True Riddick sequel "couple of years out"

By Johnny Minkley Published 17 December, 2008

Dark Athena is "episodic expansion".

Vin Diesel's Tigon Studios has said it sees upcoming Riddick title Assault on Dark Athena as an "episodic expansion", revealing that work on a true sequel to the 2004 Xbox classic is already underway.

Speaking to Eurogamer TV at the recent Atari Live event in London, Tigon head of production Ian Stevens said: "We've really tried to maintain that core experience [of the original] and embellish it for Assault on Dark Athena, which we see very much as an episodic expansion of Escape From Butcher Bay.

"We're not calling it a sequel; we've got a sequel in mind that's a couple of years out if you guys want it, and you like this and you tell us you want more."

Assault on Dark Athena is a new standalone adventure, and will release alongside an enhanced port of the Xbox original in the same package. Dark Athena, co-developed by Tigon and Swedish studio Starbreeze, clearly impressed at the Atari event, but Stevens insisted there were greater things to come.

"[The full sequel] is ambitious and that is definitely going to follow the precedent that we set with the first," he added. "But for now we've got a new story that we want to tell and a little bit of a single-player expansion on that original game."

The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena is coming to PS3 and 360 next spring. You can see more on the game, and everything else on show at Atari Live, in the latest episode of The Eurogamer TV Show.

Alternatively, you can check out our Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena preview from the same event.

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  • Troopa3k #1 3 years ago

    I asked this in the preview comments thread, but never got an answer, so I'll chuck it here (and closer to the top!):

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    Can anyone confirm, is this going to be based on the Xbox version or the PC version (and I'm talking content-wise here, not technically)? The PC version was released as a "Director's Cut" and featured extra content - to quote from Wiki:

    "[the Windows] version also featured upgraded visuals, as well as an additional level with the player piloting a Riot Guard mechanized suit, along with three extra cigarette packs for the player to collect, making a total of 62 packs in the Windows version."

    I played this originally on the PC and thought it was amazing game. At Uni both myself and my housemate bought it at the same time and literally sat there for 2 days straight and played it through to completion on our own PC's! And I remember the mech stuff being particularly fun as well. Literally cannot wait for this to be released as I love the Riddick universe anyway, and the first game was fantastic, so the thought of this having more content is pretty cool.
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    Also, a true sequel as well? \o/

    /runs off squealing with joy.....

    EDIT: Better layout. Oh, and FIRST! (my first first as well!)
    Edited by 1 at 17/12/08 @ 15:42

  • space_ace #2 3 years ago

    if you guys want it

    yes plz

  • kangarootoo #3 3 years ago

    CoR was easily one of the best games on the XBox, both in terms of technical ability and just in terms of straight off good quality gameplay (stupid monster maze not withstanding). Totally looking forward to the (not a) sequel.

  • Doctor_What #4 3 years ago

    This was one of the two games that I wanted an Xbox for, back in the day. When I got a 360 I was gutted that this and Oddworld Stranger's Wrath weren't backwards compatible!

    Consequently, I'm really looking forward to this game. Roll on the release! (And please do a decent job of the PS3 version - free online play is so much nicer!)

  • agparrot #5 3 years ago

    So the upcoming title, Dark Athena, also contains an optimised version of the original game?!

    Fan.Tas.Tic

    Especially for those heathens among us what ain't played it yet.

  • bushwod #6 3 years ago

    I loved CoRAoBB (although it makes a horrible abbreviation) but I'm not sure I'd pay full whack for what the developers are calling an expansion.

    Might have to wait for a preowned unless it size justifies it's cost.

  • Kazzahdrane #7 3 years ago

    @Troopa3k:

    The guys from Starbeeze were on one of the recent 1up podcasts and confirmed that the new version contains all the content from the PC Director's Cut of the original game. They also said the visuals would be significantly improved over the PC version.

    Not usually one to double-dip, but since this game was so damn good the first time around and the "expansion" part has ended up about the same size as the original campaign I may well pick this up for 360 next year!

  • skillian #8 3 years ago

    Love their honest approach to games-making and games-promoting. Seems like a great studio that Vin Diesel has set up there, who would have thought it?

  • oceanmotion #9 3 years ago

    Looks awesome in the Eurogamer TV show.

  • creepylizard #10 3 years ago

    now, how about a sequel to Oddworld : Strangers Wrath? As good as Riddick, I thought...

  • TriggerHippie #11 3 years ago

    Can't wait for this. I fired up Butcher Bay the other day and its still great.

  • Pasco #12 3 years ago

    I liked Riddick. It had ambition and delivered a solid game with excellent technology and some excellent moments while everybody was talking about Doom 3.

    Darkness also looked good but had annoying loading times, no pacing, laggy controls, bad framerate and tentacles that got stuck everytime you killed someone and had to move around his body.

    So I guess I'd prefer new Riddick games

  • TravisTouchdown #13 3 years ago

    I'll wager that no one dare post on this comment thread which classic British franchise these boys are in the process of reigniting.

    You have 24 hours.

  • creepylizard #14 3 years ago

    @TravisTouchdown
    The Prisoner?
    this may just be hope speaking..

  • TravisTouchdown #15 3 years ago

    Creepy L, I dig y'boy. But it's an old gaming franchise I'm talking about, possibly sadly.

  • ExplodingClown #16 3 years ago

    Yes please! Especially as there's no way another movie will get made after 'Chronicles' did less than stellar business. Just dump the pretentious stuff about prophecies etc and get back to Riddick being an antihero bastard!

  • creepylizard #17 3 years ago

    @TouchdownTravis
    It couldn't be one of those Ultimate games at all? you know, Sabrewulf, attic Attack, Underworlde? god I loved those games...
    Edited by 1 at 17/12/08 @ 22:28

  • Orange #18 3 years ago

    Riddick was a superb game.

  • crizzy #19 3 years ago

    Riddick who? This is from too long ago. Why do they expect me to buy an expansion of a game I played when I was in, like, larval stage?

  • Eraysor #20 3 years ago

    I'd be more than happy just to play a beefed up 360 version with spiffier graphics, it looked great when the original came out anyway.