Speaking recently to the MTV Multiplayer blog, Microsoft’s Shane Kim confirmed that the Marvel MMO title for the 360 has been canned. "If you really look at the data there's basically one [subscription based MMO] that's successful and everything else wouldn't meet our level or definition of commercial success,” he said. No prizes for guessing which PC MMO he was referring to.

Fact is, it’s probably a good idea. The MMO genre’s gotten a little stale. World of Warcraft managed to really nail the genre, but the fact is that the gameplay conventions haven’t changed in so long. The long, repetitive combat and grind quests just wouldn’t work as well on a console as a PC. When MMOs finally do come to the 360, they’re going to have to offer something new. Those that don’t are doomed to fail.

Source:
MTV Multiplayer via Xbox360Fanboy

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