Parker Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Arrowhead Game Studios, the people behind Magicka, are developing a "completely modernized" version of Gauntlet. Warner Bros has announced that Arrowhead Game Studios is developing Gauntlet, a "completely modernized" action-RPG version of the classic dungeon crawler. "With Gauntlet we combined the arcade style of the original game with a completely new look and feature set that includes emergent, local and online four-player gameplay," says Warner Bros senior VP of games David Haddad. Players will be able to choose from four characters: warrior, wizard, valkyrie, or elf, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. Gameplay is set within procedurally generated dungeons where players will complete challenges and slay all sorts of fantasy-based monsters, such as ghosts, demons, spiders, and skeleton warriors. A new art style will reportedly "keep the gameplay fresh." Gauntlet will be available mid-year on PC via Steam, with support for SteamOS and the upcoming Steam Machines shipping in the second half of the year. More information will be available at the Gauntlet website. The news confirms rumours of a new Gauntlet that emerged following the discovery of a new Twitter account, @playgauntlet. The original Gauntlet, developed by Atari in 1985, was one of the first multiplayer dungeon-crawl arcade games. The reboot's developer, Arrowhead, is known best for its work on 2011's Magicka. Source: IGN I think this is awesome. I love Gauntlet and I adored Magicka so I think Arrowhead can really make an awesome game here. I'd really love it if they made a PS4 version too, but I don't see that happening. Parker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daftprophet Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 This is great news! I loved playing this game so much but my one friend would always go in shooting without care. Constantly hearing "Wizard...shot the food" was irritatingly hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quikdrawjoe Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Hope it's more like Gauntlet Legends or Dark Legacy than the original arcade game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damon8r351 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 LOL "Elf needs food badly!" Oh the memories. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skateak Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 (edited) Arrowhead Game Studios, the people behind Magicka, are developing a "completely modernized" version of Gauntlet. Source: IGN I think this is awesome. I love Gauntlet and I adored Magicka so I think Arrowhead can really make an awesome game here. I'd really love it if they made a PS4 version too, but I don't see that happening. Parker Edited March 18, 2014 by skateak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHGSniperFox Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Hopefully it's better than Seven Sorrows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Lilith Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Looks good to me...but I'm a sucker for hack n slash type games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xzero4812 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I remember putting many a quarters in the arcade @ fudruckers playing this game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreakon13 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Never played the original, though I was aware of it. Gauntlet Legends was the shit on N64. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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