We have just completed our second Q&A with the Might & Magic team behind the expansion to Heroes VI, the stand-alone Shades of Darkness. In it, the team explains some of the problems that fans have been experiencing after release, as well as give us a quick look into the future.

The Q&A is also being released on official channels.
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We have released our second Q&A with the dev team of Might & Magic X: Legacy. :D

The questions were:
  • You call this game "Might & Magic X - Legacy". Why have you chosen this name?
  • You also call it a "classic" RPG, properly old school. What is a classic RPG to you?
  • Does this look like any of the old M&M games and which ones do you think it resembles the most?
  • Where does this game fit into the Ashan storyline? Is it a small "side plot" to the bigger story or will it play an important part?
  • What will the graphics be like? What kind of engine are you using?
  • Will there be "paper dolls"?
  • How many developers are actually working on the game?
  • Since we are talking about old school fans here and not just an old school game, in what forms will the game be released?
  • M&M fans love modding. Will this be possible? What can you tell us about it?
  • What about editors? Some fans have expressed concern about the short playing time you have outlined – will it be possible to extend this with user-made maps?


Have fun reading and please ask more questions for the devs - I'll put them on the list so they can be answered in Q&As to come.
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We have released our first Q&A with the dev team of Might & Magic X: Legacy. The questions were:
  • What is the estimated release date?
  • Is there a multiplayer option and how will it work?
  • Will movement be tile based?
  • Will there be an online aspect of the game?
  • Can you arrange party formations?
  • Will the wizards have a magic book? How will learning of spells work?
  • How is this RPG different from "Dark Messiah"?


Have fun reading and please feel free to ask more questions!
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I fired off a few questions to Blue Byte, the team currently developing the Heroes Online browser game. Short and sweet, the Q&A contains the first six questions that popped into my head.

Here it is.

Might & Magic: Heroes Online Q&A

March, 2013.

I sent over some quick questions to Blue Byte, the developers Heroes Online. If you're not sure what that is, let me tell you: a small, free-to-play browser game designed to give a proper Heroes feel. You can read more in our Heroes Online preview and on the official page.

You can also have a look at this video interview from Electronic Theatre, with Creative Supervisor Doru Apreotesei.

Our first question was when the game will be released. Sadly, it's too soon to say, but the devs are working on a plan for the language versions to get this cleared up in a few days. You can still sign up for the beta, though.

CH: Can you tell us more about the factions? So far there' only Haven and Necro. Which ones will you do next?
Answer: "I'm not going to commit 100% to which faction is next, but... I guess you're all mighty curious to learn what Inferno is doing in Ashan, aren't you?"

CH: Will the creatures and that kind of stuff be the same within the factions as they are in H6?

Answer: "As for the creatures - it's a bit on a case-by-case basis, but generally speaking we're allowing ourselves to not only use H6 creatures for the factions."

CH: How many people are working on the game?
Answer: "More than 50 people are working on the game."

CH: Are there any other online games out there that you have looked at and gained experience from? If so, what things have you learned from seeing how other games have handled things?
Answer: "The team working on MMHO are fans of both Might & Magic: Heroes and of MMOs in general. While we haven’t used any specific game as inspiration – Might and Magic: Heroes being such a unique and iconic experience – it’s been very helpful to have played other online games in order to solve specific challenges that arise whenever a classic formula has to be available to many players at the same time."

CH: Please describe a playsession. How much time can you spend playing and how far can you play in the game?
Answer: "This is largely still to be determined, but the idea is to let players pace themselves as much as possible, and customize their play style to fit their interests and schedules. Skilled players will be able to get farther in shorter amounts of time. As for describing a play session, we hope that there will never be a typical one."

CH: What would it take for you to classify HO as a success?

Answer: "From a Creative/Design point of view, I want people who know and understand Heroes to agree that we’ve gotten as close as possible to opening up the experience to multiple players in a persistent world. That’s the whole point of the project, and if we pull it off, it will hopefully stand as a unique entry in the MMO/Browser space with a lot of staying power. In the process, we will also learn loads of new things about the Heroes formula and what our fans want from the game(s), and this can only be a good thing as we proceed to develop the franchise."

Apparently, Ubi are adjusting their communications policy in an aim to lower the threshold of fan communications; in this case it meant we could do a quick 'draw-'n-shoot' Q&A and my questions were answered rather quickly. Thanks to the devs for taking the time.

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In our latest Q&A with the UbiDevs, we ask questions about the Heroes VI expansion "Shades of Darkness".

In the set of replies we just received is info about its contents, a hint at another Limbic-made project and the confirmation of a much-wanted building: the Dragon Utopia.
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Aurelain's Skill Summary has been updated to version 2.1. big smile

It works for both vanilla H6 and Shades of Darkness, and contains the following updates:

- Added the new Dungeon faction (20 specific abilities).
- Added a few new specializations (Master of Air/Fire/etc.).
- Added mana cost to descriptions (thanks to Valera, who scanned/corrected all the ability texts).
- Replaced some icons with their new designs.
- Improved the layout of the Specific School.
- Bugfixes.
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Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes HD was released yesterday on the Playstation and today on the Xbox 360. They can be downloaded from the Playstation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. To give you a headtstart, I compiled a list of Trophies and Achievements you can obtain in the game. Notice that the ultimate achievement is called "Hero of Might and Magic", a nod to our favorite series. I will be adding tips and general strategies in the coming weeks hopefully.

Below is the launch trailer created by the folks at Capy:

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Celestial Heavens spoke with Kris Piotrowski, Creative Director of Capybara Games, about the newest game of the Might and Magic series, Clash of Heroes. We asked him some of the questions the community had regarding the genre and the audience of the game, and Kris answered openly and told us a little about the origins of the puzzle-RPG hybrid genre.


Read it all here! If you have other questions about the game and its development, ask them in the article thread. I'll ask the Capybara folks to drop by sometimes this week.
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"Sex sells... regrettably?" is a new Celestial Heavens special feature written by Kalah that reopens an old debate. He discusses sex as a selling point of video games, and how it has been used in the newest Heroes of Might and Magic game. He even provides an analysis of some of the sexiest female heroes, with pictures to prove his points.

Are you bothered by the depiction of women in video games? Or do you think it shouldn't be taken seriously as many video game characters have exagerated features? Hit the comment section!
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  1. Tribes of the East → Flying to the Rescue → Dark Ways and Deeds
  2. Tribes of the East → To Honor our Fathers → Collecting Bones
  3. Tribes of the East → Will of Asha → Beasts and Bones