Supercell are content to take a hands-off approach all the while employing a ruthless focus on the games they produce internally. Where most smaller studios are gobbled up and all-too-often spat out once they’re used up. It's an approach that's distinct from the usual cutthroat M&A world we’re used to. We’re not looking to ‘cash out’ as soon as possible, but rather to develop partnerships that will last for years and years," the company states on their website. “We want to have long-term relationships with all of the teams we invest in. However, in addition to crafting they're own smash hits they’re also prolific investors into smaller developers and - interestingly - rather than fold this talent into an increasing internal studio they chose to keep these companies independant, occasionally even funding their own dev teams to set sail and stride out on their own as independants. Perhaps, alongside Rovio, they're the reason that Finland is known as 'the home of mobile gaming'. They're the creators of Clash of Clans, one of the best loved mobile games in the world, making them one of the most high-profile developers and publishers in the world. So far BitCraft looks like it could be a very innovative and exciting entry into the MMO genre, and we’re looking forward to seeing more about this game in the coming months.Supercell need no introduction, of course. It will be released on PC initially but aims to have cross-platform play eventually.Ĭurrently, the developers are working on pre-alpha update 8 which aims to improve many of the systems in the game. ReleaseīitCraft is currently in pre-alpha with no official release date yet. Development Director at Riot Games, David Baszucki, CEO of the Roblox Corporation, David Helgason, Founder of Unity and Ian Livingstone Cofounder of Games Workshop and Eidos. It also looks like BitCraft has drawn quite a bit of inspiration from Valheim.īitCraft is being developed by a relatively small team at Clockwork Labs but has several investors that also advise on the game including Hilmar Veigar Pétursson, the CEO of CCP Games and EVE Online, Aðalsteinn ‘Alli’ Óttarsson, the Former Sr. In terms of graphics, BitCraft looks like it might have been inspired by Breath of the Wild, and maybe by the indie hit Journey, with simple heavily stylized but rather beautiful graphics. A Unique World BitCraft features unique graphics.īitCraft will mix elements from survival games, RPGs, and strategy games with the traditional MMO formula. Players will be able to build their own towns and then form alliances with other players to work together to create kingdoms and empires.Įven if there is no direct PvP between players, there will be competitions between player-made towns for resources. This will all happen in a procedurally generated world that can be permanently changed by the players. In BitCraft players are encouraged to work together to form communities and build villages, towns, and cities. Work Together Player will be able to create their own settlements in BitCraft Instead of focusing on just combat, BitCraft will focus more on community building, exploration, and life skills such as crafting, fishing, or farming. Though not much is known about the game at this time, it’s clear that BitCraft aims to take a different approach to the MMO genre, both in terms of gameplay and graphics. BitCraft is an upcoming sandbox MMORPG from Clockwork Labs.
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