Ritual Entertainment Producing SiN Sequel
Sequel to be Distributed Through Steam
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Ritual Entertainment, the developer's behind SiN, has announced that they will be putting out episodic content as the game's sequel. The content will be distributed with the help of Activision and Valve's Steam content delivery system. The first episode has been dubbed Emergence with the whole package being called SiN Episodes. The game will be based on Valve's Half-Life 2 Source engine and will naturally come with new weapons, update graphics and physics.
SiN Episodes has the titular characters from SiN returning including "Colonel John R. Blade, a battle worn hero in charge of HardCorps, an elite strike force with a long history of conflict with SinTEK, a powerful multibillion dollar empire headed up by Elexis Sinclaire, a beautiful, brilliant, and ruthless scientist who is out to remake humanity according to her own twisted vision." Joining him in his quest "is JC, a HardCorps hacker with a secret to keep, and Jessica Cannon, a fiery rookie who can find her way into any secure facility."
"Digitally delivered episodic content is the next frontier in the games industry," said Steve Nix, Ritual CEO. "Episodic development gives Ritual the opportunity to be much more responsive to community feedback and industry trends. We can adjust our content to deliver maximum entertainment value with each installment."
Founder and president of Valve, Gabe Newell also holds rosy expectations, "one of our goals for Steam and Source is to provide a viable platform for independent developers who would rather be working on original IP. It's great to be working with Ritual again as they take this pioneering step for the industry. I look forward to purchasing my copy of SiN: Emergence." Although when you can get your hands on Emergence is another question since no release date has been announced. Ritual has also put up a teaser site for SiN Episodes already so be sure to check it out below.
Official Site
SiN Episodes has the titular characters from SiN returning including "Colonel John R. Blade, a battle worn hero in charge of HardCorps, an elite strike force with a long history of conflict with SinTEK, a powerful multibillion dollar empire headed up by Elexis Sinclaire, a beautiful, brilliant, and ruthless scientist who is out to remake humanity according to her own twisted vision." Joining him in his quest "is JC, a HardCorps hacker with a secret to keep, and Jessica Cannon, a fiery rookie who can find her way into any secure facility."
"Digitally delivered episodic content is the next frontier in the games industry," said Steve Nix, Ritual CEO. "Episodic development gives Ritual the opportunity to be much more responsive to community feedback and industry trends. We can adjust our content to deliver maximum entertainment value with each installment."
Founder and president of Valve, Gabe Newell also holds rosy expectations, "one of our goals for Steam and Source is to provide a viable platform for independent developers who would rather be working on original IP. It's great to be working with Ritual again as they take this pioneering step for the industry. I look forward to purchasing my copy of SiN: Emergence." Although when you can get your hands on Emergence is another question since no release date has been announced. Ritual has also put up a teaser site for SiN Episodes already so be sure to check it out below.
Official Site