If there was writing on the walls following the lukewarm showing of The Matrix Online, it never went so far as predicting Sony Online Entertainment would ever one day take over The Matrix Online from Warner Bros. But stranger things have happened in the game business.

Now, whatever the future holds for the gamers, live team, and anyone else with half an interest in The Matrix Online just got a little more interesting after last Friday's MXO licensing agreement was announced.

We spoke with two of the key deal makers--Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley and Warner Interactive SVP Jason Hall--shortly after the deal was announced.