By Alec Meer on March 27th, 2013.
In one tab I had the Battlefield 4 video, all ratatatat and shouting mens. In the other I had the Age of Wonders III video, all synthy music and dreamlike cloud formations. “A new era in entertainment” versus a sequel to a turn-based strategy/RPG hybrid? It was no contest at all.
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By Jim Rossignol on February 13th, 2013.
The news funnel at Eurogamer has become all clogged up with the surprise news that Minecraft-enrichened indie dev Notch is the mysterious benefactor behind Age Of Wonders III. Lennart Sas, managing director of developers Triumph (who previously made Overlord) told EG: “We noticed Minecraft’s random title-screen blurb mentioned Age of Wonders, so I thought what the heck and I sent Notch an email.”
This, as it turns out, was a wise move, as Notch is a big fan of the old myth ‘em up. Despite publisher interest, Triumph decided to let Mr Notch put his Minecraft dollars in because he didn’t push for the same harsh terms as a traditional game company: “He’s a fan of the game and didn’t insist on owning it like many of the publishers do these days when they fund development,” explained Sas. The game is now due in the autumn, and it looks pretty good, as you can see from the announcement trailer, below.
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By John Walker on February 6th, 2013.
There is to be an Age Of Wonders III. Or 3. The press release calls it both. I shan’t commit until I see a box cover. The Dutch devs, flush on the success of Overlord 2, have announced their next project… hang on – didn’t Overlord 2 come out four years ago? What have you been doing for four years, Triumph?! Making Age Of Wonders iii it seems, 11 years after the last one.
