PS3Site: JoWooD, Austrian studio founded in 1990, has just filed for bankruptcy. The company has only 90 days to find a potential investor and Step on his feet in order to complete the set up of his current game. Unfortunately, in connection with such an unfavorable course of affairs, the fourth edition of the popular Gothic series version of the PlayStation 3 is highly questionable ...
PC Format: it's your standard cod-medieval generic sh**. Man seeks revenge for injustice, finds out things aren't quite as simple as he believes. As you progress, you realise just how linear the game is, a sad state of affairs considering how free form the previous Gothic game was in comparison.
The often overlooked Gothic series has been with us for almost ten years now. First released back in 2001, Piranha Bytes' Gothic games have always been unconventional in their nature. Less a pure role-playing game experience, and more a healthy mix of RPG, adventure, and action elements. The series has always been held in high regard by gamers and critics despite some rumblings about clunky mechanics.
Now, the series is back with a new developer, Spellbound, and a new game - Arcania: Gothic 4. In keeping with this sprit of rebirth, Arcania will be the first Gothic game not to be exclusive to the PC. It will be coming to the Xbox 360 and PS3.
GameSpot writes: "The sadly underappreciated Gothic role-playing series has been around since 2001 and has told the tale of a soft-spoken nameless hero who ventures forth into a dark fantasy world and eventually becomes a skillful archer, mighty warrior, or powerful wizard while avoiding the perils of being slain by an orc. Perhaps even more sadly, the previous game in the series, Gothic 3, was released with noticeable technical issues, despite the fact that the game also took on an ambitious graphical overhaul. Now, the series is back with a new developer, Spellbound, and a new chapter: Arcania: Gothic 4 Arcania will have a new nameless hero, a new story, and a new home--whereas the previous games were for the PC only, Arcania will also appear on the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3."
That sucks, didnt look like a bad game either, not a day 1 purchase or anythin but i would of bought it at sum point when it was a-bit cheaper, oh well, ME2 and Deus Ex 3 will keep me goin for a while
well, Bankruptcy is rough.. hard to consider a platform port when money is that tight.
hadn't heard of the game but hopefully the company can survive , i hate hearing about job losses it sucks for the people involved
LOOOOVED gothic 2, was an amazing game, then part 3 was garbage and just yesterday tried the demo on my 360,, and Woooooow such a baaaad game. so dissapointed, well sadly all they could make good was part 2, so rest in piece jowood.
they'd see that Jowood is seeking financial solvency in 90 days. This is just a means to eliminated their debts.
http://corporate.jowood.com...
"The management board assumes that negotiations with creditors and possible investors can be positively conducted and finalized within 90 days and thus continuation of the company can be assured."
There, I did the reading for you. If they're already invested in a port (and the upcoming expansion) they'll probably push it out, crappy or not just to recoup some costs.