After Baldur’s Gate 3 took the world by storm in 2023 (and continues to take action), Hasbro determined it favored working with huge sport studios to adapt its properties. Now it appears they’ve discovered their subsequent huge companion in Saber Interactive, builders behind Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II.
Throughout its current earnings name, Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks revealed the 2 corporations are collaborating on “an all-new online game partnership. Combining high-octane single-player motion and wonderful multiplayer with Saber’s Swarm tech, this new AAA title, primarily based on one among our tentpole IPs, is certain to be successful.” The information is attention-grabbing for just a few causes: Saber has a number of subsidiaries beneath its belt—one is making an Avatar game—however Cocks particularly namechecks the St. Petersberg staff that led improvement on House Marine II. That sport was extraordinarily fashionable and one of many largest Warhammer 40K video video games thus far, which explains why this staff bought the gig.
As for what “tentpole” Hasbro property that is, that’s the query on everybody’s minds. One of many best picks is Transformers; in January, developer Splash Harm revealed it canceled improvement on Transformers: Reactivate, a co-op shooter that will’ve been the franchise’s first main, non tie-in sport in fairly some time. There’s additionally an opportunity it may very well be G.I. Joe (since they’re coming again to theaters with the Transformers) or Magic: The Gathering (which has started getting an enormous expanded media push currently). It may additionally simply as probably be Dungeons & Dragons: earlier than Baldur’s Gate 3, there was 2021’s Darkish Alliance, a co-op action-RPG going offline on Monday, and Saber’s title connected to a brand new D&D sport would flip heads.
So there’s a handful of candidates Saber may select from. Tell us your guesses (or hopes) within the feedback beneath.
[via Polygon]
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