Ubi brings free Heroes of Might and Magic MMO to the web
When looking for games, the web browser is the sort of place we expect to find casual knock offs or children's MMOs. It's certainly not the first place (or even the twelfth place) we'd expect to play the next big strategy release from Ubisoft, yet that is exactly what the powerhouse is planning with Heroes of Might and Magic Kingdoms, an upcoming free to play web-based entry in the long-running HoMM franchise.
According to Ubi, the game will not require players to download or install any software, and just to make things a bit more strange, Kingdoms is described as a persistent MMO, meaning you may soon be defending your castle walls from assault by a preteen boasting an unhealthy cocktail of vitamin-R and bone dragons. Heroes of Might and Magic Kingdoms is expected to make its online debut worldwide next spring, though Ubi notes that Heroes of Might and Magic: Complete Edition, which ships today in Europe, will include beta keys for those eager to get a jump on the rest of us.
According to Ubi, the game will not require players to download or install any software, and just to make things a bit more strange, Kingdoms is described as a persistent MMO, meaning you may soon be defending your castle walls from assault by a preteen boasting an unhealthy cocktail of vitamin-R and bone dragons. Heroes of Might and Magic Kingdoms is expected to make its online debut worldwide next spring, though Ubi notes that Heroes of Might and Magic: Complete Edition, which ships today in Europe, will include beta keys for those eager to get a jump on the rest of us.











Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Shagittarius @ Dec 14th 2007 3:35PM
Sounds really promising Im very excited for this.
Fanboy @ Dec 14th 2007 4:10PM
you would be
Stevo @ Dec 14th 2007 6:19PM
I'm really conflicted with this. While Heroes is one of my favorite series of all time, the most recent two have been sub-par. I don't see a free-MMO changing this trend....unless 3DO is resurrected and claims the franchise back from Ubisoft.
Deck @ Dec 14th 2007 4:01PM
This is great! Wow! Could be awesome!
Hope that it is more like Heros of Might and Magic 3. HOMM3 is quite possibly my favorite game of all time so... this could be huge indeed.
Warlord @ Dec 14th 2007 4:02PM
Sounds ok, but can we get less pvp and more pve?
Advent @ Dec 14th 2007 4:23PM
What!?! What's this about Heroes of Might and Magic Complete? Why haven't we heard more about that? It being released in europe? What about a US release?
Adam Danielson @ Dec 14th 2007 4:24PM
2 was my favorite and the one that introduced me to the series. Didn't much care for the switch to more realistic looking style...haven't played the new one.
Durinthal @ Dec 14th 2007 5:39PM
To me, HoMM5 is a lot closer to 2 than it is to the others, which is a good thing in my opinion.
gonk @ Dec 14th 2007 4:44PM
so...how do they do it? is it with flash? java? what
Mr.ESC @ Dec 14th 2007 4:59PM
Free stuff is always welcome in my book but there is always a catch maybe you will have to pay for additional stuff.
Also have anyone played Heroes of might and magic?,I haven't played with my PC since 2005 and I want to know how is it.
ThornedVenom @ Dec 14th 2007 5:02PM
RUNESCAPE, PREPARE TO MEET YOUR MAKER.
waynski1457 @ Dec 14th 2007 6:37PM
idk, it sounds very interesting but also very laggy...
t_m @ Dec 15th 2007 3:31AM
I got really excited, but then i realised I was thinking of MASTER of Magic. Sigh. A free online version of Master of magic would rock...
poe @ Dec 15th 2007 7:01AM
it really really would, i heard about some project to do a civ4 master of magic mod, but i dont think anything came of it sadly.