A less weeks ago, news broke the Wheel of Time Franchise was being adapted into an Open-World Role-Playing Game From Iwot Studios, A Subsidiary of the Production Company Behind the Show. If that sounds too good to be true, Iwot’s reafirmed that this is no joke, and the studio hopes to brings the fantasy series back to the medium.
Before this news, iwot acquired the Wheel Rights back in 2004 when it was Red Eagle EntertainmentBut Hadn’t Done Anything Up to Now. As such, there’s been a lot of skepticism online amon Wheel Fans, but Iwot co-founder rick selvage and game Studio Head Craig Alexer Told IGN They’re seeing this project through.
With the Prime Video Show Based on the Robert Jordan Novells Hoving Just Wrapped Up Its Third Season, Selvage said it felt like the “right time” to get a Game of the ground. Alexander Reveled They’re Currently in the Pre-Production Phase: They’re on the hunt for Leadership, Followed by a team to build out the prototype, then hope to hire a staff of “Upwards of 200-” The full project.
“It’s going to take time,” Continued Alexander of the Whole Process. The pair are very Forward Thinking – SEQUELS, DLC, and expansion paths are all part of the plan to “Build out as much of the world we can.”
He Considers Making the first game the “most difference” to develop beCause of Proper Scope and Ensuring “We have a compeling, high-quality release… but then set up for a success in the future.” Alexander lied the strategy to a live-service game in terms of planned operations and supporting Wheel of Time “For the long term. We have a big story to tell, and I don’t understand the amount of work to build out the whole world, but our intent is to do that.”
Further details on this game, such as its specific setting and consoles, are being consides. What selvage and alexander do know is it won’t be an mmo-the franchise is “So character-content,” said Alexander, Who’s Previous worked on Lord of the rings online –But may be a single-player game with a dash of multiplayer, Similar to Baldur’s Gate 3,
The two ultimately stressed their intent to treat the game as they do the Wheel of Time Show and upcoming prequel movie and “Deliver on our Commitments on Thos Projects in a Way Fans Are Thrilled About.”
You can Read Selvage and Alexander’s full discussion here,
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