Although a huge video game show – one of the largest in the world -- Gamescom isn’t known for big surprises, mainly because it follows so closely on the heels of E3. Well apparently someone forgot to let BioWare Austin know that because they took to the stage at Electronic Arts’ press conference in Cologne, Germany and showed off a brand-new game that's only been previously teased as a "secret upcoming project": Shadow Realms. Even more surprising is that right after the game was announced for the first time, I got a chance to hop in and try it out for myself.
Similar to Evolve, Shadow Realms is a PC-only 4-versus-1 online action RPG. About now you’re probably asking yourself “Why the $%*# is BioWare making an online 4v1 action RPG that’s only for the PC?” Sure, BioWare is best known for their story-driven RPGs such as Baldur’s Gate and Knights of the Old Republic and in recent years for focusing on a couple of long-running franchises such as Mass Effect and Dragon Age, but it’s not that far-fetched to think of BioWare taking the lead on a fast-paced, online, competitive dungeon crawler. After all, BioWare did start out making PC-only games; their first project ever was the mech sim Shattered Steel in 1996, and with games like Neverwinter Nights, they have a long history of making great dungeon crawlers -- although none quite as action-focused as Shadow Realms.
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