Dragonlance WotC Teases Possible Dragonlance Video Game

WotC CEO Chris Cocks may have just teased a Dragonlance video game, amongst others. Talking to GamesIndustry.biz, he made reference to the over 100 D&D video games of the past, and indicated that 6 new D&D video games will be coming out in the next 5 years -- Dark Alliance and Baldur's Gate 3 being the first two.

Previous Dragonlance video games​

Dark Alliance centers around Drizzt Do-Urden. BG3 is set around the Sword Coast of the Forgotten Realms. But he goes on to talk about others:

"In one game you might run a thieves guild and traverse the Thieves Highway of Waterdeep, in another you might marshal dragon hosts in the war-torn world of Krynn. In still another, you might explore the very origins of the D&D universe in real-time combat. The brand's richness is an enabler of tons of amazing game experiences so rather than a challenge, we see it as an amazing opportunity."

There have been several Dragonlance video games before. Cocks says that video games are "core to our brand blueprint and how we plan to expand our audience", pointing out that the video game market is an order of magnitude larger than the tabletop gaming market.

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[Von Ether]

So here I was excited to checkout The Dark Queen of Krynn and this was the game play view. What a let down!
Did people actually play this?

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Oh sweet summer child

 

[imagineGod]

Oh sweet summer child

Obviously, having played Baldur's Gate in 1998, I had compatible expectations of a 1992 era game, not exact, but not so far technologically backwards.

But somebody here explained the major technology leap in those 6 years, no wonder Baldur's Gate remains such a masterpiece for its time decades ago now.

 

[Azzy]

Indeed. A PC in 1992? 386-33(MHz) with 2MB RAM, 60MB HDD, 5.25" & 3.5" HD FDDs, 512K SVGA, 14" VGA screen, MS DOS or maybe Win 3.1 that just came out (ah, nostalgia, I remember having to alter your autoexec.bat and config.sys files with a boot up disk for every game you wanted to play)

In 1998? Win 98, amd k6-2 500mhz cpu with 64MB RAM, 1-5GB HDD, and dedicated video card with 8-12MB of RAM

Egads! You're getting me nostalgic.

 

[Sacrosanct]

Egads! You're getting me nostalgic.

I didn't really realize just how much tech changed in the 90s until I realized that at the start of the decade, we were measuring things in KB, and by the end of the decade, it was GB.

It would be like viewing someone worth 10 million in 2010 as the same level of "rich" as we view a billionaire now.

 

[Kalashtar]

I would really love to see a Birthright style strategy game.

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

Don't worry, Kalashatar. A strategy game set in Birthright is perfectly possible, but the true question is how to create the ultimate strategy game, and I don't talk about a RISK: Birthright.

 

[Zaukrie]

I would really love to see a Birthright style strategy game.

While it isn't a video game, I kind of feel that the next release from Matt Colville's company will be that....

 

[Kalashtar]

While it isn't a video game, I kind of feel that the next release from Matt Colville's company will be that....

Actually there was a video game in the 90s called Birthright: The Gorgons Alliance. You play as one of the domain regents and compete with others to win the Iron Throne. The game had a lot of potential if you overlooked the ridiculous voice acting. I could see a modern remake of this appealling to GoT fans.

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

Not totally off-topic:

Video games are "core to the future of Dungeons & Dragons"

The popularity of Dungeons & Dragons is unlikely to be news to members of the games industry. Aside from the fact that …

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Video games are "core to the future of Dungeons & Dragons"​

"As big and robust as tabletop gaming is, video games are bigger still," he says. "Around 60 million people shop in hobby stores around the world primarily purchasing strategy, role playing and collectible games like Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons. 600 million people globally play those same genres on consoles, PCs and phones, so the potential is enormous."

Just looking at the next five years, Cocks says fans should expect "at least six new D&D video games," starting with next week's co-op brawler Dark Alliance and the upcoming Baldur's Gate 3 from Larian Studios, which is currently in Early Access.

"Beyond that, expect us to continue to push the envelope on AAA role-playing, exciting co-op themes and even role-play/strategy hybrids," he adds.

 

[Sword of Spirit]

Actually there was a video game in the 90s called Birthright: The Gorgons Alliance. You play as one of the domain regents and compete with others to win the Iron Throne. The game had a lot of potential if you overlooked the ridiculous voice acting. I could see a modern remake of this appealling to GoT fans.

I loved that game. The 3D adventure mode was painful, and the live tactical battles were tricky to control (for me), but the overall game experience was awesome. Hmm... I wonder if it's being sold online now. It's been too long since I've had the chance to enjoy playing it. <Goes to look for a downloadable purchase version>