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Amy release date announced

Flashback creator's survival horror out next week.

Amy, a survival horror title supervised by Flashback creator Paul Cuisset, launches on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade on 11th January, developer Lexis Numérique has announced.

It'll set you back £7.99/€9.99/800 Microsoft Points.

Set in a post-apocalyptic America where a virus outbreak has transformed the human race into flesh-hungry feral beasts, the story follows a woman attempting to survive the carnage with the help of the titular eight year old who's blessed with a set of mysterious powers.

See below for some new character art and a gameplay trailer.