Beamdog Studio joins Aspyr

We have always known Aspyr as a studio that specializes in porting a range of games to various consoles or operating systems. However, in recent times it has been discussed mainly in connection with Remake of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic from BioWare, which will be released on PC and PlayStation 5 in the coming years.. And now Aspyr has received a decent boost.

Aspire for an unspecified amount bought The Beamdog team, accidentally founded in 2009 by BioWare veterans Trent Auster and Cameron Topher.. Beamdog is also best known for its work on existing games, in particular the development of improved and expanded versions of classic role-playing games originally based on BioWare’s equally classic Infinity engine. First and second part Baldur’s Gatefirst Neverwinter Nights, torment, Icewind Dalethanks to Beamdog and its Enhanced editions, we can play all these games in an updated form, not only on PC, but also on consoles and mobile phones.

However, these efforts have not always met with understanding. Beamdog was meant to compete with the modding community from the start.who have been watching RPG classics for free for years, and many fans are unable to come up with a name for the Canadian creative team due to the desire to get the most out of the extended editions. selling sometimes absurd amounts of DLC and generally content that was never released for the original versions of enhanced games. And which, again, can be playfully presented with many free modes.

In any case, Beamdog has been promising new opportunities since the acquisition. the ability to focus not only on maintaining classic RPGs, but also on making great games. Just last week, the studio announced its first novelty. brand, MythForce. It will be a fantasy roguelite adventure inspired by 80s animators, boasting, for example, first-person combat. Aspyr and take care of the release of MythForce the game will be available in pre-access from April 20, 2022but only through the Epic Games Store.

It is also worth mentioning that Aspyr itself, which has now been bought by Beamdog, is currently managed by studio Saber Interactive. This in turn is owned by the Embracer Group, which already has the Czech Warhorse Studios, the creator of Gaming Metro from 4A Games, or the authors of Borderlands from Gearbox Software. More recently, the management of the group promised us that they would not stop the acquisitions. And by the way, if you have confusion about who belongs to the Embracer Group and how the entire group is structured and divided, don’t worry. You are definitely not alone in this. But right now it’s important that Beamdog finds a new home. It is not yet clear whether he will be directly involved in the remake of Knights of the Old Republic.but we believe that as development progresses, the current creators at Aspyr will benefit from every hand.