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Game of Thrones reportedly has an MMO in the works, nearly a decade after the last one was cancelledSet around the fourth and fifth seasons of the show; or, Before It Got Bad

Set around the fourth and fifth seasons of the show; or, Before It Got Bad

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Jon Snow looks sadly over his fur-padded shoulder in Game of Thrones

It’s been five years sinceGame of Thronesended and a good while since we had a decent video game based on George RR Martin’s fantasy writings that aren’tElden Ringlore. Yet it seems that Game of Thrones’ cultural cachet still has enough draw to inspire new games of its own. And not just anarguably underrated-if-also-not-particularly-great action-adventure RPGorfairly okay Telltale adventure game, either, but a whole honest-to-goodness Game of Thrones MMO currently in development, according to new rumours.

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The untitled Game of ThronesMMORPGseemingly shared withRedanian Intelligenceis said to be in the works over at Nexon, the Korean publisher behind the likes of multiplayer shooterThe Finals, not-indieDave the Diverand, most notably here, free-to-play MMOMapleStory.

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Swinging a flaming sword around in Game of Thrones

While being an MMO, the game will have a story campaign that centres on two potential player characters- one male, one female. Whichever character you don’t choose apparently still hangs around in the background of the story, similar to the handling of multiple characters inMass Effect: Andromeda, with the game as a whole compared toThe Elder Scrolls Online.