War of the Roses developer Fatshark is once again teaming up with publisher Paradox Interactive to produce a new historical third-person action game.
Fatshark is announcing today that it is working on War of the Vikings, a standalone successor to the 14th-century battle game War of the Roses that will have players controlling bearded Norsemen in medieval squad combat. War of the Vikings will enable gamers to create their own Viking and destroy the vile English in dynamic close-quarters combat.
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War of the Vikings features authentic weapons and settings, tons of customization options, and 64-player online battles. As with War of the Roses, Fatshark is focusing on skill-based gameplay. The studio is developing an in-depth combat system that will reward those that invest the time to learn how it works.
The game is due out in the first quarter of 2014. Fatshark plans to launch an early test version of the game to select players soon. Gamers can sign up for that alpha test on Warofthevikings.com.