As a longtime fan of the classic Heroes of Might & Magic series, I have mixed feelings on today's announcement of Heroes VI at the GamesCom event.

It's being worked on by Warhammer: Mark of Chaos developer Black Hole Games, and while that game wasn't terrible by any stretch, it was a very different game than what Heroes is supposed to be all about.

It seems like the King's Bounty games have more or less succeeded the Heroes series (more than a little ironic considering that the original King's Bounty was the predecessor to the original Heroes). It also doesn't seem clear what direction Heroes VI will go into. We'll have to wait and see.