Posted March 17, 2018
As part of Myst's 25th year anniversary, Cyan had dropped teasers about something forthcoming relating to the series.
As it turns out, based on a small passage of text written at https://myst.com/ it appears as though they've been able to acquire the rights to Myst III & IV (at long last) and plan to, alongside the remaining titles in the Myst series, re-release the games updated to be Windows 10 compliant at some point later this year.
In addition to that, they also mention plans to release a limited edition physical package of the games.
The text from the site, for those not inclined to visit it:
As it turns out, based on a small passage of text written at https://myst.com/ it appears as though they've been able to acquire the rights to Myst III & IV (at long last) and plan to, alongside the remaining titles in the Myst series, re-release the games updated to be Windows 10 compliant at some point later this year.
In addition to that, they also mention plans to release a limited edition physical package of the games.
The text from the site, for those not inclined to visit it:
In the fall of 1993 Cyan released Myst, the surrealist, graphic adventure video game that became the world of millions of explorers. It surpassed even our wildest expectations. Not only did it become the best selling PC game of the 20th century, but it also had an impact on our culture. Over the years, Myst has been referenced in television shows, movies, books, comics, and more. It has been credited by other creators as an inspiration as they built their own amazing worlds. It’s even made it’s way into the Smithsonian Institute and other notable museums.
With 2018 marking the 25th anniversary of Myst, Cyan would like to celebrate this journey.
Over the last few years we’ve been working to procure the rights to make all of the Myst games available. As an indie developer, resources are limited for development, and acquiring rights isn’t always an option. But we managed to finally talk to all the right people and departments and put some funding together to try to make it happen. With agreements in place, we’re happy to announce that we’ll be releasing updated (for Windows 10) versions of all the Myst games later this year!
And for those of you who are interested, we wanted to create a physical collection in a unique package with a cool artifact — a limited, collectors edition, only available for the 25th anniversary. Stay tuned.
There will probably be more adventures in the Myst universe, but we’re reserving 2018 for remembering our journey, and making something special to commemorate the last 25 years.
Thanks so much for your support!
The ending has not yet been written…
#Myst25
With 2018 marking the 25th anniversary of Myst, Cyan would like to celebrate this journey.
Over the last few years we’ve been working to procure the rights to make all of the Myst games available. As an indie developer, resources are limited for development, and acquiring rights isn’t always an option. But we managed to finally talk to all the right people and departments and put some funding together to try to make it happen. With agreements in place, we’re happy to announce that we’ll be releasing updated (for Windows 10) versions of all the Myst games later this year!
And for those of you who are interested, we wanted to create a physical collection in a unique package with a cool artifact — a limited, collectors edition, only available for the 25th anniversary. Stay tuned.
There will probably be more adventures in the Myst universe, but we’re reserving 2018 for remembering our journey, and making something special to commemorate the last 25 years.
Thanks so much for your support!
The ending has not yet been written…
#Myst25
