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Dead Island dev Techland's 'Project Hell' now Hellraid, out this year
Initially revealed back in August, Techland's Project Hell now has the official name of Hellraid. A first-person, co-operative hack-and-slash fantasy game, Hellraid started as an internal weapon mod for Dead Island, eventually snowballing into a full-fledged game for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3, due some time this year.Hellraid is built upon a melee combat system relying on timing and precision, with a parry mechanic tossed on top. There will be a single-player campaign, but Techland says the main focus is the four-player cooperative multiplayer component, where a Game Master (think: Left 4 Dead's AI director, or a D&D dungeon master) will govern loot and enemy spawns, plus pose different online challenges. Techland promises more information in the weeks to come.%Gallery-187080%
Dead Island studio unveils new game in development, 'Project Hell'
Techland today announced 'Project Hell', the codename for a new game the studio is developing. The developer launched a new blog for the project, revealing the game's prototype was borne out of an internally-created weapon mod for Dead Island.Although there isn't much yet to go on, it looks like Project Hell, as the name suggests, won't stray far from Dead Island's bloodied roots. The team's opening post says that they prefer "breaking through hordes of undead minions" over stuff with "unicorns and fairies." The post also notes the game will use some of Dead Island's technology.The announcement follows the news earlier this month that Dead Island shipped 4 million copies worldwide. Techland is also working on the next installment in that series, Riptide, which is reportedly set to debut at PAX Prime this weekend.
