Witchtales:
After years of attempts at strategy/rpg games, Talian (Matt) designed Witchtales as a more simple game design to move forward with. Centered around interactive PVP in the context of a magical world, containing spell design, enchantment, potion making, plane surfing, and many other magical systems this game also quickly escalated in complexity.
Dark Griffin Studios:
Started by Talian (Matt) in 2004 after his departure from another online game company, it has struggled without progress for years as paying the bills and keeping buffy satisifed with plenty of cat food took most of the available time. In 2007, a renewed effort was sustained, and development on a new game, Witchtales, began in earnest.