Wizards of the Coast and its newly announced game studio, Archetype Entertainment, are developing a multiplatform sci-fi RPG.
The untitled game will be a “story-driven epic,” in which player choice will “have real consequences on how their story unfolds,” according to the announcement.
Check out the trailer below for a look at another recently announced Wizards of the Coast game, Magic: Legends.
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Based in Austin, TX, Archetype Entertainment is led by James Ohlen, an ex-BioWare director and designer whose credits include Baldur’s Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and Dragon Age: Origins, among others.
Accompanying Ohlen at Archetype is Chad Robertson, another ex-BioWare dev, who serves as the new studio’s general manager and VP. Roberston most recently worked on Anthem as the head of live services.
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Wizards of the Coast has made several recent announcements surrounding its game development business. At The Game Awards 2019, it announced Magic: Legends, a MMO action-RPG based on Magic the Gathering, and Dark Alliance, a spiritual successor to Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance coming to consoles and PC this fall.
“Seven or eight” other games based on Dungeons & Dragons are currently planned, according to Wizards of the Coast President Chris Cocks.
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Jordan is a freelance writer for IGN.
Source: IGN.com Wizards of the Coast Announces Studio to Develop New RPG