New Alone in the Dark Goes Episodic
- May 02, 2006 11:48 AM PST
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First SiN, now Alone in the Dark. Is multi-episodic gaming content the latest craze, or a debacle-in-the-making? Here's the latest.
Atari announced today that its upcoming Xbox 360 survival-horror game -- titled simple "Alone in the Dark" -- will revolve around an episodic distribution scheme, presumable via Xbox Live.
Each episode will contain just "30-40 minutes of gameplay," and will end on a cliffhanger and a teaser video showing what's in the next installment. At the beginning of every episode, a wrapup video will summarize the previous events, much in the same way TV shows catch viewers up with preview episodes.
Why the drastic change? Atari is explaining that it it's taking its cue from the "presentation style and structure of a number of acclaimed and globally popular TV action dramas." They're not naming specific shows, but you can bet that shows like LOST and 24 are at the top of the list.
There are still no details on pricing or release dates, but we'll be watching closely to see how Atari proceeds. We're certainly intrigued, to say the least....
