"I am proud and excited to say that with approval from Ubisoft and support from Valve, boasting the latest Source 1 SDK, the team and I are working on a community edition of Dark Messiah! Wiltos recently visited Ubisoft Montreal for help with our Advanced SDK, got elements of the console version of the original game working on PC, and seemingly secured direct code access for the game from Ubisoft."
"Arkane, the studio behind some of the best PC games of all time- Dishonored and Prey-released Dark Messiah of Might & Magic through Ubisoft in 2006, years before the company was bought by ZeniMax and then later eviscerated by Microsoft's closure of its Austin division in 2024. The RPG, which became famous for featuring the meatiest kick in all of video gaming, was a delightful spin on Ubisoft's Might & Magic series."
Ubisoft is collaborating with a modding team and Valve to port Arkane's 2006 classic Dark Messiah of Might & Magic to the current version of Source engine. The modders have progressed from creating compatibility packs for modern machines to undertaking a full engine port. David Wiltos, leading the community edition project, visited Ubisoft Montreal for technical assistance and secured direct code access from the publisher. This represents unusual publisher openness, as companies typically restrict code sharing. The original game, known for its physics-based melee combat and innovative kick mechanic, combined stealth, magic, and brutal violence within Ubisoft's Might & Magic franchise before Arkane's acquisition by ZeniMax.
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