Unexpected studio develops open-world D&D game

Unexpected studio develops open-world D&D game

After the recent popularity boom of the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop RPG franchise, it looks like Baldur's Gate 3 could be facing some competition in the form of a new AAA title currently being developed by Hidden Path Entertainment. In December 2019, Wizards of the Coast president Chris Cocks announced that "seven or eight" video games based on the world of Dungeons & Dragons were in various stages of development, with two of those titles presumed to be they are Baldur's Gate 3 and Dark Alliance. . With this latest edition to the D&D family, we can probably expect similar game announcements. In recent years, we've seen podcasts, livestreams, and now video games helping adventurers digitally explore the world of Faerun (the fantasy realm most D&D books are based on), though we certainly raised a eyebrow when we saw which Game Studio was behind the development. Hidden Path Entertainment has developed titles such as Defense Grid, a tower defense video game, and the co-creation of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive with Valve. While CS:GO remains one of the most popular FPS games that has maintained a loyal player base in the nine years since its release, none of these game franchises is in the open-world, third-person, shooter genre. his promised D&D offer. .

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< p lang="en" dir="ltr">The cat is finally out of the bag! We are in the process of creating a AAA third person open world fantasy RPG that will take place in the Dungeons & Dragons franchise. That's right folks DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS You might want to come work with me on this 😉 #DnD #dungeonsanddragons https://t.co/jxvIzjsxt1 pic.twitter.com/WdJw5ih6RH March 3, 2021 More info None of this is to say that we think Hidden Path Entertainment isn't up to the task, but it's certainly an unusual developer to see working on it. Job openings have been posted on the developer's Twitter and official website, with roles for Graphics Developer, Senior Technical Artist, Senior Graphics Developer, and Writer currently available. With Baldur's Gate 3 still in Early Access and Dark Alliance pushed back to an unspecified date in 2021, we might wait a while before we can transfer our love of Dungeons & Dragons from the tabletop to our PCs or consoles.