Stormrise Announced
game slated for release next year. The European version of the press release on this
that went out first called this a console-only game, but the trailer for the
game has the PC DVD logo at the end, and sure enough the North American version
of the press release confirms this for PCs as well. The aforementioned trailer
can be found on Gamer's Hell,
a pair of screenshots are on
FileFront, and here's the announcement:SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON (July
10, 2008) – SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA Europe Ltd. today announced the
development of Stormrise™, an innovative real time strategy console title built
specifically for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from
Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and will also be
available for Windows based PC. Stormrise marks The Creative Assembly’s first
foray into developing a purpose-built RTS title for console and is slated to
ship in 2009.
Stormrise offers fans of the classic RTS genre an immersive and dramatic twist
while challenging the conscience of the gamer. Experience the heat of the
battlefield by leading your troops from the front line, instead of the
traditional way of controlling the units from a detached view point. Stormrise
also allows units to be commanded in the air, across rooftops, on the earth’s
surface and even underground, this unique idea of “verticality” introduces
multiple layers of gameplay that must be mastered for strategic advantage. The
experience is heightened by a simple yet effective control system tailored
specifically for consoles, which allows easy unit selection, rapid navigation
and precise deployment.
”With Stormrise and its long line of high caliber RTS titles, our developers at
The Creative Assembly are poised to revolutionize the console RTS arena,” said
Sean Ratcliffe, Vice President of Marketing at SEGA of America Inc. “Using a
science fiction-based backdrop for their first foray into the console RTS genre,
The Creative Assembly has a limitless palate from which to create their next
award winning RTS game.”
Set on a bleak and barren earth, devastated by a catastrophic event centuries
ago, Stormrise sees the Echelon and the Sai battling to survive in a hostile and
uninhabitable wasteland. Remnants of a superior technological people the Echelon
survived the event through self-educed hibernation, while the Sai, a more tribal
faction, still exist having learned to adapt to their surroundings and the new
environment. Having evolved in vastly different ways, the differences between
the two factions have spurred much animosity and hatred between the two races
and the future of the planet is now hanging by a thread…
Stormrise is in development at The Creative Assembly’s Australia studio and is
priming its forces for release in 2009. For more information please visit
http://www.stormrisegame.com
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