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# Cheat Sheet 5/22: A Marvel MMO is coming, Lay-offs at BioWare Austin, and American Express partners with Zynga.
- URL: https://www.killscreen.com/cheat-sheet-522-marvel-mmo-coming-lay-offs-bioware-austin-and-american-express-partners-zynga/
- Published: 2012-05-22T21:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-11-17T15:07:22.000Z
- Description: Another day without a Dreamcast 2 announcement. Console yourself with the day’s other news stories instead: -EA laid off some BioWare Austin employees after Star Wars: The Old Republic subscribers dropped from 1.7 million to 1.3 million. -Google turns its Japanese site into a giant Moog simulator. -
- Author: Michael Thomsen
- Tags: News, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-26 09:39

Another day without a Dreamcast 2 announcement. Console yourself with the day’s other news stories instead:

\-EA laid off some BioWare Austin employees after [*Star Wars: The Old Republic* subscribers dropped from 1.7 million to 1.3 million](http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/05/22/layoffs-hit-bioware-austin.aspx?ref=killscreen.com).

\-Google turns its Japanese site into a[ giant Moog simulator](http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/22/3036882/robert-moog-google-doodle?ref=killscreen.com).

\-Sony announces the [free-to-play shooter *Bullet Run*](http://www.bulletrunthegame.com/?ref=killscreen.com) for PC.

–*J.S. Joust* gets an iOS imitator, [controversy ensues](http://gamasutra.com/view/news/170762/Indie%5Fdarling%5FJS%5FJoust%5Fcaught%5Fin%5Fcloning%5Fcontroversy.php?ref=killscreen.com).

–*Marvel Heroes*, an MMO that plays like *Diablo* and stars superheroes, [gets detailed](http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/05/22/marvel-heroes-is-a-diablo-style-mmo?ref=killscreen.com).

\-American Express partners with [Zynga to give players *FarmVille* rewards](http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/22/3036792/american-express-zynga-serve-in-game-rewards-prepaid-card?ref=killscreen.com).

Is Barack Obama forcing SEGA to hold back on the announcement until October, when it will have a more dramatic effect on the election? Tune in tomorrow for more speculation.