publisher Hasbro is teaming up with Saber Interactive to make a new video game featuring one of their iconic franchises. Over the past couple of years, Hasbro has looked to build on its iconic toy franchises by expanding into video games.
Their most successful ventures so far have been and, both of which were partnerships with outside video game companies. Although Hasbro is also gearing up their in-house game publishers, Hasbro is also teaming up with one of last year's biggest success stories for a new video game. During an earnings call last week, Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks revealed that the company was teaming up with Saber Interactive to make a new AAA title using one of Hasbro's «tentpole» IPs.
The game will feature both single-player action and «amazing multiplayer» and Saber's Swarm tech, which brought the Tyranids to life in According to Cocks, the game will be made by the same team that developed.
At the time of writing, no timeline has been given for the game's release. While Hasbro owns dozens of IPs, there are really only a few franchises that make sense for a «Swarm tech»-style game.
The first, of course, is. Hasbro executives have said multiple times that they have big plans fors future in video games, and the idea of fighting hordes of enemies fits well with 's general high fantasy themes.