Microids and Bernard Werber ink an agreement to adapt his books into video gamesMicroids and Bernard Werber ink an agreement to adapt his books into video games

Author: Microids

Paris, March 29^th 2022 - Microids is proud to announce the signature of a multi-book video game adaptation agreement with the renowned writer Bernard Werber. Microids and Bernard Werber already collaborated in the past on a video game adaptation of the best seller Empire of the Ants in the year 2000. Fans will be delighted to learn that the pre-production of a project based on another book from Bernard Werber has already started with  one of Microids’ studio partners.

Elliot Grassiano, COO and co-CEO of Microids comments: “After the release of Empire of the Ants, we kept touch with Bernard and it’s with great pleasure that we are working again with him today. This new partnership allows us to demonstrate once more our editorial strategy spearheaded by talented creators and authors. We are incredibly motivated to offer a truly faithful experience echoing Bernard’s work. The great adventure has just started and we can’t wait to share more..”

Bernard Werber adds: “Today, the technology seems to have reached the milestone we were waiting for in order to deliver a unique experience to my readers and gamers alike.”

Known worldwide for its Ants trilogy, Bernard Werber published many science fiction novels including The Thanatonauts and closer to us The Pandora’s Box, Bernard Werber recently released his latest book: The Bee Prophecy.

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About Microids

Microids is a French video game publisher. Founded in 1985, Microids’ editorial strategy now focuses on 4 major areas: adventure games, racing games, retro gaming and games inspired by iconic titles. By collaborating with renowned studios and authors (Revolution Software, Pendulo Studios, Eden Studios, Benoît Sokal, Paul Cuisset, Philippe Dessoly and Pierre Adane), Microids has become a major player in international video games. Taking inspiration from legendary titles, Microids reaches a wide audience and creates original adventures which give gamers the chance to play as some of their most beloved characters.

About Bernard Werber

Fond of drawing and writing, Bernard Werber publishes his first book, Empire of the Ants, in 1991. He went on and gave the series two additional books, The Day of the Ants (1992) and The Revolution of the Ants (1996), making him one of the most popular science fiction novelist in 90’s France and across Europe. Bernard Werber also created many other stories including renown series like The Thanatonauts & The Explorers of Science and dipped his feet in the video game medium, collaborating with Microids on an adaptation of The Ants early 2000.

With more than 35,000,000 books sold globally and his writing translated in 35 languages, Bernard Werber is one of the French living author the most read in the world.