Die Zukunft von C&C

Posted by Chrissyx – 29.11.2009 – 06:16 Uhr – Kategorie: EA sucks

In Folge der Entlassungen stieß Jon Van Caneghem, Erfinder von Might and Magic, als neuer Chef der C&C-Marke zu EALA. Er soll sich um die Zukunft der Reihe kümmern und erzählt in einem Interview, wie die in etwa aussehen soll:

Van Caneghem says in particular that connectivity is driving games-as-service and less as stand-alone packaged goods, and it's time for the strategy genre to have its turn. "Look what online has done for RPGs over the last 10 years," he points out. "All the other categories are following suit... we're looking forward to building something to be a leader in that space."

Although it's too soon for details on the new direction for RTS franchise C&C, first created by Westwood Studios in the mid '90s, Van Caneghem explains: "It allows you to do everything you would have expected from a boxed game, but it adds a lot more to it... being connected and connected with players, and persistence, the social elements of playing against each other with other friends."

With software as a service, says Van Caneghem, the team will have the opportunity to continually add to and grow the game world, a relatively unexplored model for strategy games.

Es geht also um Vernetzung, Persistenz und soziale Elemente. Auch das, was C&C4 an MMO-Elementen einführt, wird noch viel stärker ausgebaut. :tee: