Introduction

Established in early 1996, The Syndicate® is the most successful Virtual Community in the history of Online Gaming.
We specialize in Game & System Testing, Strategy Guide Writing, Consulting On Systems Design and Round Table Feedback. We are a very well organized, professional, mature organization that has been involved with MMO projects for many years. The quality of our work and our ability to deliver on time and maintain the secrecy of the projects we are currently working on is one of our hallmarks.

In addition to Game Development focus, we have a strong focus on growing our community, building friendships and in making the online gaming community better for all gamers. Some of our current projects include our alliance with industry leader Prima Games to help create the best Strategy Guide content possible; consulting relationships with Game Developers to help create better "next gen" gaming content; formalized testing agreements where we focus heavily on providing value added feedback to improve the final gaming product; and finally we are also currently participating in most MMOs. However, we only actively recruit new members for our presences in two major MMOs which are the worlds of Ultima Online and World of Warcraft. The Syndicate isn't just a guild, we are the industry leaders in gaming excellence.

There is far more to share about The Syndicate and what we stand for. Come in and explore our site. Read about our rich history, browse articles written about us, check out our Charter and FAQ to learn what makes us tick, read about the games we are a part of and much more. Step inside, for The Legend of The Syndicate awaits..

News

PAX East

Mar 27th, 2010

At PAX-East this year, The Syndicate will have a presence on one of the panels. Ethan Gilsdorf, author of "An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms" will be moderating a panel that discusses "MMO Gamer Behavior 101". Also on the panel are the co-CEO's of Pure West (the makes of the MMO documentary Second Skin) Victor and Juan Carlos Pineiro.

The Syndicate's 14th Anniversary

Feb 1st, 2010

In February 1996, The Syndicate was founded. The internet was a blazing fast 28.8kbps on computers you wouldn't even us as a footstool today. There was no Ultima Online yet. World of Warcraft wasn't even a concept much less a real game. Alot has changed but our core values remain the same and have guided us through years of growth and maturing into the strong, unified, successful group that we are today. Friendship, Loyalty, Team Focus, Maturity, Professionalism, Guild First. Those are our watch words and they have helped us to grow to more than 625 members large, with virtually no turnover and doing projects in the gaming world most other groups dream about but never get the chance to do. Millions of guilds have risen in fallen since we were founded. In fact, you are more likely to win your local Lottery and are 25 times more likely to be struck by lightning than you are to see another entity with the longevity and success that is The Syndicate.

Operation Support-Our-Troops Completed!

Jan 1st, 2010

The Syndicate has quite a few men and women who serve in the armed forces. At any given time, some of the are deployed overseas in Irag and Afghanistan. In addition to our charity outreach programs, The Syndicate is a firm supporter of our troops. During the 2009 holiday season, several dozen Syndicate members took on the task of supporting not only our deployed members but also their units. More than 500 pounds of holiday cheer was collected and shipped overseas. We are very proud of our service men and women and wish them all the best this holiday season.