Iwot Studios launches game team for Wheel of Time RPG

Iwot Studios announced recently that it has launched its own game development studio, called Iwot Games. The new studio is helmed by Craig Alexander, formerly the VP of product development at Warner Bros. Games. Its first project is an open-world RPG based on The Wheel of Time series authored by Robert Jordan, with an eye towards a multi-platform strategy based around the intellectual property. According to Iwot, the new game will build on the success of The Wheel of Time Amazon Prime show by delivering more of the series’ world and lore to its community of fans. Iwot is involved with the production of the prime show. Alexander plans to begin development by establishing a headquarters in Montreal with plans to build the leadership team out in the coming months. Alexander said in a statement, “Adapting such a legendary mythology into an open-world RPG is a rare and ambitious challenge. It takes vision, scale, and a vibrant creative environment — all of which Montreal provides. I’m thr ... Read full article.