So, who's the new UO 'Producer'?

Aurelius · 5th October 2007, 06:40 AM

Assuming this is right - http://www.warcry.com/news/view/7760...utive-Producer

They really are running through 'producers' for UO at a hell of a rate lately...

Nok · 5th October 2007, 10:01 AM

Hi Aurelius,

Walt left UO several months ago. Chris Rabideau is the new producer.

**Ally** · 5th October 2007, 12:05 PM

This was only posted yesterday though.. And I didn't see any announcement that he was leaving.

Chris Rabideau replaced Aaron Cohen aka Darkscribe.

According to the credits:

Walter Yarbrough
Group Producer of Ultima Online and Dark Age of Camelot
EA Mythic

Nok · 5th October 2007, 12:41 PM

I can't find the page right now... but like in some situations, UO likely has more than one producer.

Example there are other games and films that have a single producer. But others still have multiple producers. Then sometimes you have different types of producers... producer, executive producer, assistant producers and so on.

**Tabbitha** · 5th October 2007, 01:01 PM

Its not so long ago Walt was saying hello and introducing himself on the forums .

On the 07/05/07 Walt opened an Introduction and Status thread

Quote:

Hi, I’m Walt Yarbrough, from EA Mythic.

In January of this year, I was offered the opportunity to join Ultima Online in an executive role. I’ve been a fan of the Ultima Series my whole life, going back to the ancient days of loading Ultima I and Ultima III on my Commodore 64 using a 1541 disk drive.

I was such a fan, I even found out where my unwrapped Christmas gifts were hidden in 1983. I ‘borrowed’ the copy of Ultima III and razored open the plastic wrap so that I could play in October and November – then I tried to act surprised on Christmas day. (Hi Mom! Sorry!)

Status:

I’d like to inform you that, due to our continuing commitment of resources towards Kingdom Reborn, we will be delaying the launch of Stygian Abyss.

We had previously announced a release date for Stygian Abyss of Summer 2007, and, even though we still have some time left in ‘Summer’ – we will not rush Stygian Abyss out the door.

As of today, we will remove all official references to Stygian Abyss’s launch date from our sites. We’ll announce a new launch date in the future.

For now, we will continue to focus on Kingdom Reborn, getting this expansion into the polished state that we all want.

I’ll monitor this thread over the next few days to listen to your concerns.

EAWaltYarbrough VIP
UO/DAoC Group Producer

The thread went on for over 20 pages and after 11 posts Walts last word on the forum was

07/09/07 10:32 PM

Quote:

Just a gentle note to say - 20 pages is plenty - I'm going to go silent and let this thread die off.

Will poke my head in to other threads as the situation warrants.

I apologize if I wasn't able to answer your questions directly.

And thanks to everyone for the passion and the feedback.

Now hes left without even as much as a goodbye *Sighs* .

cadethepagan · 5th October 2007, 01:50 PM

They go through more people that destiny's child did

Aurelius · 5th October 2007, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nok

Hi Aurelius,

Walt left UO several months ago. Chris Rabideau is the new producer.

As mentioned, I'm sure you're thinking of Aaron Cohen (Darkscribe) being replaced with Chris Rabideau...

Walt, on the other hand, only updated his LinkedIn profile to say he'd gone on to Turbine in September :

"Executive Producer
Turbine, Inc.
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Games industry)

September 2007 — Present (2 months)

Description forthcoming. I am an Executive Producer of an unnannounced title and the Acting Senior Producer for Lord of The Rings Online."

Whereas just prior to that :

"Producer II
Electronic Arts
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; ERTS; Computer Games industry)

February 2007 — September 2007 (8 months)

I manage the Producers for the MMORPG's - Dark Age of Camelot and Ultima Online. I managed The Sims Online until May 2007."

As far as I can tell, he's only just left UO.

Edit : And while I was typing that, an email appeared from MMORPG.COM, linking to this announcement from Turbine today -

"WESTWOOD, MA - October 5, 2007 - Turbine, Inc., one of the largest privately-held online game companies in North America, announced today changes in its management team designed to position the company for long-term growth. Jim Crowley has been named president and CEO. The move is one of many that Turbine has recently made to invest in new talent that will drive the next wave of the company’s growth including the addition of industry veterans Craig Alexander as Vice President of Product Development and Walt Yarbrough as Executive Producer. "

**Tabbitha** · 5th October 2007, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aurelius

As far as I can tell, he's only just left UO.
"

I would have to agree ,though with EA who can tell

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Nok Publisher - GameXbar Join Date: Aug 2007 Shard: Baja Posts: 1,114 Gold: 8,793 Thanks: 437 Thanked 134 Times in 82 Posts	Re: So, who's the new UO 'Producer'? I can't find the page right now... but like in some situations, UO likely has more than one producer. Example there are other games and films that have a single producer. But others still have multiple producers. Then sometimes you have different types of producers... producer, executive producer, assistant producers and so on. GameXbar: DAoC - LOTRO - MMO - UO - WAR - WoW

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