Studio With Ex-Blizzard Devs Announce Project Honor, a Fantasy MMORPG-Like Game

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Notorious Studios is one of the many game studios created by former Blizzard developers that popped up over the last couple of years. Recently, Notorious Studios announced its unnamed multiplayer action fantasy game, codenamed Project Honor, as well as a partnership with OTK.

Project Honor and Notorious Studios appeared at the OTK Games Expo on June 8th. The game reveal took place simultaneously with the announcement of OTK’s partnership with Notorious Studios as a financial investor and associate.

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Though information about Project Honor is sparse, Notorious Studios revealed a few details about the upcoming game. While not a true MMORPG, Project Honor will be an online, class-based fantasy action RPG with solo and multiplayer elements. The game, built with the Unreal 5 engine, seeks to capture the ultimate RPG class fantasy in immersive third-person combat. So far, it has revealed the Warrior, Mage, and Priest classes, though more are certain to follow.

OTK is a media network co-founded by Twitch streamers Asmongold, Mizkif, Esfand, Rich Campbell, and Tips Out. The organization focuses on content creation and eSports competition. Though the members of OTK are not involved in the day-to-day production of Project Honor, as investors, they have already begun working with Notorious Studios to playtest, brainstorm, and provide feedback for the nascent game.

This sort of partnership between a game studio and a group of content creators is unprecedented in the world of gaming. Notorious Studios was formed primarily of ex-World of Warcraft players-turned-developers, and Asmongold and other OTK members have a strong history in World of Warcraft. With so many like-minded