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Has Pitch Black and CS-style modes.

Starbreeze plans to put a creepy Pitch Black multiplayer mode in Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, where one person becomes likes-the-dark Riddick, while the others are bog standard guards with guns and torches.

But if those guards manage to take down the stealthy hunter Riddick, then they become him next round, according to Official Xbox Magazine. "Athena him!"

Dark Athena will sport regular 12-player deathmatch and capture the flag. There's also an appealing Butcher Bay Riot mode that has three teams of four battle to be the first to activate a central power cell.

Groups are split into Guards, Mercenaries and Prisoners. And while each has identical abilities, there's will be a Counter-Strike-style weapon purchase system to mix proceedings up. Presumably there will be similar lifelike damage rules to abide by, making teamwork essential.

OXM reports there will be around 20 maps all-in-all.

Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena started life as an Xbox 360 and PS3 upgrade to the celebrated Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay.

Atari has since picked up the Sierra-dropped IP, and decided to go to town, adding an entirely new campaign and the aforementioned multiplayer.

Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena will head to PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 next spring.

Head over to our Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena gamepage to find out more.

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MasterNameless #1 3 years ago

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Sounds promising, I like the sound of the splinter cell style merc/spy mulitiplayer mode.

Although, Atari, please don't fuck it up.
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asphaltcowboy #2 3 years ago

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It adds an entirely new campaign, but does it include the one from EfBB as well?
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200k #3 3 years ago

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Yep, also includes the original content "re-mixed" and HD'd up. Looks very very impressive from the trailers which isnt surprising as IMO Escape From Butcher Bay was the best looking console game last-gen. That said, The Darkness was a little dissapointing.
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asphaltcowboy #4 3 years ago

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Awesome, as I've got EfBB but didn't finish it and it doesn't do BC on the 360, so will definitely be picking this up. Oh and The Darkness was brilliant!
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muscleblade #5 3 years ago

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Hope the multiplayer is less laggy than it was in The Darkness.
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Ignatius_Cheese #6 3 years ago

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So that's a definite for both EfBB and new niceities!? Sweeeeeeeeeeet! \o/
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sport #7 3 years ago

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I want to have Riddick's babies!
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RedSparrows #8 3 years ago

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'Sounds promising, I like the sound of the splinter cell style merc/spy mulitiplayer mode. '

If only. It sounds more actiony than that. Gief spy/merc multi again ;(
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MasterNameless #9 3 years ago

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@RedSparrows

Yeah, you're right, it does sound more arcadey, and therefore nowhere near as good as the old Splinter Cell multiplayer was. All the gadgets the spies had - and the third person perspective - versus the traditional FPS mercs worked so well. There was nothing like dropping from the rafters a spy, dragging a merc - preferably a friend - into the darkness, whispering a few sweet nothings into their ear and then snapping their neck! Always better when it's a friend as they scream and squirm all the more. ^_^

I doubt this will be as complex, but hey, at least it's step in the right direction.
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RedSparrows #10 3 years ago

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Tell me about it. Multiplayer on PT/CT was incredible. The tactics and variety involved were awesome.
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shotgun44 #11 3 years ago

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I heart counterstike!
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bad09 #12 3 years ago

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"Yep, also includes the original content "re-mixed" and HD'd up"

What??? I didn't know that! I want this even more now - if that is even possible!

/ goes off with 20 menthol Kools in his pocket to get a shine job on his eyes...
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ThePissartist #13 3 years ago

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I don't see the Pitch Black connection - surely he wanders about in the dark in Riddick?!

I'd like to see a Pitch Black mode that's survival against the aliens like in Left4Dead, that'd be great.
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noller #14 3 years ago

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I'd like to see a Pitch Black mode that's survival against the aliens like in Left4Dead, that'd be great.

Seconded. Pitch Black without these flying thingies is a bit pointless, imo.
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Nero85 #15 3 years ago

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What's "Athena him!"?
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