The Scourge Project Adopts Unreal Engine 3

Hot on the heels of last week's Unreal Engine 3 scandal (which began with Silicon Knights suing Epic Games), we now learn about a new game adopting Epic's technology. So, meet The Scourge Project, a shooter designed from the ground up as a cooperative experience for four players, promising to revolutionize this niche of action games.

The Scourge Project is the up-and-coming work of a certain Spanish studio called Tragnarion, who plan to release it in 2008 for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. They're also making some sort of Nintendo DS game, but they're not willing to say anything about it yet. Shortly put, here's what The Scourge Project is about:

Set on Earth in the near-future, players and their friends take on the role of Echo Squad, a four-man team of hardened mercenaries caught in the chaos of an invasion of unknown origin. Cut off from the rest of the world, and left no choice but to find and confront the source of this threat before the sky darkens forever, Echo must think fast and fight hard if they are to survive.

Featuring a wide range of intense co-op focused combat scenarios, as well a unique perspective on the story depending on which playable character you choose, The Scourge Project will raise the bar for what gamers expect from a multiplayer First-Person Shooter.

And that's about all. Well, almost: there are still some tiny images to be seen on the official website, and a trailer also around there, or here.

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