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By Tom Magrino, GameSpotPosted Jun 9, 2008 12:34 pm PT

Atari wraps development cinematic action horror title, due on 360, Wii, PS2, PC on June 24; PS3 edition out this fall.

Alone in the Dark is an important game for Atari and its parent company, Infogrames. As noted by Infogrames CEO David Gardner in April, the game signifies a turning point in the company's dismal financial performance. It will soon be discovered whether Alone in the Dark will prove to be a light in the forest, or leave the publishers out in the cold.

Atari said today that development has wrapped on Alone in the Dark for the Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 2, and PC, and the game is expected to hit its expected June 24 ship date in North America (June 20 in Europe). As previously noted, the PlayStation 3 version of the game will arrive this fall.

The Xbox 360, PS3, and PC versions of Alone in the Dark have been developed by Eden Studios (Test Drive Unlimited), while Hydravision Entertainment handled PS2 and Wii development. The game is a sequel of sorts to the original Alone in the Dark, which Atari released for the PC in 1992. Eden and Hydravision's Alone in the Dark will once again star the original game's protagonist, Edward Carnby. Adding a twist, whereas the first was set circa 1920, the new game transports that character--unaged, though presumably less pixelated--to a modern-day New York City.

Atari promises that Alone in the Dark will create the same cliff-hanger excitement of popular serialized TV series with its episodic presentation. The game's menus will be presented in a DVD-style format, where players can skip ahead to any point in the game, as they see fit.

For a more in-depth look at Alone in the Dark, check out GameSpot's previous coverage.

90 Comments

  • awarapanmovie

    Posted Jun 15, 2008 12:18 pm PT

    the Alone in The Dark Will Hit the Market And Complete the Atari Loss
    i m sure this game will rocks All Titles

  • Ben399

    Posted Jun 14, 2008 7:16 am PT

    well, since atari is depending on this game, I think alone in the dark should be very good.

  • paul141

    Posted Jun 12, 2008 10:51 am PT

    i dont reli know wheather to but this game could someone tell me what this game is about, how long it will take me to complete it etc. leave a comment on ma page

  • JoeyLarocca

    Posted Jun 12, 2008 1:18 am PT

    @gameboy2k
    dude,ur the man! I've got every console except the ps3(workin on it)

  • Gameboy2k

    Posted Jun 11, 2008 10:53 am PT

    Glad I got both systems. You can get Alone in the dark for the 360, You can get Metal Gear 4 for the ps3. I should have done this last generation, with the xbox and ps2... instead of giving into the fanboyism of the last generation. It's good to to be the king.

  • Tandem_Toad

    Posted Jun 10, 2008 4:02 pm PT

    I hope this will be good, for my sake and for Atari's. Atari is a good company. Granted they have put out alot of junk, but they have put out some good titles (e.g. Rollercoaster Tycoon). If this one sinks Atari may be over.

  • chickenselect

    Posted Jun 10, 2008 3:03 pm PT

    @jedilink109

    If we follow your retarded logic, we would all watch the end of a movie first just because we could.

  • agamepro2U

    Posted Jun 10, 2008 1:34 pm PT

    who has this game pre-ordered for ps2/Wii? lots of people on here say the ps2/Wii version suck, then why be on the PS2 forums...just a thought.

  • darkride66

    Posted Jun 10, 2008 12:30 pm PT

    jknight5422 said "I wonder if that will be the norm now from now on: even the PC version will come out before the PS3 does."
    Doubtful. This continues to happen on games that start life as 360 games, but as more and more developers start on the PS3 we'll continue to see these cases decline. Certainly the majority of multiconsole games don't seem to have an issue releasing simultaneously on both consoles.

  • Jedilink109

    Posted Jun 10, 2008 11:14 am PT

    Well...doesn't that defeat the purpose of the game if automatically you can skip to the end of the game?

  • jknight5422

    Posted Jun 10, 2008 10:38 am PT

    I wonder if that will be the norm now from now on: even the PC version will come out before the PS3 does.

  • agamepro2U

    Posted Jun 10, 2008 9:59 am PT

    i dont think RE5 looks that good...killing Zombies in Africa, wow. i think they are running out of places in the world to mutate people...outer space is RE6 i bet...srry off-topic

  • cyw1988

    Posted Jun 10, 2008 9:40 am PT

    I am hoping it turns out good. So many survivor horror titles are releasing soon... the only one that has a confirmed place on my shelf is RE 5... the rest i'll rent them first lol... Yes Yes I know.. I am an RE fan boy...

  • pidow

    Posted Jun 10, 2008 9:01 am PT

    I will play this one.

  • agamepro2U

    Posted Jun 10, 2008 7:30 am PT

    and bioghost did you not like RE4? AITD looks cool but i dont think it will kick RE4's ass. youve probably never palyed RE4 or suck at it to say that.

  • Static-7

    Posted Jun 10, 2008 7:13 am PT

    This game looks really cool, but then again so did stalker and to me that was a real disappointment but luckily these people know what they are doing(hopefully). I fall goes well this should really be a cool game.

  • agamepro2U

    Posted Jun 10, 2008 6:36 am PT

    same here nate i pre-ordered for ps2....i might not play the game till the review comes out, jsut to see what my game experience will be like, or play it w/ no review and see for myself =P

  • nate1222

    Posted Jun 10, 2008 4:17 am PT

    I loved 'Alone In The Dark' on the PS1. I hope the PS2, DS and Wii versions are good. Those are what I'll be selecting from.

  • LordLonewolf777

    Posted Jun 9, 2008 11:46 pm PT

    Hope this game doesnt suck. I loved the Alone in the dark on the PS1.

  • grigjd3

    Posted Jun 9, 2008 10:44 pm PT

    digitalpro, I guarantee you that it's the latter option. If Atari had everything together to release the game on the PS3 simultaneously with the others, they would do it. If only one in fifty PS3 owners who were planning to buy the game get miffed enough at the delay not to buy it, it costs Atari big money. Also, I think it has been clearly shown by now that the market can bare more than one big launch at a time. This year so far we've seen game after game come out with major success.

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