Hasbro and House Marine II Devs Group on “Tentpole” IP Sport

After Baldur’s Gate 3 took the world by storm in 2023 (and continues to take action), Hasbro determined it preferred working with large sport studios to adapt its properties. Now it appears they’ve discovered their subsequent large accomplice in Saber Interactive, builders behind Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II.

Throughout its current earnings name, Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks revealed the 2 firms are collaborating on “an all-new online game partnership. Combining high-octane single-player motion and superb multiplayer with Saber’s Swarm tech, this new AAA title, based mostly on one among our tentpole IPs, is bound to be a success.” The information is attention-grabbing for just a few causes: Saber has a number of subsidiaries beneath its belt—one is making an Avatar game—however Cocks particularly namechecks the St. Petersberg workforce that led growth on House Marine II. That sport was extraordinarily widespread and one of many greatest Warhammer 40K video video games up to now, which explains why this workforce received the gig.

As for what “tentpole” Hasbro property that is, that’s the query on everybody’s minds. One of many best picks is Transformers; in January, developer Splash Injury revealed it canceled growth on Transformers: Reactivate, a co-op shooter that may’ve been the franchise’s first main, non tie-in sport in fairly some time. There’s additionally an opportunity it might be G.I. Joe (since they’re coming again to theaters with the Transformers) or Magic: The Gathering (which has started getting an enormous expanded media push currently). It might additionally simply as probably be Dungeons & Dragons: earlier than Baldur’s Gate 3, there was 2021’s Darkish Alliance, a co-op action-RPG going offline on Monday, and Saber’s identify hooked up to a brand new D&D sport would flip heads.

So there’s a handful of candidates Saber might select from. Tell us your guesses (or hopes) within the feedback under.

[via Polygon]

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