King's Quest (Vivendi Games)

King's Quest: Mask of Eternity never sold enough for an official KQ9 to go into production, and for the most part Roberta Williams brushed away questions about any future sequels in the series. However she did discuss an idea or two about what a future game might hold if she could have produced another game in the series... One of her thoughts includes;

"How much of a role will the royal family play in Mask of Eternity? Will Connor marry Rosella, or is she still dating Edgar from King's Quest 7?"

"The only character from previous King's Quests will be a couple of cameo appearances by King Graham. I felt that it was time to feature a new character to the saga of King's Quest as long as we were updating the whole look and feel of the series. And--who knows? Perhaps in some future King's Quest game, Connor will at least meet Rosella! Don't worry, though. Connor is a very interesting character in his own right, and I'm sure he will win over many of the traditional King's Quest hearts."

While not specifically King's Quest related she has also said that the future of Adventure Gaming may have to rely on the multiplayer, and become something similar to MMORPG, but instead would be a Massively Multiplayer Online Adventure Game.

She has also said that perhaps fangame community is keeping the plate warm for her return.

Time will only tell if Vivendi's upcoming King's Quest Compilation sells enough, and if the popularity of the fan community's unofficial King's Quest games such as KQ2 (AGDI), KQ3 (IA) and The Silver Lining influences Vivendi in risking the creation of an official King's Quest 9 for the series. If they do there will be more to add to this topic.

Unfortunately if there ever is an official King's Quest IX, Roberta will not be involved most likely;

"As to a King's Quest IX: Since I will never design a King;s Quest 9, it would be unfair of me to comment on any one else's endeavors in that area. However, if there were ever to be a King's Quest 9, I wish it luck and hope that it could revive interest in adventure gaming as a whole and in the original King's Quest games in general."

King's Quest IX (cancelled)
"In early 2002, it was announced that the three most prominent adventure franchises in Sierra On-Line's portfolio (King's Quest, Space Quest, and Leisure Suit Larry) would receive new versions that were adapted to the gameplay styles that interested the common gamer, or re-inventions. Like Escape Factory's Space Quest update, King's Quest would have been a cartoon-style action title with very little semblance to the previous titles in the series. Unlike SQ and LSL, KQ thankfully never made it past prototype."