We’re incredibly excited about the opportunities, and will begin speaking to potential development studios in the near future.”

“Of course, this will include the development of a completely new game for all platforms, but also an extensive adaptation of the existing titles for contemporary technologies and platforms. We see it as our responsibility to revive and further develop these beloved games for fans around the world. Founder and managing director of Kalypso Simon Hellwig stated, “We have great respect for what the Pyro Studios team have accomplished and created throughout the history of the studio. Whether they’ll be HD ports with a few new bells and whistles or completely retooled for current-gen hardware remains to be seen. The latter sounds like remasters of the original games will be coming.

The publisher said it will begin worked on new Commandos games “for all platforms” while also releasing “an extensive adaptation of the existing titles for contemporary technologies and platforms.” Kalypso has great expertise and experience with rebooting well-known titles, and we are delighted to have our IP in such good hands.”Īlong with developer Pyro Studios, the acquisition includes franchises like Imperial Glory and Praetorians. Pyro Studios founder Ignacio Pérez said, “We have been looking for a suitable partner for the continuation of our products and brands for a long time. Fortunately, Tropico and Dungeons publisher Kalypso Media has announced its acquisition of the Commandos franchise. Unfortunately, after Commandos 3: Destination Berlin (2003), the series began to lose its lustre, while Commandos: Strike Force (2006) being a tactical FPS go down well with people either. The Commandos franchise isn’t particularly well-known by today’s players, but back in the day, it was the tactical squad-based strategy title to play.

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