Official press release is supposedly imminent (searches bring up nothing as of yet), so take this with a bit of salt for now.

A swedish developer going by Runatyr seems to have acquired the necessary rights for a "narrative action computer game" based on the first 6 books of the saga, the game is said to be already in development.

Swedish developer collective Aurora Punks and UK developer Upstream Arcade are involved as well.

Wonder if anything from the cancelled end-of-the-nineties/2000 cRPG is going to be recycled for this, from the cRPG Book Project:
"Stormbringer: Elric of Melniboné

The White Wolf. Last Emperor of Melniboné, white as a bleached skull, fated to wield the runeblade Stormbringer. Created in 1961 by Michael Moorcock, Elric of Melniboné is one of the most influential characters in fantasy literature.

Elric has been featured in several books, songs (Hawkwind, Blue Öyster Cult, Diamond Head, Blind Guardian, etc), comics and tabletop RPGs, but oddly his video games seem cursed to be cancelled.
The first attempt was simply title Elric, and it was an Action RPG for the PlayStation made by Psygnosis. Mixing Diablo and Legacy of Kain influences, it was scheduled for a 1998 release, but never made it.
The second was Stormbringer: Elric of Melniboné, by Snowball Interactive. An ambitious title, it would mix several genres, allowing you to explore the world in real time, talk to NPCs, make story choices and fight individual foes with Elric, but also command a legion into large-scale RTS battles.
Unfortunately, the game was cancelled in 2000, as the developers couldn’t secure a publishing contract.
Thus, the only White Wolf in CRPGs is Geralt of Rivia - who Michael Moorcock claims is a rip-off of Elric."

Some screenshots and concept art(?) from "Stormbringer":
https://www.unseen64.net/2014/10/06/stormbringer-elric-melnibone-cancelled-pc-dreamcast


Wishlist entry for "Elric of Melniboné" (2024):
https://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/elric_of_melnibone_runatyr_aurora_punks_upstream_arcade_2024

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Been waiting for this for a looooooooong time.

I'd love to see such thing released.
Thanks for the info!

NICE! Thanks for the news.

Uh-oh, you said it out loud... Now feel the wrath of Gog!

So that was a lot of words about an author and book series I've never heard of. Could someone give me a better spiel?

Via wccftech: https://wccftech.com/elric-of-melnibone-game-announced-on-characters-60th-birthday/

"Elric of Melniboné Game Announced on Character’s 60th Birthday

2021 marks the 60th anniversary of the character written by Michael Moorcock known as Elric. The character from the kingdom of Melniboné will celebrate this momentous occasion with the announcement of a new audiovisual adaptation adventure in the form of a narrative action game that will be based on the first six books of the Elric saga.

So, who is Elric? For those who are not in the know, Elric is a character that first appeared in Moorcock’s novella The Dreaming City published in Science Fantasy No. 47 back in June 1961. He's the last emperor of the Melniboné island-kingdom. Ever since then, Elric has made several appearances in novels and comic books across the years. Now, he's going to make his presence in a new video game.

The game is going to be called Elric of Melniboné and it'll be the first audiovisual adaptation of the originating epic tale of dark fantasy that has had an immense influence on the genre as a whole and IPs such as Warhammer, The Witcher, Game of Thrones and House of The Dragon in particular.

The game is currently in development and, much like Perfect Dark, is currently being worked on as a collaborative effort. Some of the developers behind this are veterans of the industry who have worked on titles such as Vermintide: War of the Roses and Fable. The game is currently planned to be released at some point in 2024 for both PC and consoles.

So, who is working on this new project precisely? The project is going to be a collaborative effort between Runatyr, Aurora Punks, and the UK-based studio Upstream Arcade. All three companies are working to bring this game to life on all platforms.

Runatyr Creative Director Yasin Hillborg said the following:

Elric is my favorite fantasy character and it feels absolutely amazing that Elric will finally come to life in a video game.

Meanwhile, the author of the iconic hero, Michael Moorcock, added the following statement:

For many years I have looked forward to seeing Elric translated into a state of the art video game and at last it looks as if Runatyr are going to bring that dream to fruition! I am sure they will make the best game possible!

Moorcock is one of the most influential figures in Science Fiction and fantasy literature. The man has penned over 100 books and more than 150 shorter stories in every genre. He has been the recipient of several lifetime achievement awards, including the Prix Utopiales, the Stoker, the SFWA and the World Fantasy, and has been inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame.

One can only hope that the upcoming video game based on Elric of Melniboné will hold up to the current generation's ever-growing standards. We'll find out more about this as we inch closer to 2024."

Average sword & sorcery from a guy who likes to shit talk Tolkien and C.S. Lewis.

Heresy!!!

To be fair, average sword & sorcery is still better than Tolkien and C. S. Lewis.

That's like saying a spork is greater technological achievement than the Apollo program.

The author, the OP, or both?

Because I can't imagine modern fantasy without either Tolkien or Lewis. Much like I can't imagine Neo-Modern Fantasy without Pratchett or Sci-Fi without Asimov.

The author.

Pratchett once said that "J.R.R. Tolkien has become a sort of mountain, appearing in all subsequent fantasy in the way that Mt. Fuji appears so often in Japanese prints. Sometimes it’s big and up close. Sometimes it’s a shape on the horizon. Sometimes it’s not there at all, which means that the artist either has made a deliberate decision against the mountain, which is interesting in itself, or is in fact standing on Mt. Fuji." I guess Moorcock would like to be in that "made a deliberate decision against the mountain" category, though I think he's actually standing on it and pretends he's very tall. But to be entirely fair, I'm not really that familiar with his work, since what I read did not impress me, and his views on the writing of others convinced me he's definitely not an author for me.

Dear Pratchett earned every honour and title bestowed upon him.