Arkane moves to the States

Arkane Studios, best known for their new take on the rpg fps genre in Ark Fatalis, has announced their decision to build a co-development studio in Austin Texas. This new studio plans on moving forward with next-gen online gaming. Yes, that's right, another one. *shivver*

Arkane is currently in development of Dark Mesiah of Might and Magic, a next-gen fps hack and slash for the PC.

In an interview with Arkane's CEO, Raphael Colantonio, was quoted as saying, "We're interested in the online market, and we believe that the online component will be in next-gen games. There are other forms of online gaming we want to explore that haven't been done yet."

Well, here's to hoping that they do something creative, because the online market needs it. The MMO genre has exploded and has brought creativity and storylines to a screeching halt in development. Much as Blizzard has done in the past (Diablo, Warcraft II), they hit it big and thus the urchins poor out to clone their success with delusions of grandeur.

The whole online gaming community needs to be refreshed, if I hear one more bastard claiming WoW is the second coming I'm going to slit my wrists.

So in closing, Arkane, I loved Ark Fatalis, don't let me down, do something creative and fresh, don't look to "borrow" the ways of the past, and welcome to the states.

\\drew