Sacred Veterans Form New Studio
No details on the projects underway at the new studio, Gaming Minds, were provided. Kalypso global managing director Stefan Marcinek said that the new studio will provide the company with "greater independence in our games development."
Kalypso now owns the rights to several former Ascaron brands, including DarkStar One, The Patrician and Port Royale and On the Ball, with The Patrician III due out this summer. The name of the economic sim sequel will inevitably lead to some confusion, as in 2003, an English bundle of Patrician II and its expansion were released as The Patrician III.
The fate of Ascaron's action-RPG series Sacred is unclear, with Kalypso noting that "a few existing license agreements held by Ascaron UK will stay with the Ascaron until expiration." Previously, Ascaron had been working on a Sacred 2 add-on and Sacred 3.
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wytefang
replyCrummy news - I was really looking forward to an expansion for Sacred 2, which was a LOT of fun. And contrary to IGN's slightly off-base remarks in their revie, is DEFINITELY better on the PC version. (Not saying it doesn't play decently on the 360 but according to them it suits the console better - nope. The inventory system was far clunkier and if you tried playing it on a SDTV, heaven help you read the text. Also, the UI for specials and such was way better on PC.
Great game, I just hope that we somehow get an expansion.
