Publisher Ubisoft recently trademarked Shadowbane for "non-MMO gaming purposes," as discovered by superannuation.
A free-to-play (and then partially ad-supported) role-playing title, Shadowbane was originally launched back in 2003 for PC and Mac. Servers for the title were eventually shut down this past July, despite pleas from players (via the ever-popular Internet petition) to keep it alive. At its peak, Shadowbane made its way to the top of PC charts, and suffered from over-crowded servers due to its popularity.
Maybe Ubisoft thinks that popularity will spill over into the non-MMO world. An action title based in Shadowbane's world of Aerynth, perhaps? Do we have any Shadowbane fans in the house? What would you like to see?
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8:20 AM on 11.11.2009
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SB deserves to keep going, although I'm scared for what will happen, as the original guys are mostly gone from WP/StrayBullet
First rule of correcting people: double check your facts.
I've played Shadowbane once or twice when they went the "free to play route". I wasn't impressed by the game itself, but I can see it as a decent RPG single player experience.
2. I'd be in for it if they keep the same skill/leveling system. I really liked how they handled that and wouldn't mind playing a good RPG with all the class and skill options from the MMO.