We’ve been keeping a close eye on the development of Albion Online, the ambitious, sandbox, cross-platform MMORPG, and we finally have a PC release date; July 17th. Before you get too excited, keep in mind that the mobile release will come later – at least according to previous statements by the developers – but it’s good to see that after quite a long beta period, the game development is coming to an end. We got to see the game at GDC 16, and it was very exciting to see such a complex game played on a tablet.
The game has undergone many changes since it was originally announced, but overall Albion Online will bring a PvE and PvP medieval fantasy world with a player-driven economy – where all equipment items are player-crafted – along with a unique classless system and much more. I’m super excited for this game, and I really hope it won’t disappoint once it releases on mobile.
Intrigued. Premium is king in my book.
I'd rather pay to try a premium game than waste time and space on more F2P fodder.
Awesome! Would love to see room for this in the market.
So intriguing.
This is the best news heard in a while for the hardcore mobile gaming enthusiasts. A legit attempt to make a space for actual games on the mobile platform. The casuals and moms can still have their match saga games and gamers will have a reliable stream of premium gaming too. I love the idea and hope it's successful. It needs to be known though, so gamers on PC or consoles know it's a thing to rely on. A real game in their pocket they didn't know existed. Otherwise I'd be worried for it's success.
Will it also exist on Android?
Never mind it reads as if it were independent of iOS or android. So maybe it'll be a downloadable app with in app purchasing for games (which would be comically ironic) or something else. I feel like I'm missing something here..