Guild 3 - Going to New Studio

@Worthplaying The Guild 3 development has been taken over by a newly formed developer called Purple Lamp Studios.

To make sure, The Guild 3 will leave Early Access In due course, an additional development Studio, called Purple Lamp, which is based in Vienna, will add its expertise to the project. Purple Lamp is a newly formed studio, consisting of veteran developers, who have worked on various titles before at Austrian publisher/developer Sproing, among others.

Based on the work GolemLabs has done so far, the new studio will solve any problems as well as integrate planned features such as multiplayer, societies and the sovereign-mechanic into the game in the following months. Harald Riegler, CEO of Purple Lamp, says „The Guild is a fantastic franchise and we're proud to contribute both our experience and our personal passion for strategy games to deliver the game that fans are hoping for.“

Jean-René Couture, CEO GolemLabs Studios Inc., adds: “For the past few years, the folks here at GolemLabs had the huge honor to work on The Guild 3. However, the very last remaining stretch of development will be done under the care and reigns of THQ Nordic. So, from now on, GolemLabs will eagerly and proudly be waiting for the release of The Guild 3. For us here at GolemLabs, it is time to embark on new and exciting adventures.“

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This is going to end as a clusterfuck game 100% sure

Originally Posted by CRD
This is going to end as a clusterfuck game 100% sure

That's what it already is.
A new studio at least increases the chance of getting a better game in the end.

Though… not really a big chance, either

This game was killed the very moment someone decided it needs multiplayer.

Multiplayer, the scourge of single-person games, indeed. Not sure why the third iteration is going that route, but I suppose it will appeal to two or three blokes.

Didn't the last Anno games contain MP, too ?

So another game that got ruined by the publisher and third rate developers.

Originally Posted by Carnifex
Multiplayer, the scourge of single-person games, indeed. Not sure why the third iteration is going that route, but I suppose it will appeal to two or three blokes.

Correct Carnifex because every game this day needs multiplayer. Don't laugh it's true just look at CDPR & Cyberpunk 2077 threads on other websites for proof if you don't.

Oh no MP it will fail,why doesn't this game have MP, No Co-op no play and so on.

Originally Posted by Alrik Fassbauer
Didn't the last Anno games contain MP, too ?

I'm a huge fan of Anno games yet I didn't buy the last one.

I did buy 2205 complete which introduced an online component that's in fact DRM, but had absolutely no multiplayer pvp rubbish so it was still good.

But Anno games belong to Ubisoft. Nordic Games is the publisher here.

Let's at least applaud the corporate lingo mastery of Monsieur Couture.
I have heard pure bullshit in my years but the "huge honor to work on" (aka getting paid for), "eagerly and proudly be waiting for the release" (can't wait for the laugh at the clusterfuck launch) to finish with a "it is time to embark on new and exciting adventures" (to find a new project after this one will be quite a ride.) Bravo!