A long time ago (1992 to be precise) there was a small upstart game developer know as Silicon & Synapse that released a video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System by the name of The Lost Vikings. That same company would go on to become Blizzard Entertainment, creating some of the most iconic games and franchises in gaming history. As they grew as a company much of the styling of The Lost Vikings would make its way into other projects, with the Warcraft series showing the most influence.
While we heard late last year that while we wouldn’t be seeing a new Lost Vikings game (I still hold out hope!), we would be seeing the trio come to Blizzard’s new MOBA Heroes of The Storm.
Kaeo Milker Lead Game Producer on the project had the following to say about the team:
“Erik, Baleog, and Olaf are three heroes in one! They’re specialists who represent our first ‘Insane’ difficulty heroes in the game and as such, they can be controlled individually or in groups, allowing players to do truly insane things like maintain presence across up to three lanes at once, and even have the potential to complete battleground objectives like capturing the Dragon Knight all by themselves… Players’ success with the Vikings will be dictated by their ability to effectively manage the positioning, attacks, and abilities of all three characters simultaneously, and we can’t wait to see what players do with them now that they’re live in the game.”
Check out the trailer for the trio below and be sure to visit the Blizzard blog (here) to find out all the details.
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