Heroes of Might & Magic MMO Confirmed

Gamasutra reported today that Ubisoft will release a web-based MMO titled "Heroes of Might and Magic Kingdoms" worldwide in spring 2008. The latest entry in the Heroes universe will be co-developed with TQ Digital Entertainment:

Although the long-running fantasy series remains only a niche franchise in the West, it is Ubisoft's best selling title in China. As a result, plans for an online version of the game were first revealed in October, when the game was known merely as Heroes Of Might And Magic Online.

The title will be a co-development with Chinese developer TQ Digital Entertainment, a subsidiary of publisher NetDragon. The game will remain primarily a strategy title, albeit now set in a persistent high fantasy world where users can rule their own virtual kingdoms or command large armies.

You can visit the official Kingdoms site and register for upcoming Beta here.

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what the heck. is this some kind of new trend? take a long running popular game, create a low budget (and probably f2p) mmo out of it and hope some blokes will pay for their "premium" content or whatever it is they are hoping to sell to generate revenue?

Well, to be honest, Heroes series was always about lush 2D graphics and colorful backdrops rather than the 3D madness we see these days. I would assume having a simple interface and game mechanics would do this genre its justice AS LONG as the core game concept is retained.

Gameplay > Graphics

you are right. no point to start bashing on it before we even get a chance to play and see for ourselves.