Different company, of course, so screwing it up is certainly possible. That said, Caneghem's flagship series was getting a bit creaky towards the end, recycling ideas he'd had as far back as M&M II, if not M&M I. Great series, though, and if they do it up right, with decent improvements very much in the spirit of the original, I'm sure it could sell.

Parenthetically, I wish Caneghem hadn't sold New World Computing to 3DO. It was Tripp's company, one of the founders of EA, which meant generous buy-in terms, and a ruthless control of product that was aimed solely at creating a massive cash cow to fund Tripp's other failing titles. There were many spin-offs at the time that were completely unworthy of the M&M series.

.. Wasterland 2 (the new Fallout), Project Eternity (then new Baldur's Gate), Torment; Numenara (the new Planescape Torment), Grim Dawn (the new Diablo)...

And so unlike the original M&M series as to raise the question: why not use a title other than M&M, if you're not really doing M&M? Because if it's done as DA, it'll raise a chorus of howls from those who like most aspects of the original.

And here's some more about it:

http://www.polygon.com/2013/3/24/4140814/might-and-magic-x-legacy-preview-pax-east-2013

Two notable points. First, it will take twenty-five hours to complete. That's actually a lot shorter than several of the original series, but a hell of a lot longer than many modern RPGs, where development is quick so teams can be moved onto new titles. Second, the creative director--whatever that may be--states that it's not a successor to M&M 9, but a tribute to the "series of old." That's a clear signal to those like myself who really disliked the changes made by Tripp's new team in M&M 9 after he removed it from New World Computing's control. We're being told it will be faithful to the older titles. We'll see. At least they know where we're coming from.

I believe the same was said about Fallout 3. Atleast that is what I read on NMA. The end result was....not faithful to the old series.

A fansite of Heroes of Might & Magic that I follow are sure to be overjoyed by these news. As for myself, since I have no history with M&M I don't care either way. Gonna be fun to see how it goes though.

I never wrote (or atleast meant) anything about you buying into the PR. Atleast I can't translate what I wrote to mean that.

So far, it looks good. I'm guessing not all skills are in, but there are some nice twists to magic for greater variety. The team seem to have their heads screwed on straight, which is more than I can say about some other RPGs that have appeared that were largely the old game reissued with less new content by far than modders had available before.

And I'm not going to mention Baldur's Gate. No sir!