Independent game development studio, Digital Extremes and publisher, Groove Games announced their partnership on a new first-person action game based on an original intellectual property created and owned by Digital Extremes. Best known for creating the multi-million unit selling Unreal franchise, Digital Extremes has set the standard for fine-tuned gameplay and technologically impressive graphics in the first-person action genre.
With titles such as Unreal Tournament and Unreal Championship under its belt, Digital Extremes is looking beyond the Unreal universe and is working to raise the bar again. The new game, ominously named Pariah, has been quietly in production for the past two years and is currently planned for Xbox and PC.
Groove Games, an up-and-upcoming Canadian-based publisher flew in under the radar to sign the worldwide publishing rights to Pariah, beating out several of the bigger traditional publishers also bidding on it. Groove will be publishing the game in North America and has licensed Pariah to Hip Interactive Europe to distribute and publish the title in Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
A few details on Pariah have been revealed through the official website, available by following the download tab above. At the site, several screenshots showing a first look of the Xbox version of the game can be found along with a countdown to the launch of the full website and a spot to register to receive additional details on the game as they're released.
The game focuses on a robust immersive storyline that weaves survival elements into the traditional run-and-gun style of first-person action games. If Pariah remains a true Digital Extremes title, expect graphic marvel and fine-tuned gameplay. Not straying too far from their roots, Digital Extremes is building Pariah with the latest version of the technologically powerful Unreal engine by Epic Games.
Additional details on the game including the release date will be revealed at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in May.
