Moving right along, Paradox Interactive and Taleworlds have officially announced the development of Mount & Blade: Warband, an expansion to last year's hit indie Action-RPG. Due out in Q3 2009, Warband will feature greatly improved visuals, 32 person multiplayer matches, more interactive environments, customizable quick battles, extended diplomatic options, new weapons and armor, combat improvements, and a new "Faction Rulers" system that allows you to become the ruler of a faction, gain followers, and recruit Lords! Here's a little snippet from the press release:
Commenting on the development of Mount&Blade: Warband, Armagan Yavuz, Producer at Taleworlds Entertainment said, “As a development team, we are used to short development circles, fast feedback from our users and the ability to have our gamers in the development loop. That is why we decided to create this expansion. We have received a large amount of requests from players for multiplayer and when we had published the game we saw an opportunity to explore this as well as additional improvements that our gamers requested. I feel that the multiplayer mode adds tremendously to the game experience.”
A short presentation on Warband is available for your viewing pleasure at YouTube. Don't miss it!
