Marvel Universe Online Interview

GameSpot was able to track down Cryptic Studios' Jack Emmert, Marvel's Ames Kirshen, and Microsoft's Frank Pape for a lengthy interview about the team's newly unveiled PC/Xbox 360 MMORPG, Marvel Universe Online.
Q: So when did the actual talk between Cryptic and Marvel start?

A: Ever since we signed with Marvel, we wanted to work with Cryptic. These things take time. What is exciting about having Microsoft in the partnership is not just the technology that allows live cross-platform play, but to have the resources to build out a fantastic MMO experience and maintain it over 5, 6, 7 years and beyond. There's not a lot of publishers out there that actually have the resources to do it. So for us, we were looking for the long term. We knew who the best partner was right from the get-go. Again, it takes time to hammer out all the little details. So we were looking at them right away, and lucky for us we ended up signing them a couple of months back and we're making that announcement today.