Desvelado el próximo proyecto de Croteam

Published by: Gamecock Media Group
Developed by: Croteam
Genre: Action
Release Date: US: TBA 2009 / Europe: TBA 2009
Platforms: PC / specific next-gen consoles


Croteam Announces Next Project

Today they've announced an untitled new project to be published by Gamecock Media Group, which will apparently release sometime in North America in 2009 for the PC and "specific next-gen consoles," according to the press release. The new game is being built with Croteam's own Serious Engine 3. Please note, this is not Serious Sam 3, but an entirely new intellectual property.

Unfortunately that's about all we were told. In a follow up email we, got this response from Gamecock leader, Mike Wilson: "The folks at Croteam have spent the last year cranking on their engine and some pre-production for this title. It's definitely in a genre they are familiar with and will exploit their experience. As you can see by the screens, they have made a graphical leap since their last title and given they have a lot of experience in building rich environments, expect all the bells and whistles. These guys also have a strong sense of style and design, so you will find the premise and gameplay intriguing. I wish I could say more, but this title is pretty far out...well, maybe I can say one more thing. You know that the one thing Croteam is the best at - better than most every other developer in the world - is making games that are frantic and, most importantly, fun. This title is definitely both of those things."

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Imágenes de Serious Sam 3, del Serious Engine 3 y del 'FPS de acción tactica sin título':


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Note that some early pictures are created simply to show off engine features when the project is being shown to publishers. For example, one of the pictures looks very Doom 3-like, and the interviewer wrote that the image is from Serious Sam 3. However, Alen Cepin told us that it isn't true. Although we do not wish to speculate much, it seems logical that it could be part of a demonstration meant for id Software, since this is the general look of their games, and it would make sense to show what the engine can do in that regard.

The only pictures we are fairly certain were from either project are the composite image of weapons and locales, and the images of the Hummer and the Black Hawk. The rest are likely taken from techncial demonstrations, unless otherwise noted by a member of Croteam.

"Serious Sam 3 The development of the game is going very well and judging by the exclusive pictures we got, Croteam is on the right track to create another excellent title and surpass the incredible success of Serious Sam 1."



"(Un)announced project We bring you the exclusive first pictures of Croteam's (un)announced action-tactical FPS project."



"Horror No, this isn't a new sequel to Doom, it's one of the scary opponents in Serious Sam 3."



Zrinjevac The famous park in Zagreb recreated with the tools from Croteam's new graphical engine.
Coastal town We believe our readers from the coastal region will surely recognize the coastal town accurately created in Serious Engine 3.
The streets of Zagreb The front of building in Zagreb carefully reconstructed in Serious Engine 3.
Human face Creating a believable human face is one of the most difficult challenges of modern graphical engines, and SE 3 is clearly up to the challenge.
Advanced physics Complex physical behavior of fluids is just one of the advanced characteristics of Serious Engine 3.
Photorealism Another step to absolute photorealism in games.



"War machinery The most modern military vehicles and aircraft will have a big role in Croteam's new, still officially (un)announced project."



"Serious Editor 3 The basic tool for working with Serious engine 3"



"Ideas Another potential project by Croteam or just another extremely successful technological demo?"



War theme After the somewhat relaxed and crazy content [in the Serious Sam series], Croteam decided to go with a realistic approach to the theme of modern warfare in their new project.
Visual authenticity These realistic models of soldiers from the game testify that this is a true next generation FPS.
Urban warfare Judging by the first pictures it is apparent the game will combine war in open spaces like streets and squares with the insides of buildings and facilities.
Croatian technology The base of this kind of hyper-realistic graphical scenes is the highly advanced Serious engine 3.
Weapons A drastic detachment from Croteam's previous work on Serious Sam, the weapons in their new title are based on and constructed to correspond to existing military weapons.



"The best of the best No, this isn't the Unreal engine 3, it's the newest graphical technology Made in Croatia by Croteam"



"Serious Engine 3 And just when you thought this was a picture of last year's vacation in Egypt... you realize how convincing Croteam's new graphical engine is."