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[icycalm]

Long story short, there may be a new Legacy of Kain game coming titled War for Nosgoth. You can follow the detailed detective work on NeoGAF via AMD drivers and Steam:

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http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=567929

Wake me when there's some solid info.

[Dolt]

Emphasis is my own.

http://www.vg247.com/2013/06/07/nosgoth ... ain-title/

In a statement sent to VG247 this morning, Square-Enix community manager George Kelion confirmed that a studio is actively developing the title. He told us, “Nosgoth exists and is in active development, but is not a traditional Legacy of Kain action-adventure game”, and added, “Nosgoth is set in the same universe as previous LoK games, but on a different branch to the Blood Omen and Soul Reaver series. The community should not be thinking of Nosgoth in terms of a single-player experience.”

Kelion explained that the reason for talking to us about the project was to clear the air following Nosgoth leaks that came from AMD and Steam. The game will not be announced at E3, but the source added that Square is very excited about the concept.

He added “We don’t want people to get the wrong idea about Nosgoth following the AMD and Steam leaks ahead of its future official announcement. Nosgoth is not being developed by Crystal Dynamics,” and added, “Crystal Dynamics are not working on a Legacy of Kain game”.

In closing Kelion said, “This isn’t something we’d normally do, but we wanted to just give folks a bit more context for the direction, rather than just batten down the hatches.”

Sounds like they are trying to curb expectations.

[Some guy]

Nosgoth is a free-to-play Legacy of Kain game:
http://www.vg247.com/2013/09/25/nosgoth ... kain-game/

Square-Enix has lifted the lid on Nosgoth, the long-rumoured new entry in the Legacy of Kain franchise. It’s a free-to-play competitive multiplayer game for PC. Have a look after the break for the announcement trailer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbpMhMfnTuQ

Nosgoth offers team-based humans vs. vampire action, played from a third-person perspective. Humans use weaponry and specialised equipment, while vampires boast supernatural abilities, and are dangerous in close combat. They have sharp teeth, you know.

Nosgoth is developed by Psyonix, and will be released on PC by way of Steam.

“At Psyonix, we’re passionate about team-based multiplayer games,” reads a statement on the Nosgoth blog. “When Square Enix approached us to help create Nosgoth, we were excited to use our experience working on titles like Bulletstorm, Gears of War, Mass Effect 3, and Unreal Tournament 2004 to deliver something unique in the multiplayer genre.

“We made the decision to go to free-to-play to break down barriers and let as many players into the game as possible. One of the key goals has been to create a fair experience that doesn’t penalise players who don’t spend money in the game, as such Nosgoth doesn’t include items, weapons or abilities that are inherently better (aka supremacy goods).”

You can sign on for the closed beta on the official Nosgoth website.

[Dolt]

Official site: http://nosgoth.com/

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Developer Live Q&A: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDPsL1IX1Yc

I watched a chunk of it. Nothing super interesting. The questions were fan submitted, so perhaps it was to be expected that it was mostly lore clarifications, e.g. why are Raziel's clan alive, and why don't the vampires have hoofs and claws.

They intend to add more classes than the currently revealed six. The game currently supports only ten players on a map.

[panegyrist]

Three play videos with commentary:

Team Dethmatch ('Sommerdamm'): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iQsalH6WZ0
Siege Mode: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anc-nMH1o-E
Team Deathmatch ('Freeport'): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sovPU282Vso