To those who played Gothic 3 or any of the earlier Gothic games (those of which are few and far between), know that Gothic is a RPG with the potential of games such as Elder Scrolls: Oblivion. Unfortunately their latest release Gothic 3 was so plagued with errors and poor programming that the game was never given a chance to shine. Here however is the deal: The developer has been changed from Piranha Bytes, to Spellbound Entertainment, and the game is being called Arcania: A Gothic Tale. This
Today I have to confess something - while I enjoyed RPGs like Arcanum, Neverwinter Nights, Heroes of Might and Magic and Diablo A LOT, the Gothic series didn’t impress me at all. In fact, I got bored after playing a few hours each of the 3 Gothic games released so far, but at least I had someone in the house who loves it, so the money for the purchase weren’t “thrown off the window ” at all. Expected to be released in 2010, Gothic 4 will come with a lot of changes, but first concept art picture
Today I have to confess something - while I enjoyed RPGs like Arcanum, Neverwinter Nights, Heroes of Might and Magic and Diablo A LOT, the Gothic series didn’t impress me at all. In fact, I got bored after playing a few hours each of the 3 Gothic games released so far, but at least I had someone in the house who loves it, so the money for the purchase weren’t “thrown off the window ” at all. Expected to be released in 2010, Gothic 4 will come with a lot of changes, but first concept art picture
Michael Rüve, managing director Michael Hoge, project director Björn Pankratz, project director
Industry
Interactive entertainment
Website
www.piranha-bytes.com
Piranha Bytes is a German computer game developer known for their Gothic computer role-playing game series. Formerly the name of a now defunct company, the registered trademark and label "Piranha Bytes" was transferred during a management buyout. The company's legal name is now Pluto 13 GmbH.
After disagreements, Piranha Bytes split from JoWooD, their publisher at the time. Due to a contract between the two companies, JoWooD retained some rights to the Gothic name and to current and future games released under this trademark. The specifics of this contract remain confidential.
Until these events, the titles in the Gothic series were the only games Piranha Bytes had produced. They have since announced a new game under the working title RPB.
Games
Gothic (2001)
Gothic II (2002)
Gothic II: The Night of the Raven expansion pack (2003, German & 2005, English)
Gothic 3 (2006)
RPB (TBA)
References
^ Pluto 13 (2007-06-06). Rights to „Gothic ®“ (PDF). Retrieved on 2007-09-21. “Specific rights to already or yet to be published games were contractually granted to JoWooD The same applies to the trademark “GOTHIC”. These contracts are extensive and confidential.”
^ geschrieben von Rashnu (2007-08-23). Further Details About RPB. Retrieved on 2007-09-21. “Mike Hoge Björn Pankratz and Kai Rosenkranz gave away further details about the new roleplaying game developed by Piranha Bytes.”
