In January 2012, a “contest” was held within the Ubi Partners studio. Everyone in the studio could submit project pitches, and the heads of Ubi Partners (producers, business managers, brand managers, creative directors, etc.) would pick the most convincing ideas and officially start looking for a development studio to make them happen. That was the opportunity I had been waiting for.
With the support of the rest of the M&M team, my Might & Magic old-school RPG project was submitted. As you can probably guess, it was one of the projects that made the cut. By the way, I wish to address a big thank you to the fine folks at Almost Human Games. This whole contest took place before the release of Legend of Grimrock, but the Grimrock team had just released a gameplay trailer that proved a great asset to "sell" the project internally, as it showcased what we wanted the new Might & Magic to be: old-school, but looking cool.
