M&M X in 2007?

[Kalah]

With Fabrice hinting to some surprises being revealed this year, and with Jeff Spock saying he's working on a new game... who here believes M&M X will be announced for release 2007?

[HodgePodge]

Voted: No. 3

Me thinks that Ubi will do another expansion for Heroes 5 and maybe one for DM in 2007, but Might & Magic X will just be announced to get everyone salivating. Then comes the months of hype and finally the game. Hopefully, it won't require a mega-computer to run.

[Bandobras Took]

Also voted number 3.

There's no way they're going to be slapping together an RPG in a year; even an unfinished, lousy RPG takes longer. I'd expect an announcement this year, though.

And maybe it will give me a chance to kill all the characters I've wanted to kill since I first played through the Heroes 5 Campaigns.

[arturchix]

Well, an announcement doesn't necessary mean they just started to develop it - some games are announced only several months before the release, which means - the release of Might and Magic 10 in 2007 is possible. This year Ubisoft probably has planned to release two M&M games, while one (Heroes V expansion 2) is quite obvious, another might be Dark Messiah expansion but didn't Arkane Studios start to work on The Crossing? Without Arkane, what company could work on MM10?

I voted for 2007, more precisely - the Christmas.

[DaemianLucifer]

Voted number 3.I doubt(and fear)that it will be released this year.It would be too soon,and sure to lead to patching eternal.

[Gaidal Cain]

There's no way they're going to be slapping together an RPG in a year; even an unfinished, lousy RPG takes longer. I'd expect an announcement this year, though.

Meep. Wrong. MM9 was made in less than a year, IIRC. It's not exactly the high point of the series though...

[Angelspit]

Jeff Spock said the "fantasy game" he was working on was scheduled for a 2007 release, but it could be late, or something completely different.

[Bandobras Took]

There's no way they're going to be slapping together an RPG in a year; even an unfinished, lousy RPG takes longer. I'd expect an announcement this year, though.

Meep. Wrong. MM9 was made in less than a year, IIRC. It's not exactly the high point of the series though...

I guess that's true -- if they import a graphics engine rather than making their own, it could be done in less than a year.

[Kareeah Indaga]

Well, an announcement doesn't necessary mean they just started to develop it - some games are announced only several months before the release, which means - the release of Might and Magic 10 in 2007 is possible.

They’d almost certainly not do that. They’d miss out on the time to hype/advertise. If it were a Might and Magic based puzzle game, or something ridiculous like that HV casino game a while back, then maybe, but not MMX, not when there is a fan base waiting for it.

[Justice]

I guess they are planning 2007, but it'll be released in 2008.- Atleast I hope so... a 2007 release would ruin my last year in whatever you call the thing before University.- And I need good grades lol

[Ethric]

I prefer to wait and see what happens, and not making wild guesses

I'm more concerened with the question: are they able to make a decent MMX, if and when they do decide to do so.

[Deadguy118]

speculation leads to chaos and then dissapointment. Look at any forum involving super smash brothers brawl to see what I mean. Most posters are asking for characters that have a snowball's chance in hell of being put in.

[jeff]

I do not think there will even be an annoucement, but I am willing to be happily surprised.

[BTOG46]

I think they may anounce it this year with maybe a late/christmas release if they get it ready in time, next year if they don't, after the fuss over bugs in HoMM V and Dark Messiah, they might just take the time to make it right first time.
I take it all this speculation is based on hints that Fabrice made, and not just wishfull thinking

[Justice]

More on the hints the storywriters came with FC's post can mean pretty much anything, while the storywriter's post mean RPG of some kind...

[Kilop]

It would be worrisome not to have any screenschots of the game 11 month before release ...

[Secret_Holder]

Voted option 3.
But there's no way Ubi will announce MMX shortly before it's release. For a game like that they'll be wanting the highest possible amount of hype.

[CoffeeGnome]

I think there will be an announcement in 2007 but we might have to wait until 2009 for the finished product.

[accabear]

Don't think it will happen, although I hope against hope that there will be an announcement and in the slightest chance that the game does get developed that it is not a rush job and someone actually tests the game at least once! I reckon MMIX was practically NEVER tested by anyone.

[DaveO]

The smartest move in my opinion would be no announcement, news, or information until 3-6 months before release. I think I can safely say that most of us would be quite rich if we had a $1 for every time an overly hyped game failed to satisfy.