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Age Of Wonders III Funded By Minecraft Creator

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by Louis Garcia on February 13, 2013 at 06:02 PM

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Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson was not able to fund a sequel to Psychonauts, but he is funding Age of Wonders III.

According to Eurogamer, Persson has provided enough money so that developer Triumph Studios can skip getting a publisher for their new PC game, though that does not rule out any co-publishing deals.

Apparently, the Minecraft developer is a fan of the Age of Wonders series, and after being contacted by Lennart Sas, co-owner and managing director of Triumph, via email, a deal started to develop.

"It certainly didn't happen overnight," Sas told Eurogamer, "and he kept a healthy business sense towards the project. His biggest concern was that it would cost him a lot of time, so it helped that we made this sort of game before and were at an advanced stage of development.”

The game is set to hit in late 2013. Read our announcement story and watch the launch trailer.

[Source: Eurogamer via Destructoid]

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Filed under: News, PC, psychonauts, minecraft, notch, markus persson, triumph studios, lennart sas, age of wonders iii

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by Companion Cube Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 06:04 PM

So this was that game that he said he funded for $100k?
by Zig Zaggler Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 06:09 PM

I guess it makes sense. This was most likely a lot cheaper to fund than Psychonauts 2 would be.
by Otaku Hanzo Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 06:19 PM

I've been a big fan of AoW since the start. I helped beta test all the games to date and was beginning to seriously have withdrawals from a lack of a new installment. Thank Glob for Notch. <3
by Alex Piercey Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 06:22 PM

That's awesome of Notch to do this. Now, pony up the cash for Psychonauts 2!
by John Wrek Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 06:26 PM

Hmm... Intriguing choice. Choose between a cult classic sequel and a Civ game. And he chose this. Oh well.
by ZakCollins Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 06:38 PM

Thank you Notch. This is one of my favorite series. I feel like if a game is privately funded than it is more likely the developers will try to make a good game for what it is rather than an ultra popular game every idiot and their dog can enjoy.
by Shipmaster777 Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 07:19 PM

Cool. Glad he is so generous.
by Ripit290 Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 08:39 PM

What is age of wonders? Looking up youtube right now.
by Socra Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 09:34 PM

if it is just as good as the last 2 games in the series... its a day 1 buy for me :)
by Zebra3 Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 09:48 PM

I wish I had that kind of disposable income :(
by The Matt Belknap Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 10:14 PM

Shoulda used some of that Minecraft cash for Psychonauts 2, but I'm glad to hear stories like this anyways. Hopefully it turns out to be worth the investment.
by Declarationday Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 10:29 PM

I hope Notch starts is own game company,we need more people like this in the business.Less about how much money can be squeezed out of the consummer and all about making games they are passionate about.
by Zachary Pligge Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 06:18 AM

Very cool!
by zylo333 Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 08:06 AM

I loved the old Age of Wonders, if the game play is similar I will surely enjoy this.
by markwell99 Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 12:01 PM

Can't wait to play the goblin faction!

All the info so far is also available on the Age of wonders 3 fansite:

www.squidoo.com/age-of-wonders-3
by markwell99 Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 12:02 PM

Can't wait to play the goblin faction!

All the info so far is also available on the Age of wonders 3 fansite:

www.squidoo.com/age-of-wonders-3
by Timothy Repasky Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 05:55 PM

That's cool of him. Too bad he isn't able to fund Psychonauts 2 though.