Funny that this degenerated into a discussion about healthcare. I can almost guarantee this will be a business school case study in the very near future. The

Funny that this degenerated into a discussion about healthcare. I can almost guarantee this will be a business school case study in the very near future. The thing is, companies are still putting out MMOs. Guild Wars 2 - Not out yet but looks to be an awesome followup to Guild Wars. Tera, just released in North America and getting some praise (was previously in South Korea). Star Wars The Old Republic also just released and had a pretty successful launch even though now it is seeing it's user base decline. I would be very interested in seeing how these three titles perform over the next 5 years but it's safe to say that you can still produce an MMO as long as you (a Have actual experience in the game industry (b Have some successful titles under your belt or a publisher willing to bankroll your talented studio. Also, really great followup article that goes over some of the failures: http://kotaku.com/5913492/curt-schillings-big-huge-38-studios-debacle http://kotaku.com/5913492/curt-schillings-big-huge-38-studio...