(Hillborg said he wasn’t yet ready to talk about the game’s art style, but he said the contributions of fans have been amazing.) Elric has also been drawn countless times. The Finnish version of Dungeons in Dragons in the 1980s had Elric’s sword, Stormbringer, on its cover. The band Blue Oyster Cult made songs about Elric. Over time, Elric has become a huge part of fantasy culture. A year ago, he contacted us and said the rights are available.” We ended up having beers in this fantastic, beautiful art deco bar of a hotel in Stockholm. But I happened to have a very nice meeting with Michael’s agent. “There isn’t like cooler fantasy IP in my opinion than Michael Moorcock’s,” said Hillborg. But a year ago, he was contacted again by Moorcock’s agent, who said the rights to a game were now available. He was told at the time that the ancillary rights to the video game were tied up in a movie license that failed to come through. Hillborg said he inquired about the rights to Elric a couple of years ago after a chance conversation triggered the idea.
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