The new MMORPG, Heroes of Might and Magic Online, is slated for closed beta in May 2010. The game will marry elements from an early entry in the franchise, Heroes of Might and Magic III, to the visual upgrades established in the last two Ubisoft games, culminating in a 2.5D massively multiplayer experience featuring a turn-based persistent world.
For fans of the series, the launching of Heroes Online about three weeks ago was a major event. The game, which had acquired a cult following with its second and third titles (produced by 3DO) never really managed to live up to its own popularity again, its 4th, 5th and 6th installations failing lamentably to deliver the magic of the initial few iterations.
The free-to-play market is often cited as being one that’s grown to a massive scale without anyone really noticing, and while that may appear to be the case from the outside there are a number of publishers already innovating in the space. Electronic Theatre has long suggested that Ubisoft are the ‘ones to watch,’ with German studio Blue Byte now solely working on projects using the business model after the success of The Settlers Online. However, there’s much more to come in 2013, as Electronic Theatre recently discovered.
I am always dreaming that there is one day someone can remake HoMM3 in HD and port it to PSVita or Ipad. But sadly it can never come true.
Ubisoft has showcased the first gameplay trailer for its brand new Role-Playing Game Might & Magic Heroes Online. Developed by Ubisoft, Blue Byte and Related Designs, Might & Magic Heroes Online combines the gameplay elements of the Heroes franchise with brand new features suited to a persistent browser online game.
