Developer KingsIsle Established, Working on MMO
Posted by Chris on Saturday, April 26th, 2008 at 8:04 am under Computer, Game Companies, Game Platforms, Games Industry
KingsIsle Entertainment has announced its existence after being founded in 2005 and revealed that they are working on several online games. The studio is headed up by CEO Elie Akilian, previously the co-founder of Inet Technologies, and president David Nichols, a former senior VP at Midway.
“We founded KingsIsle with an approach that fosters ingenuity,” said Akilian.
“Our focus is in the online environment and will continue to be so in the future. We’ve pulled together some of the most creative minds around and given them room to push boundaries and create superlative entertainment experiences.”
“We’ll continue to build on that base of originality.”
I wouldn’t blame you for being skeptical, of course. Time and again we’ve seen games try something that is supposedly different in the MMO space, yet simply amount to a sub-par World of Warcraft clone that isn’t worth your time or money. (’sup, Tabula Rasa?)
The development of KingsIsle’s first game, expected to enter beta this spring, is being headed by Todd Coleman, who previously played a key role in the Shadowbane MMO. Another of the company’s projects is being headed by creative director Tom Hall, co-founder of both id Software and ION Storm. So there’s no lack of talent, it would seem, but we’ll have to wait and see if they’re able to capture an audience in the crowded MMO market.
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April 26th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
wtf…I'm dying to know how you can call TR a WoW clone with a straight face.
April 27th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
Look at the interface. Look at everything in the game — the quests, the underlying mechanics. It's the exact same game as WoW, but instead you're using guns.. but they still are working on a dice roll, like a sword strike in WoW.