german studio Daedalus Entertainment will no longer create a game. The management of the company has decided cancel your internal development team. From now on, the company will focus only on publishing games from other developers.
The decision comes shortly after the release of the failed action adventure. Lord of the Rings: Gollum, which is considered by many to be one of the worst games of the year. It has a PC version on Metacritic. an average of 39% for journalists and 2.3/10 for players.
With the disbanding of the in-house development team, there has been a suspension of new projects that have not yet been announced but have appeared in German government documents. There it is listed under the code name It `s Magic and is described as an action-adventure 3D game with a lush world full of mythical creatures and magic. The German government allocated 2 million euros for it and it was supposed to be released in the second half of 2024.
Source: After thatGollum had a modest budget and ambition. The publisher is preparing two more games
“He tells the story from the point of view of a character that hasn’t been here before. The player opens up completely new areas and influences the world connected by his role and abilities. Player [se] they are trying to influence events and change the fate of the world in their own way,” we will read in the document. The description and working title suggest that the title may be centered on one of the Lord of the Rings wizards.
The second upcoming Daedalic project has long been announced – Surviving junkyard – and was handed over to the independent studio AtomicTorch. They are the creators of the multiplayer survival game Cryofall.
Daedalic Entertainment since last February owned by Nakon, paid 53 million euros. The official statement speaks of a difficult period with a vision of the beginning of a new stage. Unfortunately, 25 employees from a team of 90 people will be laid off.
About a month ago, Nacon announced that they wanted to release two more games set in Middle-earth.
hug groupwho owns the rights to The Lord of the Rings, understands that this world has potential, and intends to make The Lord of the Rings one of the biggest video game brands.
“We have The Lord of the Rings and we know we have to use The Lord of the Rings in a very meaningful way and make it one of the biggest gaming brands in the world.” said recently acting chief executive Matthew Karch. “And of course we’re going to do it.”
Source :Indian TV
