Veterans of Mythic Leisure have created a brand new growth studio referred to as Loric Video games.
The enterprise is headed up by Brian Johnson, Ray Soto and Rob Denton, who co-founded Mythic again within the day. Throughout their careers, they’ve labored collectively on the likes of Ultima On-line, Warhammer On-line and Star Wars: The Previous Republic. The studio’s first title is ready to be introduced in 2023, with Mythic saying that it’s specialising in co-op survival-focused RPGs.
Mythic is being backed by Hiro Capital, although there isn’t any indication as to how a lot cash has been put behind it.
“We’re constructing a recreation that is extra than simply consuming berries, punching timber, and constructing thatch huts. All of us love taking part in video games with heroic tales,” Johnson mentioned.
“By our lengthy historical past of growing video games, we have purchased into the concept that good storytelling can set a recreation aside. The survival expertise could be rather more impactful with the best mix of story and open-world gameplay mechanics.”