departed, including the head dude.

Studio director and executive producer Matt Wilson, art director Corey Dangel, and producer John Smith left at the start of July to form a new studio called Detonator Games, as confirmed at the Detonator Games website.

"It's true that Corey and I no longer work for SOE," Wilson told us. "This was a very hard decision to make, but it's the right decision for both us and the project. There were a variety of factors into making this decision, but we wish SOE and The Agency the best success."

Wishes won't make it real, Wilson. The Agency is doomed.

[Zetsuei]

Uh-oh. Sounds like The Agency is either F'ed in the A', or will be DOA. I read the quote as, "There were a variety of factors into making this decison, but The Agency is going to suck, and is nothing like we intended it to be. Our concept just doesn't work in real-life. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a failboat to board."

[PopoWRX]

Uh-oh. Sounds like The Agency is either F'ed in the A', or will be DOA. I read the quote as, "There were a variety of factors into making this decison, but The Agency is going to suck, and is nothing like we intended it to be. Our concept just doesn't work in real-life. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a failboat to board."

Lol, that pretty much sums up my thoughts as well. Looks like The Agency will probably be in rough waters.

[Vulture]

Send in the Cleaners, The Agency has been Nikita'ed

[Sasori the Medic]

When I heard microtransaction, I knew it was doomed.