Ion Storm, Wolfpack vets lift lid off KingsIsle Entertainment
When the folks at KingsIsle Entertainment first approached us saying that they were working on something mysterious, we couldn't help but be intrigued. After all, this is a company co-founded by Tom Hall of id Software and Ion Storm fame, not to mention such nostalgic favorites as Commander Keen and Rise of the Triad. Of course, then we heard their project was an MMO, which was about the same time we began to feel uneasy and in need of nearby exit.
Little is known about the new MMO project, save for the fact that it's been under the knife for three years and is one of two projects currently being banged out by the fledgling studio. Still, there's reason to believe that KingsIsle's MMO could turn out something worth looking out for, and not just another corpse on the massively multiplayer Hamburger Hill. Besides Hall, the company is being helmed by former Midway Games vet David Nichols, while development efforts are being led by former Wolfpack Studios president Todd Coleman, who worked on the semi-popular MMO Shadowbane in a previous life.
Even so, with everyone and their brother coming to the table, forks in hand, boasting the 'next great MMO,' it's difficult not to be jaded, so we'll be looking forward to seeing what more comes out of this company in the weeks ahead.
Little is known about the new MMO project, save for the fact that it's been under the knife for three years and is one of two projects currently being banged out by the fledgling studio. Still, there's reason to believe that KingsIsle's MMO could turn out something worth looking out for, and not just another corpse on the massively multiplayer Hamburger Hill. Besides Hall, the company is being helmed by former Midway Games vet David Nichols, while development efforts are being led by former Wolfpack Studios president Todd Coleman, who worked on the semi-popular MMO Shadowbane in a previous life.
Even so, with everyone and their brother coming to the table, forks in hand, boasting the 'next great MMO,' it's difficult not to be jaded, so we'll be looking forward to seeing what more comes out of this company in the weeks ahead.











Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Fernando Rocker @ Apr 25th 2008 6:38PM
IGN GTA IV Review:
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/869/869381p1.html
10 - Masterful
JonFitt @ Apr 25th 2008 7:00PM
Wrong story doofus.
Plus I think people are quite capable of finding IGN.
Should they want to of course.
simmcity @ Apr 25th 2008 8:14PM
Wait ... wait, Fernando, weren't you the one saying you weren't interested in GTA IV, and that you didn't see the Big Deal about it?
Mr Khan @ Apr 25th 2008 7:03PM
Ion Storm?
No one company has been so over-hyped to so under-perform
Should be cause for caution
Ian @ Apr 25th 2008 10:50PM
Deus Ex and Anachronox would disagree with you heavily.
Matt @ Apr 25th 2008 8:30PM
Oh my God this is insane, I never thought I would see this on here. Kingsisle is the company of my friend's dad down the street (which is named Kings Isle Dr., incidentally), and I never really heard anything about them till now. Glad to see that they are getting some press!
iNdioNicarao @ Apr 25th 2008 8:54PM
uhhhmm. Does anyone else see the similarity between this logo and the logo for now defunct Handspring of Visor and Treo fame?