Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance

Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance is an upcoming third-person action role-playing game developed and published by Tuque Games. It is the third main game in the Dark Alliance series, itself based on the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop role-playing system, and is a spiritual successor to Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance and Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II. The game was originally slated for release on PC and consoles in fall 2020,[1][2] but this was later changed to 2021.[3]

Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance
Developer(s)Tuque Games
Publisher(s)Wizards of the Coast
SeriesDark Alliance
Platform(s)Windows, consoles
Release2021
Genre(s)Action role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

It is set in the tundra region of Icewind Dale,[4] and will feature characters from R. A. Salvatore's novel series The Legend of Drizzt, including the four playable characters: Drizzt Do'Urden, Catti-Brie, Bruenor Battlehammer, and Wulfgar.[5][4] The game will include both single-player and multiplayer modes. In the single-player mode, the player can choose any of the four characters to control, and swap between them.[5] The multiplayer mode will allow for split-screen local co-op or online co-op for up to four players.[6][4]

Development

In March 2019, Tuque Games announced that it was developing a Dungeons & Dragons game in partnership with Wizards of the Coast. Wizards of the Coast then acquired Tuque Games in October 2019.[7] Salvatore assisted the game's development and has been involved in the game's production since its inception.[8] Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance was officially announced with a teaser trailer shown during The Game Awards 2019 on December 12, 2019.[9] Koch Media will publish the retail version of the game.[10]

References
  1. Whitbrook, James (12 December 2019). "The Team Behind Dark Alliance's Return Tell Us Why Now is the Time to Bring It Back". io9. Gizmodo. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  2. Purchese, Robert (13 December 2019). "D&D hack-and-slash series Dark Alliance is making a comeback". Eurogamer. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  3. Mateș, Bogdan Robert. "Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance Release Date Set For 2021, Koch Media Handles Physical Publishing". Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  4. Wilson, Jason (12 December 2019). "Dark Alliance is a new D&D action-RPG starring Drizzt Do'Urden and the Companions of the Hall". VentureBeat.
  5. Whitten, Sarah (12 December 2019). "New 'Dungeons and Dragons' based on R.A. Salvatore characters is coming in 2020". CNBC. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  6. Sheehan, Gavin (12 December 2019). "Tuque Games Announces "Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance"". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  7. Sinclair, Brendan (29 October 2019). "Wizards of the Coast acquires Tuque Games". GamesIndustry.biz.
  8. Hall, Charlie (18 June 2020). "D&D's new action RPG, Dark Alliance, is about what happens after players roll for initiative". Polygon. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  9. "Dark Alliance Official Announcement Trailer | Dungeons & Dragons". YouTube. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  10. "Koch Media and Wizards of the Coast partner for Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance". Gamasutra. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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