In July of this year, Magic Hat hopes to answer the question Can a small developer play in the big boys' space?" with a resounding "yes!" when they introduce Irth Online.

The premise is simple: a plague has wiped out civilization, and from the wreckage three smaller civs have been reborn: Arcadia; Morbia; and Mezzo, who are ideologically opposed (in other words, at war); and a fourth, neutral civ called the Avarians. These civilizations will be made up of two races, the elves and humans. Their hope is Irth Online will have a heavy emphasis on role-playing and story, and players determine the fate of these civilizations.