Beamdog wants to create an authentic experience of Axis & Allies that will really feel like the board game players know and love. Like Dungeons & Dragons, Axis & Allies is a beloved game. “Code-wise, this is a different challenge than our D&D games since we developing proprietary code, but the philosophical approach is similar. This time, Beamdog’s creating fresh code. For Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition, Oster said the studio just ignored the original codebase and Icewind Dale to the codebase they’d created for Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition.
I’ve talked to Beamdog a number of times about the difficulties of taking old code from previous Windows operating systems and making it work for modern PCs. It’s truly a labor of love and we’re excited for the fans to experience this iconic game on a whole new platform.” No tangled code this time
Our long history, plus the team’s genuine love and enthusiasm for the game, made Beamdog the perfect partner to take on this project. Mazzanoble said that “We are thrilled to team up with our friends at Beamdog to bring Axis & Allies to a digital audience. Beamdog has a partnership with Wizards of the Coast for our Dungeons & Dragons enhanced editions, so Trent was able to approach them about an Axis & Allies online game.”
The Axis & Allies license is held by Hasbro’s Avalon Hill - which is connected to Wizards of the Coast. “He played Axis & Allies with family and friends growing up, and was beyond excited when he saw an opportunity to make his favorite board game into a digital adaptation - Axis & Allies Online. “The main reason Beamdog is making Axis & Allies Online is because our CEO, Trent Oster, has a passion for the board game, and he’s shared that with the team - we’re all hooked now!” said Sarah Dawson, the marketing & PR lead for Beamdog, in an email interview today. The connection between Avalon Hill and Wizards is so strong that even the board game brand’s manager, Shelly Mazzanoble, cohosts the weekly Dragon Talk D&D podcast. And it doesn’t hurt that Axis & Allies publisher Avalon Hill is part of Hasbro, which holds the reins of Wizards of the Coast and D&D. But like with the previous enhanced editions of D&D games, it’s a passion play as well. Get them before the price raises to $30 on July 1st.Axis & Allies Online is a shift for Beamdog, a Canadian studio that has been releasing enhanced editions of classic RPGs such as Baldur’s Gate and Planescape since 2012. This two day event’s early bird badge is only $20 the same as last year’s one day event badge. Head on over to ARPGCON.COM for Arkansas RPG Con 2019 on Nov 9th and 10th. Shane’s book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt ChatĪrkansas RPG Con registrations are now open!
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