Industry Article: There.com Closing
Posted in games on March 6th, 2010 by colokyIt was reported a few weeks ago that the new virtual world There.com shut down. There is more detailed information online.
Be sure to go see it before it's gone so that its creative design decisions aren't lost forever.
“But, at the end of the day, we can’t cure the recession, and at some point we have to stop writing checks to keep the world open. There’s nothing more we would like to avoid this, but There is a business, and a business that can’t support itself doesn’t work. Before the recession hit, we were incredibly confident and all indicators were “directionally correct” and we had every reason to believe growth would continue. But, as many of you know personally, the downturn has been prolonged and severe, and ultimately pervasive. We’re very sorry to announce that There.com will be closing to the public at 11:59 PM on March 9th, 2010.” – There.com