They were part of Codemasters' attempt to distinguish itself as a publisher of games other than racers.
Whether or not that's with Codemasters or in some other form we can't tell - we can't disclose at this moment."īoth Overlord games were well received although Overlord 2 didn't seem to sell well. He added: "We'd love to return to that vibe and game and world again. We'd love to announce a new game there soon but not yet - not at this moment." It's something that we're still very fond of. "At this point we've been in talks, but I can't tell a lot about this. "Well Overlord is of course a game that has been published with Codemasters and they are the IP owners," he acknowledged. Lennart Sas expanded on Codemasters relationship when I spoke to him. Concept art for the Overlord-type game Triumph has been tinkering away at. The post asked you to bear with Triumph because, as the Overlord IP is owned by Codemasters, it couldn't talk freely yet. We have high hopes that in the future we'll be able to bring you humour-filled action-RPG games with added minions." "But with all the volatility in our industry and the coming console transition, the planets haven't aligned favourably for this type of project to be taken into full-scale production - yet. "We have done extensive pre-production, engine work and playable prototypes on projects that would very much appeal to Overlord fans. "Since Summer 2009 when Overlord 2 has been released, we have been working on multiple unannounced projects," it read. Whether or not it's Overlord 3 I can't tell, but there's definitely stuff that's in the works."Ī day after I spoke to Sas, a related post on the Triumph Facebook page appeared.
"And we have been working on that sort of game. "Many people have been asking about 'when is Overlord 3 coming or something else in that vein?'" Triumph managing director and co-owner Lennart Sas told me. The last Overlord game, Overlord 2, came out three years ago in 2009. Dutch studio Triumph offered me a glimmer of hope that the Overlord series - a deliciously evil set of Pikmin-like RPG strategy games - will live on.
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