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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[FusionFall gets new VP and some Webby love]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/04/30/fusionfall-gets-new-vice-president-and-webby-nomination/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/04/30/fusionfall-gets-new-vice-president-and-webby-nomination/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/04/30/fusionfall-gets-new-vice-president-and-webby-nomination/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmo-industry/" rel="tag">MMO industry</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/browser/" rel="tag">Browser</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fusionfall/" rel="tag">FusionFall</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/kids/" rel="tag">Kids</a></p><img hspace="4" border="1" align="right" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/chriswaldronvpcartoonnetwork_225kv.jpg" id="img1" alt="" />Things have been exciting at the Cartoon Network offices. <a href="http://www.fusionfall.com"><em>FusionFall</em></a>, their first-ever outing in the MMO space, got a warm welcome from players and critics alike when it launched in January. Their game hit 4,000,000 accounts earlier this month, showing the power of the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/CartoonNetwork/">Cartoon Network</a> stars combined with really fun gameplay. Now, Chris Waldron, the Executive Producer for <em>FusionFall</em> has been awarded with his own special new (non-<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/04/21/fusionfall-offers-spring-chicken-hunting-fun/">bubblehead</a>) hat; he has been named Vice President of Gaming Operations for Cartoon Network! <br /><br />According to Paul Condolora, Senior Vice President for Turner's Animation, Young Adults &amp; Kids media group; "Chris continues to be one of the great leaders of our digital team, overseeing the successful launch of our largest and most ambitious game to date - <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/FusionFall/">FusionFall</a></em>. His commitment to quality gaming, relationships with game developers and expertise in the industry make him ideally suited to oversee our gaming efforts."<br /><br />Added to this is the news that not only will <em>FusionFall</em> continue to grow with Chris at the helm as both Exec. Producer and VP of gaming - but they've also been nominated under the games category for a Webby alongside games like <a href="http://www.clubpenguin.com/"><em>Club Penguin</em></a>, <a href="http://www.kongregate.com/"><em>Kongregate</em></a>, and Facebook's new crack, <a href="http://apps.new.facebook.com/inthemafia/"><em>Mafia Wars</em></a>. Considering how short a period of time <em>FusionFall</em> has been out before the Webby nominations, that's a pretty tremendous achievement in itself. Congrats to the Cartoon Network games team on their success thus far, and we'll be waiting to see what new surprises they have in store for the fusion-permeated future.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/04/30/fusionfall-gets-new-vice-president-and-webby-nomination/">FusionFall gets new VP and some Webby love</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/04/30/fusionfall-gets-new-vice-president-and-webby-nomination/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1532430/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/04/30/fusionfall-gets-new-vice-president-and-webby-nomination/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cartoon-network</category><category>chris-waldron</category><category>executive-producer</category><category>fusionfall</category><category>paul-condolora</category><category>president-of-gaming-operations</category><category>webby</category><category>webby-awards-2009</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Krystalle Voecks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[FusionFall developers hint at Wii, iPhone possibilities]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/02/09/fusionfall-developers-hint-at-wii-iphone-possibilities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/02/09/fusionfall-developers-hint-at-wii-iphone-possibilities/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/02/09/fusionfall-developers-hint-at-wii-iphone-possibilities/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<img hspace="4" border="1" align="right" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/02/fusionfalllogo.jpg"  alt="" />Do you wake up in the morning and think that you need more <em><a href="http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/dexter/">Dexter</a></em> in your life?  Maybe more <em><a href="http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/ben10/">Ben 10</a></em>?  <em><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNu6_dxWbNo">Megas XLR</a></em>?  We wish we had more <em>Megas</em>, but that's an article for another day.<br /><br />What we do know is that Matt Schwartz, content designer and writer, and Chris Waldron, executive producer of <a href="http://www.fusionfall.com"><em>FusionFall</em></a>, have hinted at their game possibly moving onwards to both the iPhone and Wii.  The <a href="http://unity3d.com/">Unity engine</a> that <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fusionfall"><em>FusionFall</em></a> was created on can also support both the iPhone and Wii as well.  While they don't want to announce anything officially, Schwartz mentioned that their tech director did have a mockup with avatars running around on the iPhone, so it is a possibility.<br /><br />For the full interview, drop by <a href="http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/">MTV Multiplayer</a> and <a href="http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2009/02/09/fusion-fall-developers-say-wii-iphone-are-possibilities">check out their conversation</a>.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/02/09/fusionfall-developers-hint-at-wii-iphone-possibilities/">FusionFall developers hint at Wii, iPhone possibilities</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2009/02/09/fusion-fall-developers-say-wii-iphone-are-possibilities>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/02/09/fusionfall-developers-hint-at-wii-iphone-possibilities/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1455129/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/02/09/fusionfall-developers-hint-at-wii-iphone-possibilities/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cartoon-network-mmo</category><category>chris-waldron</category><category>fusionfall</category><category>iphone</category><category>matt-schwartz</category><category>unity-engine</category><category>wii</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seraphina Brennan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[FusionFall release date slips to Fall]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/04/16/fusionfall-release-date-slips-to-fall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/04/16/fusionfall-release-date-slips-to-fall/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/04/16/fusionfall-release-date-slips-to-fall/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/launches/" rel="tag">Launches</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/casual/" rel="tag">Casual</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fusionfall/" rel="tag">FusionFall</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/kids/" rel="tag">Kids</a></p><a href="http://www.fusionfall.com/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2008/04/fusionfallgloopy.jpg" /></a>We came really close to calling this post '<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fusionfall/">FusionFall</a> (fusion)falls down to (fusion)Fall', but were talked out of it. At any rate, the Hollywood Reporter, writing about the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/02/26/gdc08-cartoon-networks-fusionfall/">upcoming MMO FusionFall</a>, <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/features/columns/e3i4b24b4706bd47550fed21670ba2929c9">mentions</a> that the release date has slipped (once again) from Summer of this year to Fall.<br /><br />Executive Producer Chris Waldron has said "Let's just say that MMOs are very deep, very large games that are ready when they are ready. They take a lot of testing, a lot of polish, and that's what we're going through." It's the best of reasons to slip a release date, but without more clarity on what precisely they're working on polishing, these sorts of announcements just tend to lead to insecurity among the faithful. After all, if it's slipped once, it can slip twice. If it's slipped twice, as it just has, it could slip again. Let's hope for more information to be revealed soon.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/04/16/fusionfall-release-date-slips-to-fall/">FusionFall release date slips to Fall</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/features/columns/e3i4b24b4706bd47550fed21670ba2929c9>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/04/16/fusionfall-release-date-slips-to-fall/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1169684/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/04/16/fusionfall-release-date-slips-to-fall/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>chris-waldron</category><category>fusionfall</category><category>hollywood-reporter</category><category>polish</category><category>release-date</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Akela Talamasca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
