Reiner Knizia and Merscom to Make XBLA, PC and DS Games
- Scribbled on September 6th, 2007 by Jonah Falcon
- Filed in Casual Gaming, Industry News, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, PC, Press Release, Xbox Live Arcade
Perhaps one of the quietest huge news in a long while, Reiner Knizia and Merscom have announced they will team to make games for Xbox Live Arcade, Windows and the Nintendo DS, to adapt Knizia’s current boardgames and develop future original games.
For those of you who don’t know who Knizia is, he is one of the greatest designer board game creators ever. From his two player games, such as Lost Cities (major addiction to that game), to major board games such as the brilliant co-op board game Lord of the Rings (based on the Tolkein books, of course), the multiple award winning Taj Mahal, the Egyptian-themed bidding game Ra, the fantastic Renaissance-themed auction game Medici, and other notable games such as Through the Desert, Tigris and Euphrates, and others.
This is major, major news for those of you who love board games, and with the Parker Bros. license being bought earlier in the year, you’ll have a tremendous mix of casual and designer board games coming to your local Xbox 360, Nintendo DS and PC.
Wow, just WOW. Click “Read more” to read the exact press release.
Reiner Knizia to Team with Merscom on a Line of Casual Games
Merscom and Dr. Reiner Knizia have announced that Merscom will develop and publish multiple Xbox LIVE Arcade, Nintendo DS and PC games based on concepts created by Reiner Knizia. Merscom will work with Knizia Games to create interactive games exclusively for the company as well as utilize existing Knizia board games and as-yet-unpublished board game concepts. Merscom plans to begin releasing the titles in early 2008.Reiner Knizia is one of the leading board game designers worldwide, with more than 400 games and books published in numerous languages and countries. He is a four-time winner of the German Game Prize; a three-time winner of the Austrian Game Prize; winner of the 2006 Spanish Game Award; winner of the 2004 Swiss Game Prize; a three-time winner of the French Grand Prix du Jouet; winner of the 2001 Dutch Toy of the Year Award; twice winner of the Japan Board Game Prize; winner of the 2000 and 2003 International Gamers Award; and winner of five international Children Game of the Year Awards. Reiner Knizia’s games currently occupy nine spots in the USA Games 100.
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