Image credit: wiltOS Technologies, Arkane Studios

First announced back in March , Dark Messiah of Might and Magic: Community Edition is a fan-made mod (for Dark Messiah of Might and Magic , obvs) that spruces up Arkane's 2006 RPG, including upgrading it to a newer version of the Source engine. Details have been scarce since then, but an updated Steam page confirms what other additions the mod – which is being made with the blessing of both Valve and original publishers Ubisoft – is making.

For one, as the Community Edition is rebuilt from the ground up using the contemporary Source SDK, the change in engine allows for both native Linux and Windows 64-bit support. Quality of life features like controller support are also listed, as are achievements, but the shining feature is the addition of co-op multiplayer, which will use Steamworks for P2P connections and hosting. So too will a "renewed" mutliplayer component, based on the original game's PvP mode.…