Andrew Gower, the creator of the beloved recreation RuneScape and co-founder of Jagex Ltd, has introduced that the launch of his new MMO Brighter Shores is to be delayed – by a single day.
Fortuitously for followers who could also be involved about points behind the scenes, the minuscule delay doesn’t outcome from any developmental issues. As an alternative, the sport will probably be hitting digital cabinets a day later for political causes, as voters within the USA go to the polls.
In a publish on Twitter/X, Gower confirmed that the sport will probably be launching into Early Entry on November 6, as an alternative of the initially slated November 5, to keep away from conflicting with the Presidential election.
Regardless of Gower and his group being based mostly within the UK, they are going to be hoping to copy the successes of his first venture RuneScape, which discovered an infinite viewers on the opposite aspect of the Atlantic. At this very early stage, it appears to be like prefer it has the entire instruments to take action.
The sport is offered in the identical, beforehand inimitable model, and it options acquainted pursuits and professions, together with Woodcutting, Cooking, Fishing and Mining. That stated, it does appear as if there’s plenty of new tech below the hood and Gower has damaged down the event course of in important element.
Work on the totally bespoke recreation engine started all the way in which again in 2010, with improvement on Brighter Shores beginning in 2016. With all of that finished in secrecy, public affirmation of the sport solely went out in March 2024 and gamers now have a comparatively accelerated timeline earlier than they will get their arms on the sport.
A closed beta for Brighter Shores is ready to start on October 22, with the complete Early Entry launch on November 6. How lengthy that can go on for is unclear, however the developer has confirmed that progress won’t be reset on the finish of the that interval and gamers will be capable of take their arduous work into full launch.