Warhorse licenses CryENGINE 3 For an Open-World RPG
Warhorse Studios is a relatively new independent studio that opened up in the Czech Republic last year, amalgamating talent from a number of top-rated European game development studios. Initial buzz surrounding them suggested that they had an RPG in mind as their first title, and this news would seem to confirm it.
Leaving aside the usual boilerplate about open-world experience, rich gameplay, and suchlike, here’s the meat of the announcement:
Martin Klima, Executive Producer at Warhorse Studios commented: “We looked at every major technology out there and CryENGINE 3 suits our needs perfectly. We are confident it will allow us to make the vision for our game come true.”
“The team at Warhorse Studios consists of industry veterans from AAA classics such as the Mafia franchise and Operation Flashpoint. We’re excited by their vision for an innovative RPG and we are looking forward to working with them to help them achieve that vision with CryENGINE 3.”, said Carl Jones, Director of Global Business Development CryENGINE.
CryENGINE 3 is powerful, let me just point out, so I for one am curious to see what Warhorse can deliver in the open-world space with it. I’m a little unsure of what genre their proposed RPG will fall in to, however; the studio is comprised of veterans of such series as Operation Flashpoint and Mafia. The studio’s logo/splash page certainly teases the possibility of something medieval.
Regardless: I, for one, am inclined to say “welcome and have at it!” to any developer who wants to play around with the open-world concept. We need more of that.
http://warhorsestudios.cz/index.php?page=games&lang=en
“There is a common thread running through previous games various people on our team helped to create: open worlds, strong storyline and, last but not least, realistic design.”
“Even if our new project is different in many respects, it is a game that is not going to disappoint fans of open realistic worlds and quality stories.”
Where does WtF dig up stuff like this? As Tetsuo said in the shitty Streamline dubbed version of Akira, “Nice catch!”
Thanks!
And as to where I get all this, well…you should see my Google Reader subscription list. I follow hundreds of tech & gaming sites.
Hate to double post, but these guys are a riot:
“Warhorse offers exciting job in friendly environment… you know all this bullshit, right? But we are really serious about one thing: if you think that game development means stress, crunch and waste come to us to be proven wrong. We are located in Prague and if you are willing to relocate, be sure to get in touch with us, no matter what is your nationality. Please get in touch via jobs@warhorsestudios.cz. Even if none of the open positions applies to you, we are continuously on lookout for bright and talented people. Do not hesitate to contact us.”
“Warhorse has beautiful stables in the fashionable Prague district of Karlin. The floor is always strewn with fresh hay, trough filled with water and oat, and manure is carefully swept away. Next to the stables there is a nice grazing and running range.”
Can’t remember the last time a studio made me smile. Almost makes me want to move to Prague. Hell, it wouldn’t be the craziest thing I’d ever done.
These Eastern European developers have an offbeat sense of humor, that would make an American corporate suit cringe with the thought of impending lawsuits.
I don’t think they could get away with job descs like there here in the UK either, Infinitron. Pity, it’s preferrable to all the meaningless excrement they say on them.