THQ has stated that they will be publishing a new game from the celebrated Conan brand. The Conan game will release for the Microsoft’s Xbox 360 as well as Sony’s PS3. Conan is a popular character brought to life in Robert E. Howard’s original stories and was made famous by the movie, Conan the Barbarian that was released in the 1980s.
Conan Overview:
- Conan is an action adventure video game featuring a story of epic brutality, pure evil and instinctive combat. Gamers will follow the journey of Conan the Cimmerian as he fights a vicious battle against a variety of enemies and an indefinable power that threatens to consume the Hyborian world. Playing as Conan, players will take advantage of a deep and gratifying combat system that offers a variety of deadly weapons, fighting styles and interactive environments to battle hordes of enemies. In addition, the Conan video game will harness next generation hardware to deliver a cinematic game play experience, complete with special effects, lighting and a powerful, epic soundtrack, to capture the heart of the Conan universe.
Fredrik Malmberg, President & CEO, Paradox Entertainment quotes, “The Conan brand has captured the hearts of devoted fans for 75 years. We have enjoyed wonderful success with our brand extensions and look forward to working with THQ to bring this upcoming chapter of Conan’s ruthless journey to a video game format.”
Jack Sorensen, VP, worldwide studios, THQ said, “The strength and range of the Conan brand lends itself enormously well to the interactive format. Through intense combat, familiar environments and next generation visuals, we believe Conan fans and action adventure aficionados alike are certain to embrace this future addition to the Conan universe.”
Conan will be developed by Nihilistic Software and will release for the Xbox 360 and PS3 in 2008. The series has celebrated its 75th anniversary and we think it is a wonderful way to commemorate the work by making it into a next-gen game.