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Gothic 4 may not come until 2010 as JoWooD revokes late 2009 date

astrotriforce November 20th, 2008 Listen to this article "Hey! Listen!"

Gothic 3 for PCJoWooD has told Eurogamer that Arcania: A Gothic Tale (aka Gothic 4) has yet to be given a date, and revoked the “late 2009″ date that the game had previously been given from a spokesperson at the publisher. Although it could still arrive in 2009, this might mean that the game will be a 2010 or beyond release.

Thankfully though for Gothic fans, fans do have the Gothic 3 expansion, Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods, to satisfy their craving for new Gothic material, which is out now in the United States and is scheduled for release in the UK on December 5th.

Forsaken Gods is supposed to bridge the gap between Gothic 3 and Gothic 4. There isn’t a lot of details on Gothic 4 at this point, but we do know that it will be developed by Spellbound. It will also be the first game in the Gothic series to be released on consoles, as Arcania: A Gothic Tale is scheduled for release on the Xbox 360 and PS3 in addition to PC.

Sadly, the third game in the series was almost universally panned due to it’s low-grade development by a little-known PC developer from India (Trine) (unhelped by the game’s prevalent bugs and glitches), instead of the original developer of the franchise, Piranha Bytes. So it’s to be seen if Spellbound will be able to return the magic to the series. Which has a passionate following, particularly in it’s country of origin (Germany), due to it’s alluring open-worlds that are packed full of ferocious action.

Gothic 4 will keep the fantasy tone and setting of the world intact with a story that is set around ten years after the events in Gothic 3. Some interesting aspects of the game will include the ability to control the day and night cycle via magic, and the ability to ride all kinds of beasts.

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