Arkane's next game. It's not Arx 2. It's Might & Magic.

Minion21g on 5/8/2005 at 15:30

I didn't even know Ubisoft and Arkane were connected. Arkane did a great job of hiding the details though! I also think they have what it takes to make a decent M&M game. Arx was wonderful, and if they plan to reinvent M&M in a fashion similar to Daggerfall and UU on the Source engine then I'm all for it.

It might be possible for this game to have a party-based system. Half-Life 2 had a party system, but who knows. Just as long as the Party AI didn't suck.

So many details not yet unveiled :(

Stingm on 5/8/2005 at 16:18

I wonder how many licenses for the source engine they have? If its only 1 then no Arx 2 on source. I hope Arx 2 is coming, but this is not good news. I only hope this MM game is as good as Arx is.

Sting

butsomuch on 6/8/2005 at 01:33

(http://www.computerandvideogames.com/news/news_story.php?id=122934)

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Dark Messiah of Might & Magic is scheduled for a summer 2006 release and will be shown for the first time at the Games Convention in Germany on August 17, so we should know more soon. First screens are expected imminently so check back for an update later today.

twisty on 6/8/2005 at 04:36

Sweet. Thanks for the heads' up.

Digital Nightfall on 6/8/2005 at 15:19

We also may be getting some videos soon.

belboz on 6/8/2005 at 17:26

What type of uber l33t system will be needed to run this.

Digital Nightfall on 6/8/2005 at 21:50

I can say, though, that this is the game that the Arx core team, along with Purah, Mike Ryan, and the SS2 Rebirth guy (Blutch) have been working on, with Randy Smith consulting and Kemal (did audio on Thief/SS2/Arx, now at Floodgate) doing audio work.

And these chaps would sure hate to be stuck working on a FPS.

SneaksieDave on 6/8/2005 at 23:26

Oh.. Hm. Well, I was hoping for the sequel to one of the best games I've ever played, instead of an iteration of one I've never played.. but Arcane are damn good. I guess I can manage some nervous "wait and see" instead. Sigh.

Abysmal on 7/8/2005 at 02:03

And I was so looking forward to exploring the icy overworld in Arx 2. Rats.

I must say I'm pretty disappointed that it's not Arx 2, and even moreso that it's Might & Magic (whole series declined into dross, if that's the material they're working with..unless it's a new spinoff similar to the much better HoMM). I'm apprehensive about this one, although the sheer talent working on the title has eased some of my misgivings.

ignatios on 7/8/2005 at 03:13

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Ubisoft does boast that it's "the world's first fantasy action game to feature a complete first-person combat system"

This intrigues me a lot, but mostly because I don't really know what they mean.