Logic Artists shutting down after Expeditions Rome, will transition to NFT/blockchain development

[LESS T_T]

Well I missed this news last month because 99% of the time I ignore articles titled with "blockchain" or "NFT".

Logic Artists is no more. They will wind down the studio after releasing Expeditions: Rome, and Dynasty Studios, a new company for NFT games, will born from it. https://venturebeat.com/2021/12/21/...5m-to-take-traditional-games-into-blockchain/

It believes the company that succeeds in creating high-quality NFT games will lead to mass market adoption. Other mainstream game makers who are making NFT games include Ubisoft and Com2Us as well as seasoned game developers such as Will Wright, Peter Molyneux, Austin Grossman, and Graeme Devine.

Dynasty Studios originates from Logic Artists, a Denmark-based gaming studio founded in 2011. It has made games such as the Expeditions series of titles, and it is finishing up work on Expeditions: Rome, which will be published by THQ Nordic. After that, Logic Artists will wind down and its staff will join Dynasty Studios.

Logic Artists — whose leaders are now running Dynasty — specialized in tactical role-playing games for PCs and consoles. But in tandem with the rise of blockchain technology, the team has spent the past year on a vision of player-driven, on-chain economic strategies take shape to further enhance triple-A gameplay.

The company takes a “gamer first” approach, delivering rich gameplay experiences inside a universe of robust in-game economies, said Ali Emek, CEO of Dynasty Studios, in an interview with GamesBeat. He said Dynasty’s first title will be the upcoming massively multiplayer survival triple-A-quality game, codenamed HAN.

Emek said the company has hired many of the developers from Logic Artists to work on games, and it has also hired new people with cryptocurrency and blockchain expertise to round out the talent. The company has 45 people in studios in Copenhagen and Istanbul, Turkey.

 

[Agesilaus]

wen dynasty studio airdrop



I'm looking forward to Expeditions: Rome because of the theme and because Conquistador and Vikings were at least decent. Definitely going to wait for a sale, though.

 

[Tigranes]

Well I missed this news last month because 99% of the time I ignore articles titled with "blockchain" or "NFT".

Logic Artists is no more. They will wind down the studio after releasing Expeditions: Rome, and Dynasty Studios, a new company for NFT games, will born from it. https://venturebeat.com/2021/12/21/...5m-to-take-traditional-games-into-blockchain/

It believes the company that succeeds in creating high-quality NFT games will lead to mass market adoption. Other mainstream game makers who are making NFT games include Ubisoft and Com2Us as well as seasoned game developers such as Will Wright, Peter Molyneux, Austin Grossman, and Graeme Devine.

Dynasty Studios originates from Logic Artists, a Denmark-based gaming studio founded in 2011. It has made games such as the Expeditions series of titles, and it is finishing up work on Expeditions: Rome, which will be published by THQ Nordic. After that, Logic Artists will wind down and its staff will join Dynasty Studios.

Logic Artists — whose leaders are now running Dynasty — specialized in tactical role-playing games for PCs and consoles. But in tandem with the rise of blockchain technology, the team has spent the past year on a vision of player-driven, on-chain economic strategies take shape to further enhance triple-A gameplay.

The company takes a “gamer first” approach, delivering rich gameplay experiences inside a universe of robust in-game economies, said Ali Emek, CEO of Dynasty Studios, in an interview with GamesBeat. He said Dynasty’s first title will be the upcoming massively multiplayer survival triple-A-quality game, codenamed HAN.

Emek said the company has hired many of the developers from Logic Artists to work on games, and it has also hired new people with cryptocurrency and blockchain expertise to round out the talent. The company has 45 people in studios in Copenhagen and Istanbul, Turkey.

roflmao

What a way to go, from promising game developer to smoking retarded scam bong joints

I guess we appreciate Rome as the swansong then

 

[Larianshill]

The company takes a “gamer first” approach

Bullshit.
Honestly, this should be the in the news subforum. Cartoon monkeys kill a promising RPG studio.

 

[Alienman]

Wow, strike 2 then. Don't think I will be getting this game.

 

[Infinitron]

Oh wow wtf.

I guess if the game sells well, THQ Nordic will find some other developer to continue the series. Notice that creative director Jonas Waever isn't mentioned in the article.

Honestly, this should be the in the news subforum.

Tomorrow.

 

[Alphons]

Expeditions didn't deserve that.

 

[LESS T_T]

Notice that creative director Jonas Waever isn't mentioned in that article.

Yeah, a guy with over 10 years of MMO experience is listed as Creative Director of the new company.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/williampcookv/

 

[lycanwarrior]

Oh wow wtf.

