Mike Bantick
Wednesday, 17 March 2010 16:12
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Brian Fargo has been one of the keys behind many landmark video-game titles of yesteryear. Now the veteran of such titles as Baldur’s Gate, Fallout and The Bard’s Tale is looking to create new co-op action adventure excitement with Hunted: The Demon’s Forge.
Bethesda Softworks, publishers of Fallout 3 this week announced the publishing of Hunted: The Demon’s Forge, a third-person co-op fantasy action game for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles.
The game will be crafted by developer inXile Entertainment.
According to Bethesda Softworks:
inXile Entertainment was founded in 2002 by industry veteran Brian Fargo. During his distinguished tenure in the video game business, Fargo has been behind some of the greatest fantasy game franchises of all time including The Bard's Tale®, Baldur's Gate®, and Fallout®. Hunted’s development is being overseen by Fargo while Michael “Maxx” Kaufman serves as the game’s Director. Previously, Kaufman served as Art Director on such titles as Kingpin™: Life of Crime™, Redneck Rampage™ and the award-winning Return to Castle Wolfenstein® at Gray Matter. “We are thrilled to be working with Bethesda Softworks on this upcoming release that takes us back to our roots,” said Brian Fargo, Founder of inXile Entertainment. “Bethesda’s track record speaks for itself and the game we are developing for them is no exception.”
“inXile has an extremely talented team and we couldn’t be more pleased to have them working on one of our upcoming titles,” said Vlatko Andonov, President of Bethesda Softworks. “We believe gamers will be really excited about what these guys have in store for them.”
As described, Hunted: The Demon’s Forge will be a co-op third person perspective action game with the following story overview and key features as described by the publisher:
The dark ages have become corrupted. Heinous creatures have emerged from underground. Townsfolk across the land are disappearing. Upon the promise of their fortune in gold, mercenaries E’lara and Caddoc take on the daunting task of discovering where the innocent villagers have been taken. Their journey will lead them on a dark and twisted path where they will encounter death, slavery, and sacrifice. Travel deep within the world of Kala Moor...and to the secrets of The Demon’s Forge.
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