The Wheel of Time Is Getting Its Personal Open-World RPG Video Recreation

Whereas followers wait to listen to whether or not or not Prime Video’s The Wheel of Time will return for a fourth season—one thing showrunner Rafe Judkins additionally has his fingers crossed about—there’s an adjoining nugget of stories from Robert Jordan’s fantasy realm. An open-world RPG online game is in improvement from iwot Studios, which has owned the rights to Jordan’s 14-part guide sequence since 2004, with the flexibility to create movie, TV, video video games, and comics based mostly on the fabric.

Variety reminds us that iwot Studios is behind Age of Legends, a Wheel of Time origin-story characteristic movie that was introduced again in 2023 with Kari Skogland (The Falcon and the Winter Solder) tapped to direct. iwot additionally produces the Prime Video sequence, which simply wrapped up its third season on the streamer. The corporate additionally has an animated movie within the works. So branching out into video video games looks like a logical subsequent step.

The commerce experiences that the Wheel of Time sport will likely be an AAA open-world RPG “developed wholly in home by the group on the newly launched iwot video games, which will likely be led by Warner Bros. Video games vet Craig Alexander.” It’s anticipated to take three years earlier than its arrival on each PC and consoles.

Alexander’s earlier credit embrace The Lord of the Rings On-line, Dungeons & Dragons On-line, and Recreation of Thrones-themed cellular sport, so he has a deal with on sprawling fantasy settings. “Adapting such a legendary mythology into an open-world RPG is a uncommon and impressive problem,” he informed the commerce. “I’m thrilled to guide the trouble and construct a world-class group able to honoring this beloved world.”

iwot Studios CEO Rick Selvage’s defined that whereas the Wheel of Time sport goals to construct on the success of the TV present, its content material received’t be restricted to what we’ve seen throughout its three seasons up to now. “It’s an open-world sport, and it’ll be all the pieces with the Wheel of Time. All the things that’s lined within the books, in addition to all of the backstory parts of it,” he informed Selection. “It’s not going to be restricted to 1 space or one other or a selected age … it’s going to cowl the complete world.”

What do you consider The Wheel of Time turning into a sport? And when do you suppose Amazon will lastly spill the beans on a fourth season of Judkins’ present? Channel your ideas into the feedback beneath.

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