I guess if the game sells well, THQ Nordic will find some other developer to continue the series. Notice that creative director Jonas Waever isn't mentioned in that article.

Honestly, this should be the in the news subforum.

Tomorrow.

Hope so, along with Kingdoms of Amalur.

Here's hoping!

 

[Shrimp]

Well I missed this news last month because 99% of the time I ignore articles titled with "blockchain" or "NFT".

Spoiler

Logic Artists is no more. They will wind down the studio after releasing Expeditions: Rome, and Dynasty Studios, a new company for NFT games, will born from it. https://venturebeat.com/2021/12/21/...5m-to-take-traditional-games-into-blockchain/

It believes the company that succeeds in creating high-quality NFT games will lead to mass market adoption. Other mainstream game makers who are making NFT games include Ubisoft and Com2Us as well as seasoned game developers such as Will Wright, Peter Molyneux, Austin Grossman, and Graeme Devine.

Dynasty Studios originates from Logic Artists, a Denmark-based gaming studio founded in 2011. It has made games such as the Expeditions series of titles, and it is finishing up work on Expeditions: Rome, which will be published by THQ Nordic. After that, Logic Artists will wind down and its staff will join Dynasty Studios.

Logic Artists — whose leaders are now running Dynasty — specialized in tactical role-playing games for PCs and consoles. But in tandem with the rise of blockchain technology, the team has spent the past year on a vision of player-driven, on-chain economic strategies take shape to further enhance triple-A gameplay.

The company takes a “gamer first” approach, delivering rich gameplay experiences inside a universe of robust in-game economies, said Ali Emek, CEO of Dynasty Studios, in an interview with GamesBeat. He said Dynasty’s first title will be the upcoming massively multiplayer survival triple-A-quality game, codenamed HAN.

Emek said the company has hired many of the developers from Logic Artists to work on games, and it has also hired new people with cryptocurrency and blockchain expertise to round out the talent. The company has 45 people in studios in Copenhagen and Istanbul, Turkey.

roflmao

What a way to go, from promising game developer to smoking retarded scam bong joints

I guess we appreciate Rome as the swansong then

This alongside

Notice that creative director Jonas Waever isn't mentioned in that article.

Yeah, a guy with over 10 years of MMO experience is listed as Creative Director of the new company.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/williampcookv/

Makes me wonder how much of the original (current?) Logic Artists crew that actually will move to new Dynasty Studios. The article makes it sound like it's hardly more than a renaming of the existing studio, but with new leadership positions being taken by outsiders it looks more like a forceful dissolution of Logic Artists.
What a way to go, I hope that at least Rome will end up being good so the studio can be said to have ended on a high note.

 

[Dodo1610]

WTF 3 years ago they abandoned Divinity Fallen Heroes so they can work on the Expedition games and now they abandon that too to work on crypto scams.

 

[yes plz]

Why would you possibly announce your crypto scam not even 24 hours before your newest game releases.

 

[Shrimp]

Why would you possibly announce your crypto scam not even 24 hours before your newest game releases.

The article is one month old though; it's from the 21st December.

 

[yes plz]

Why would you possibly announce your crypto scam not even 24 hours before your newest game releases.

The article is one month old though; it's from the 21st December.

That's better but still hugely stupid. Should wait until after release before talking about it. There're enough people with a hateboner for NFTs that this can only negatively impact their upcoming game.

 

[Mauman]

Make a deal with the devil I suppose.....

 

[Reinhardt]

 

[Alphons]

You either die a hero or live long enough to start making NFTs

 

[CaesarCzech]

After that, Logic Artists will wind down and its staff will join Dynasty Studios.Emek said the company has hired many of the developers from Logic Artists to work on games, and it has also hired new people with cryptocurrency and blockchain expertise to round out the talent.

Do we know for sure if its complete closure ? something about these particular phrases smells to me.

 

[Cyberarmy]

a new company for NFT games, will born from it.

What the bloody fuck. Another one bites to dust and got newest for of cancer...

 

[Larianshill]

Remember horse armor? Good times.

 

[Berengar]

Came in here to ask where I should start with this series of games. Was not expecting to find out this company has committed NFTppuku... what in the world? I had only heard good things about them around here.

 

[Alphons]

Do we know for sure if its complete closure ? something about these particular phrases smells to me.

There're like 3 people left that work at LA and aren't currently listed at Dynasty on LinkedIn. Unless THQ has some plans to move some of it's other devs to LA, they're done.

As for the awful smell- NFTs.

 

[Alienman]

Remember horse armor? Good times.

Now it's horse armor NFT.

 

[Alienman]

I hope NFT will be the thing that kills the industry.

 

[Larianshill]

Whales will keep it alive, and somehow, it will get worse, because it always does.