Risen dated, hit beta milestone

Deep Silver announced that Risen will make its international debut on October 2, 2009. The new RPG from Piranha Bytes, the developers of the popular Gothic series of action games, recently entered into beta. Risen will be available for the Xbox 360 and Windows. Deep Silver says that the game is already “code complete,” with all voiceovers recorded and most of the code ready for vigorous testing and polish. A total of three quality assurance teams are working on the game - one directly at Piranha Bytes, one at Deep Silver, plus an additional external studio. Players can only hope that this new game offers a better localization for English speaking countries in Europe and North America.

Risen is an action role-playing game set in a medieval world on a volcanic Mediterranean island. Much like Gothic, The Risen offer multiples ways to develop the story by actions and decisions. That story unfolds over four chapters. The game also promises a user control interface that supports both casual and hardcore gamers as well as full world streaming support for a seamless experience in the game world.

you can learn more about the game by visiting risen.deepsilver.com.