Wizards of the Coast (WotC) introduced immediately that it has reached a publishing settlement with growth studio Large Cranium. It would publish the studio’s title presently in growth, a single-player action-adventure sport with an immersive story set within the Dungeons & Dragons universe. Whereas Large Cranium has not revealed any additional particulars in regards to the sport so far, it’s presently in growth for PC and console.
This new undertaking is one in every of a number of D&D-based initiatives within the works between WotC and numerous companions. These embrace an action-adventure sport from Invoke Studios (previously referred to as Tuque), a multiplayer sport from Starbreeze and a co-op survival sport from Gameloft. WotC additionally has a number of different online game initiatives within the works, with Archetype’s Exodus and Atomic Arcade’s Snake Eyes undertaking getting updates alongside the Large Cranium announcement.
Stig Asmussen, Large Cranium CEO, mentioned in an announcement, “Our proficient and skilled crew at Large Cranium is constructed on creativity and curiosity. Our purpose is to craft a wealthy new Dungeons & Dragons universe crammed with immersive storytelling, heroic fight and exhilarating traversal that gamers will absolutely embrace.” Asmussen previously labored on the Star Wars Jedi and God of Conflict sequence for Respawn and Sony Santa Monica, respectively.
John Hight, president of Wizards of the Coast and digital gaming at Hasbro, mentioned of the brand new undertaking, “Stig and the crew at Large Cranium are precisely the kind of exceptionally proficient creators we wish to work with, and I’m so glad to be reuniting with him on this new undertaking… Worldbuilding and storytelling is in our DNA, and this collaboration displays our evolution and dedication to our Taking part in to Win Technique, constructing a stronger presence in digital play.”