Industry veteran Brian Fargo, recently of Interplay, has revealed his plans remake classic of yester-year The Bard's Tale, at the helm of his new studio inXile. The game will apparently be created for all current consoles and the PC, though we're not quite sure when this remake of the 1985 hit will be with us. Here's the scoop:

The Bard's Tale combines the development team's collective knowledge of compelling RPG gameplay with brilliant graphics and major motion picture quality story and dialogue. Unlike most RPG games produced today, The Bard's Tale will eschew genre clichés in favor of intelligent humor for an original and truly entertaining experience. inXile's development focus on the RPG genre comes from Brian Fargo's long legacy of delivering standard-setting RPGs to market. While inXile's principals headed production at their previous game company they won RPG of the Year crowns four years in a row.

"After a nice break from the I'm recharged and anxious to make great games again," commented Fargo. "I have collaborated with some of the top people in the industry to create inXile. We believe our success will lie in our business model, our intensive pre-production development philosophy, our commitment to creating an enriching atmosphere for creativity and teamwork and our focus on developing a limited number of triple A titles at a time."

Apparently, petitions have been clamouring for a remake for the past decade and now inXile are determined to deliver a world-beating title from their home in Newport Beach, California. Uniquely, the new developer have based their business model on the industry, taking greater risks for larger gains and raising funds by selling-off distribution rights.

By Luke Guttridge