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Ubisoft Shanghai Working on Heroes of Might and Magic 6?

Written Tuesday, July 14, 2009 by Dan Webb

According to a recent job listing over at Gamasutra, Ubisoft Shanghai are currently looking for a "Lead Game Designer" for "Heroes of MM." Wait ... did I just say "Heroes of MM? Why yes I did, which surely has to be Heroes of Might and Magic.

The listing states that "Ubisoft Entertainment Shanghai is looking for an experienced and talented Lead Game Designer to develop a brand new fantasy RPG title for the PS3, Xbox 360, PC, and Mac." Fantasy RPG? Sounds like Heroes of Might and Magic to me.

The fully fledged sixth title in the Heroes of Might and Magic series was rumoured to be in development in 2007. Instead that turned out to be a persistent browser based MMO set in the fantasy world and nothing else came of the sixth standalone version ... until now.

The Shanghai developers are looking for someone with 5 years experience in the games industry and at "least two AAA RPG titles in a senior or lead game designer role" under their belt.

We've reached out to Ubisoft for a response, but at the time of publishing have yet to hear back. We'll mark this one down as a rumour for now and act with an air of caution, but chances are this is another inadvertent game confirmation via a job listing. When will they learn?

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	Comment #1 by JT Gregory Tuesday, July 14, 2009 @ 05:42:43 PM cool

	Comment #2 by DigitALbuTtoN Tuesday, July 14, 2009 @ 05:49:21 PM What a cool job to have.

	Comment #3 by ViNyLek Tuesday, July 14, 2009 @ 05:52:27 PM I loved the 4th one the 5th one was OK in my opinion wonder how this one's gonna turn out?

	Comment #4 by JoePie Tuesday, July 14, 2009 @ 06:01:06 PM I haven't played since the third game, but I'd love to play a new one.

	Comment #5 by the joker AoC Tuesday, July 14, 2009 @ 06:06:44 PM one was ok, number two was the best, followed VERY closely by number...and then four was awful. but five was an epic revival and although dark messiah was a fail on 360, on pc, its a great title. im really hoping 6 sees the light of day. a true heroes of might and magic on 360? WITH ACHIEVEMENTS!? win...

	Comment #6 by Purge Tuesday, July 14, 2009 @ 06:20:39 PM meh..

	Comment #7 by Country Beef Tuesday, July 14, 2009 @ 06:21:09 PM dark messiah waznt dat bad i wudnt call it a fail like :L:L

	Comment #8 by l.maciver Tuesday, July 14, 2009 @ 06:33:25 PM please let this be true, i love the might and magic games. Dark Messiah i didnt have much chance to play it but it wasnt bad. Remember playin a ps2 version of hero's and might and magic 2 i think it was, it was decent at the time...

	Comment #9 by Damodar Thade Tuesday, July 14, 2009 @ 06:41:07 PM Could be good, dark messiah was in need of a bug bash and graphics could have been better but overall a decent rpg.

	Comment #10 by Armoxial Tuesday, July 14, 2009 @ 06:51:19 PM I played a few of the older ones for PC and enjoyed them.. If they do this right it could be a great game. Hopefully it comes about.

	Comment #11 by Zenquen Tuesday, July 14, 2009 @ 07:00:27 PM OH MY GOD I LOVE HEROES OF MIGHT AND MAGIC. I literally did a backflip when I read this.

	Comment #12 by Spandex Stiffy Tuesday, July 14, 2009 @ 07:03:58 PM The last console Heroes was scary bad... It's time for a comeback.

	Comment #13 by snake2895 Tuesday, July 14, 2009 @ 07:18:52 PM @12 Lol I remember that one but I think I'll be buying this on the PC =-P

	Comment #14 by MLG=Most Likely Gay Tuesday, July 14, 2009 @ 07:34:39 PM I hope its true!!!!

	Comment #15 by El Sc0rch0o Tuesday, July 14, 2009 @ 08:18:38 PM My all time favorite series...on the pc.

	Comment #16 by El Sc0rch0o Tuesday, July 14, 2009 @ 08:19:23 PM Oh besides the 4th. No upgrades = EPIC FAIL ubi. That's all.

	Comment #17 by xFortyseven Wednesday, July 15, 2009 @ 01:34:30 AM Heroes 3 is one of my favorite games of all time. i need to start playing it again.

	Comment #18 by Danteveli Wednesday, July 15, 2009 @ 02:20:20 AM Heroes on console = not as good as on pc

	Comment #19 by iskoot Wednesday, July 15, 2009 @ 09:10:07 AM I agree with #5, Heros of M&M II was the best of the Heros series...much like Might & Magic II was the best of the original series...Man how I'd love to see a Heros that played like #2 and a M&M that played like #2 also.

	Comment #20 by The Globalizer Wednesday, July 15, 2009 @ 12:03:25 PM I miss enjoying Might and Magic. I loved the original series, but when I tried to play it again recently...meh. lol. Spoilt on the improved gameplay of recent years.

	Comment #21 by Xpirious Wednesday, July 15, 2009 @ 02:33:51 PM 1 & 2 are classic's 3 is my personal favorite 4 was alright 5 was beautiful 6 FTW

	Comment #22 by luuwat Thursday, July 16, 2009 @ 01:04:25 PM good stuff i remember having 1 and 2 back in 98/99 and borrowing 3 from my cousin i heard 4 was bad and 5 is awesome!

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