“It would cost a billion to take on WoW”

Monumental Games is the developer company working with Cybersports to create Football Superstars. GamesIndustry.biz is carrying a storytodayquoting Monumental CEO Rik Alexander explaining the strategic move away from fantasy-led MMO’s and towards a football-themed ‘vertical world’.

Extract:

“Sports just makes the most sense. Loads of people like football. At Monumental we want to take national pastimes and make them MMOs – things like fishing or trainspotting.Fantasy is very well serviced. I’d need a billion quid to take on WoW”

Read more about Football Superstars here and vertical worlds here.