UBISOFT STRIKES A HUMOROUS NOTE AND A DEAL TO PUBLISH THE BARD'S TALE
London, UNITED KINGDOM – January 10, 2005 – Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, and interactive entertainment developer inXile entertainment jointly announce a new European publishing deal for The Bard's TaleTM. This action-role playing game (RPG) with a twist has been developed by inXile, founded by industry veteran Brian Fargo, the creator of the original The Bard's Tale. The terms of the agreement give Ubisoft exclusive publishing and distribution rights in most of Europe for the PlayStation®2, Xbox® and PC versions of the game. The title is expected to hit stores this March.
Set in medieval times, the player takes on the role of the Bard, a sarcastic, self-centred musician whose adventures are motivated strictly by "coin and cleavage" and who has absolutely no intention of following noble pursuits if at all possible. As he interacts with the other characters throughout the game, the player can choose whether the Bard uses 'snarky' or 'nice' dialogue, with direct consequences on the events to follow. Renowned film and television actor Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride, Robin Hood: Men in Tights) provides the perfect British voice for the English version.
Although humour is clearly the defining feature of The Bard's TaleTM, a great deal of attention has also been given to the plot and game rendering. Built on the superb engine from Snowblind studios used for Champions of NorrathTM and Baldur's Gate: Dark AllianceTM, the game uses the popular top-down view method of gameplay, and benefits from excellent graphics and sound. Players can not only resort to traditional magical and non-magical weapons to get themselves out of tight spots but can also summon a variety of creatures using music.
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