Blackguards developer Daedalic Entertainment has announced that it will develop a game based on Ken Follett's best-selling historical novel The Pillars of the Earth.

The book isn't the kind that usually gets adapted by game developers. Written by Ken Follett and first published in 1989, the novel follows disputes between clergy, nobility, and regular people, revolving around the building of a cathedral in a tumultuous 12th century England. The book was made into a miniseries in 2010 that aired on Starz in the US and Channel 4 in the UK.

Founder and CEO of Daedalic Carsten Fichtelmann that the adventure game genre would be the most suitable way to adapt that material.

“I’m thrilled that The Pillars of the Earth is going to be turned into a computer game by Daedalic,” Follett said. “I believe this will bring my work to the attention of a new generation of readers.”

The game is set to release on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and iOS in 2017, alongside a new book in the series.

Real-time strategy game Grey Goo will release on PC via Steam on January 23, 2015, developer Petroglyph has announced.

Petroglyph originally planned to follow its Alpha testing with a Closed Alpha and more comprehensive Beta Testing, but it said that the information it already gathered on balance and stability was enough to come up with a road map that would take it all the way to launch.

"We know that many of you were hoping to be involved in a more full-blown Beta Testing phase," it said. "However, instead, we have been focused on using the data we received to improve the game so that we can get Grey Goo into your hands and onto your computer as soon as possible."

“We have a rich, lengthy background as RTS developers, dating all the way back to our time on the original Command & Conquer at Westwood Studios,” Executive Producer at Petroglyph Ted Morris said back when the game was first announced. “We want to bring back some of what made those ‘traditional’ RTS games great while addressing all the lessons we've learned along the way.”

Petroglyph said it will release more information about the game in the months leading to launch, starting with developer diary above.