A massively multiplayer role-playing game is currently in development, and would take place at the height of the flagship series broadcast on HBO.
The Game of Thrones universe is having a hard time being extended onto the small screen. Despite the success of the spin-off series House of the Dragon, other spin-off projects do not seem to satisfy HBO executives. Will it be more successful in video games? To have.
The world created by George RR Martin has in fact already been translated into video games, on all possible media, from smartphones to PCs, including of course home consoles: we note no less than eleven games exploiting the universe.
A twelfth should soon surface, in the form of a massively multiplayer role-playing game. Information that we owe to the site Redanian Intelligencevery informed on the news surrounding The Witcher and Game of Thrones license.
According to the site, the game is developed by a studio owned by the company Nexon, based in South Korea. And would take place at the height of the series broadcast on HBO, namely between seasons 4 and 5.
For those familiar with Game of Thrones, the game will take place in a time where Rose Bolton rules the North and Jon Snow is still on the Wall. The future title will apparently take place in the North, with places like Winterfell and of course the famous Wall serving as a bulwark with the wastelands of the White Walkers.
A surprising choice and above all very risky: unless obviously you are very familiar with the lore of the series, complicated in doing so to harpoon players who are completely profane about the universe… A real narrative puzzle. Furthermore, it is not expected that the luxurious cast of the series will make any vocal contribution.
We still don’t know at this stage exactly where the development of this game is. That obviously leaves a lot of unanswered questions at the moment. But we remain curious.