Cyanide will begin development immediately, with an eye toward rolling out the games for release in the summer of 2011. "We are all huge fans of 'A Song of Ice and Fire', so it is a true honour for our teams to be entrusted with creating the first video games inspired by this masterpiece" said Patrick Pligersdorffer, Managing Director of Cyanide. "The twists and turns of the plot will allow us to deliver an experience which can be enjoyed by both long-time fans as well as gamers new to the series. Its rich web of characters, set in a universe where nothing is just black and white, make it an ideal background for both an RTS and an RPG."
Cyanide first approached me about videogame rights five years ago. No agreement was reached at that time, but Patrick and his colleague Joe Ryan have maintained their interest in the series over the years, impressing me with their doggedness and determination. Since that first contact, Cyanide has opened a studio in Montreal and more than doubled its headcount, and now have the resources to produce both RTS and RPG games that will, we hope, satisfy all my fans and readers, and gamers unfamiliar with the books as well. I am pleased to be in business with the Cyanide, and look forward to working with them on the games.
Cyanide was founded in 2000, and has developed and produced games in numerous genres, including sports management, real time strategy, fantasy, and action RPGs. More information is available through the company website at www.cyanide-studio.com
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I think this bodes well for the faithfulness to the books. :)
2011 sounds optimistic for something of this scope though.
Congrats!
My fiancee is going to freak when I tell him.
This is awesome news!
Obviously, games like the Total War series would seem to many to be an ideal format for an RTS (have you tried any of the TW games out? I think you'd get a kick out of them), and that might well be a good approach. However, I hope they make the political and diplomatic side of it a lot more varied and complex (more along the lines of Crusader Kings from the Swedish developer Paradox), rather than just focusing on building up armies and smashing them together.
Still don't think that way.
A game is fun because of the game play, not because of what the pixels are named.
Of course a game can use a good story - but I don't believe they'll be able to capture what's best about the books in any kind of meaningful gameplay. How do you do politics and intrigue? What will the game do if you play Ned, and decide not to go south with Robert? The game will have to rewrite the whole story.
So either you'll be horribly constrained in the actions you can take, or you'll be forced to play a character who can't affect the story anyway.
This will be hack and slash and nice graphics of Westeros - which might be cool anyway :-)
This is more than awesome.
Excellent news. :D
I never heard of their games...
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And I'M FRENCH! DX
I'm not too sure abot the outcome of this one - Frenches can pull out awesome games out of their asses, and the worst ones too >____>
I hope it'll be awesome, so I can play this one. I'll be looking forward this, and touch wood.
Thank you for the word, although I did hear about that a while ago.
So when can I expect my fully articulated action figures? Or is that asking to much?
Cyanide studios? Booo..
George, I'm a avid fan of your books, as well as a regular video gamer. Some good crafters of video games in the fantasy RPG genre are Bioware and Bethesda. Bioware is coming out with a new game called "Dragon Age" and shares many similarities with settings in Westeros. Bethesda's unique style and it's "Elder Scrolls" series also prove it can develop great fantasy RPG experiences. Day and night I dream of one of these firms licensing an Ice and Fire game.
While I am absolutely thrilled that someone finally realized the market potential for a SoIaF game, I reserve judgement for the qualities of these games. Perhaps I will be surprised. However, I think this is a milestone for us Ice and Fire fans. If nothing else, this will serve to attract other teams to try their hands on an Ice and Fire video game. All I ask is that, in the future if/when some bigger and better development firms come calling, please consider them for the sake of your fans.
Cheers!
I really hope that they are able to do your universe justice. It is going to be a tall order.
2011 does sound a little ambitious (especially for 2 full games.) I hope that Cyanide subscribes to the "it's done when it's done" school of though rather than the "it's done because the deadline is coming up." Too many games are rushed out.
Sweeeeeeet!