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Few studios in the MMOG industry have as much "star power" as 38 Studios. With a development team chock full of veterans and new MMOG developers alike, the studio is vying to make a world that has more story and dynamicity than any other game currently on the market. At AGDC '07, Cody "Micajah" Bye, Ten Ton Hammer's managing editor, sat down with the president of 38 Studios, Brett Close, to hear his thoughts on the studio and where he believes the future of the MMOG industry is headed.

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It's no secret that 38 Studios thinks it has the cure for the
common MMO, and Brett Close has assembled an all-star team (pun
intended) for Curt Schilling's signature studio. In fantasy art and
literature, the names don't get any bigger than R.A. Salvatore and
Todd McFarlane.

But perhaps not as well known is the committed team of programmers,
artists, engineers, and designers - many of which are veterans of
MMO-crafting in their own right - working behind the scenes on the