Asherons Call: A Letter from Jessica Mulligan

All of us on the Live Team for both AC games consider this the best holiday gift that could happen. The AC world was born ten years ago as a dream by some university students to turn out great online worlds, Microsoft made it possible for the dream to come true and we're grateful beyond belief to them, truly. Just the same, it feels good to have the games coming home.

No doubt there will be hundreds of questions you want answered. Over the next few weeks, we'll answer as many as we can. Right now, I'll anticipate a few of them by making several points:

This changing of the guard is going to take some time. The change-over from Microsoft running the in-game admins, testing, network operations, et al, to Turbine running them won't happen overnight. In fact, it will take months. We'll keep you up-to-date on what we're doing as we go along.

In the meantime, we're looking to hire some people, :D. If you ever wanted to get in the door at a shop that makes and publishes online games, this could be your chance. Check out the job listings on Turbine's web site. You can check out the open positions, create a registered login and submit a resume. I hope you do; we're looking for good people to help make this go.

Yes, we're committed to developing expansion packs for the games. Again, this is going to take some time. We'll be starting with AC1, since it has been two years since they've seen an expansion. When we get closer to having a schedule, we'll announce it. I stress one more time: It will take some time to start putting all this together. Don't expect definitive answers in the next few days.
During the transition, we'll still be creating and delivering playable content. However, some game systems and other heavy-lifting items may be pushed out, as we'll also be building some tools for Turbine's Online Services Group, which will be handling tech support, in-game admin-ing and the like for Asheron's Call. If any previously announced feature needs to get pushed out, we'll let you know as soon as we know it.
This is a very exciting time for us and I hope you share that same sense of excitement. There is a lot to do. As we transition the services from Microsoft to Turbine, I ask for your patience while we make it happen.

Regards,
Jessica Mulligan
Executive Producer, Asheron's Call 1 and 2