Revamped Rogue Warrior due in Q4, Rourke enlisted for lead

By Tor Thorsen, GameSpotPosted Apr 27, 2009 3:51 pm PT

Bethesda's paramilitary actioner restarted "from scratch" by Rebellion; Oscar-nominated Wrestler star to voice Navy SEAL hero.

Like the Navy SEALs it portrays, Rogue Warrior has been hidden from view since it was announced in 2006. It turns out there was a good reason for its being off the radar. Bethesda has confirmed that the game on display at a recent event is completely different from the version initially shown to the press three years ago. Its original developer, Zombie Studios (Shadow Ops: Red Mercury, Saw), is no longer involved with the project, with all its work being completely scrapped in 2008.

"We really wanted to refocus the game's direction and started from scratch last year with Rebellion Studios, its current developer," a Bethesda rep told GameSpot. UK-based Rebellion is best known for The Simpsons Game, Rogue Trooper, Sniper Elite, and Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron. It is also rumored to have taken over Star Wars: Battlefront III following Free Radical's bankruptcy last year. (Free Radical has since been bought by Crysis developer Crytek.)

Besides receiving a new developer, Rogue Warrior also got a release window today. The game will be simultaneously released for the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 in the fourth quarter of 2009, shortly after Bethesda releases another action title, Wet. Reps for the traditionally role-playing-game-focused studio said the two games' launches would not conflict with each another.

Bethesda also announced today that Oscar-nominated actor Mickey Rourke (pictured - The Wrestler, Angel Heart) will voice the game's hero, Navy SEAL Richard "Demo Dick" Marcinko. Rogue Warrior is based on the real-life Marcinko's novels and will follow a SEAL team into North Korea, where their attempt to sabotage an ICBM program uncovers a greater conspiracy tracing back to Russia.

For more on Rebellion's development of Rogue Warrior and Rourke's involvement with the game, watch the GameSpot video interview below.

29 Comments

  • GodOfSyn

    Posted Apr 29, 2009 4:48 pm PT

    i thought this was originally being made by the bethesda team that did oblivion, i guess it was zombie(arent they the socom makers, or is that zipper im confused) but yeah the best idea that i liked for this game originally was the unique multiplayer, also i loved the original gfx, they were so slick. anyways i hope this ends up a good game still, i cant be sure now...

  • That-Guy-Jeff

    Posted Apr 28, 2009 9:41 pm PT

    I don't know what to think right now honestly. Before when Atomic was making the game they had some cool concepts that i really hope get carried over, such as the 4 player co-op and the multiplayer maps that could be mixed and matched. I feel iffy on this game now.

  • Waffen_SS84

    Posted Apr 28, 2009 4:39 pm PT

    Wow wtf happened?! That redesign is total crap! You go from a squad-based/tac. shooter game to a lone barbarian with a knife! Unbelievable. When you say that your first screenshots are knife kills... Set sails for fail.

    @freeezzzy

    Wtf? Beth is only the publisher on this one......

  • WestSideAzn

    Posted Apr 28, 2009 9:39 am PT

    Looks like Bethesda is getting very busy lately... How exciting!

  • RobNBankz

    Posted Apr 28, 2009 8:53 am PT

    To dynamite, I'm not sure if he's Oscar nominated but hasn't Liam Neeson (however you spell his name) done voice acting, most recently in Fallout 3?

  • combatsoldier

    Posted Apr 28, 2009 8:09 am PT

    Awsome.

  • ivan_the_one

    Posted Apr 28, 2009 6:35 am PT

    sounds interesting.

  • pbelkin

    Posted Apr 28, 2009 6:01 am PT

    I didnt think this game would come back, it was due to release like last year, when i first read about it, but FO3 must have been priority........Sweet

  • Pete5506

    Posted Apr 28, 2009 12:42 am PT

    I hope the game turns out well

  • FAcorp

    Posted Apr 27, 2009 11:51 pm PT

    Hay cool Mickey Rourke is going to be in the game.

  • baystatethrashr

    Posted Apr 27, 2009 8:58 pm PT

    could be a good game looks interesting enough

  • troopershades

    Posted Apr 27, 2009 7:56 pm PT

    Doom on you!
    Man, I read Rogue Warrior like, 15 years ago...I had such high hopes of it being a movie...
    http://www.amazon.com/Rogue-Warrior-Richard-Marcinko/dp/0671795937/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240887247&sr=8-1#reader
    look at the back cover :-(
    you can even see what looks like a script in the back ground of some special features materials of crimson tide.
    damn you don simpson.

  • Rob_101

    Posted Apr 27, 2009 7:16 pm PT

    Cool, Micky has a good voice (Marv from Sin City).

  • dynomitemasta

    Posted Apr 27, 2009 7:06 pm PT

    This game is gonna kick. IS this the first Oscar nominated actor voicing a game?

  • DEWMAN08

    Posted Apr 27, 2009 6:32 pm PT

    lol, that pic of Mickey Rourke is from Domino.

  • Eagle3000

    Posted Apr 27, 2009 6:31 pm PT

    Thank goodness they finally updated this game. I can not wait.

  • taj7575

    Posted Apr 27, 2009 6:31 pm PT

    Finally news about this game! Im happy they didnt cancel it and I really hope it turns out great.

  • freeezzzy

    Posted Apr 27, 2009 6:30 pm PT

    what the f**k has happened to elder scrolls!!!!!?!!?!?!??!?!?!

  • maverick_76

    Posted Apr 27, 2009 6:16 pm PT

    Looking good! Rourke was a great acquisition!

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