A new game will be developed by Fuero Games and designed by the creators behind The Witcher game franchise, CD PROJEKT RED, who are both proud to announce their entry into the free mobile gaming world with The Witcher Battle Arena, ‘a bold extension of the series into the realm of mobile entertainment.’ The game will be making its way onto iOS, Android, Windows phones, and Windows tablets, which is scheduled to launch sometime in Q4 2014. There will be future updates that will be free and is planned to ‘expand the game both in terms of number of characters, gameplay modes, and more.’
“With mobile devices as powerful as they are and the graphics they offer being so beautiful, we can finally plunge into mobile gaming and deliver our take on free gaming to gamers worldwide,” said Adam Badowski, Head of Studio, CD PROJEKT RED.
The Witcher Battle Arena, has players come into a “fast, fun, and accessible MOBA game” that allows players to enter into the Witcher universe where there is a war happening between the kingdoms of the north and the Nilfgaardian Empire, which breaks the land apart. Old alliances are destroyed and friendships have perished, which has players search for a new destiny during this war, which includes complex tactics and skill-based strategies during each battle. Though if you seek for glory outside of this war, in order to get the upper hand, players will end up at the Nilgaardian Arena, where gladiators fight one another to the death, in order to get gold and prizes, plus the emperor’s respect.
The Witcher Battle Arena, features no pay-to-win environment, in order to have equal opportunities in fighting between other players, and you will only be able to unlock every in-game content through gameplay. Players will have a choice of six different heroes for battle arena, who are from the Witcher series, which you will see Eithne of Brokilon, sorceress Philippa Eilhart, The Golem, Iorveth, the kingslayer Letho of Gulet, The Operator, Saskia of Aedirn, and the dwarven brawler Zoltan Chivay. Every hero have different skills that give you certain advantages to crush your enemies.
In the Arena, players will need to “capture and hold three conquest points in short, intense, and action-packed skirmishes. The intuitive system of character progression allows you to create player-tailored character builds and unique item configurations to surprise your friends and stagger your foes.”
“In a world full of enter-your-PIN-number-to-win mechanics, what we value above all is well-balanced and honest gameplay,” said Tadek Zieliński, Creative Analyst, CD PROJEKT RED. “Battle Arena is all about skill and dedication, and we’ve spent hundreds of hours planning to make it a paragon of fairness in mobile gaming,” Zieliński added.
You can watch the teaser trailer released today for The Witcher Battle Arena, below:
“The whole team here at Fuero Games is really excited at the prospect of developing a game for such a big and engaged community as that of The Witcher. I’m convinced that our skill in mobile multiplayer game development, combined with the creative flair of CD PROJEKT RED, will produce an experience Witcher fans will want to come back to again and again,” said Stanisław Fiedor, CEO, Fuero Games.
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