The Collective Launches Official Harker Website
Press Release
NEWPORT BEACH, CA – December 20, 2006 – The Collective, a division of Foundation 9 Entertainment, announced today that it has launched the official website for its upcoming original game, Harker, at www.harker-game.com. The site contains an all-new gameplay trailer as well as new screenshots and concept art from the game.
Announced in October, Harker is being developed for next generation consoles and is slated for completion in 2008. In the game, which is inspired by the classic horror novel, Dracula, players take on the role of a very different Jonathan Harker - hardened and ruthless - who is on a very personal mission to destroy all vampires after his beloved Mina falls prey to Dracula. The gameplay involves a combination of hunting the undead using Harker's tracking abilities, along with an up-close and personal combat system, brutally-effective in the execution of the vampires; using a variety of weapons and environmental factors.
About The Collective Part of Foundation 9 Entertainment (www.F9E.com), the largest independent game developer in the world, The Collective is a leading developer of console video games, and known for groundbreaking third-person action adventure games, including the critically acclaimed Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. The Collective is based in Newport Beach, CA and can be found on the web at: www.collectivestudios.com.
The Collective, along with Backbone, Shiny, Amaze, Pipeworks, ImaginEngine, and Digital Eclipse make up Foundation 9 Entertainment. The company's studios have developed more than 300 titles, including more than 30 in 2006 alone. Foundation 9 Entertainment employs more than 750 employees, and has offices in Los Angeles, Newport Beach, Emeryville, Vancouver, Kirkland, Austin, Boston, Eugene, and Charlottetown. For more information on Foundation 9 Entertainment, please visit: www.F9E.com.
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