2K Games officially announces Serious Sam II, the sequel to Croteam's
fast-and-furious first-person shooter, set for release on the PC and Xbox this
fall:
New York, NY – April 20, 2005 – 2K Games, a publishing label of
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), today announced Serious Sam
II, the much-anticipated return of Sam “Serious” Stone to PC and the Xbox® video
game system from Microsoft.
“Gamers have been anxiously anticipating a full sequel ever since Serious Sam:
The Second Encounter was released back in 2002,” said Christoph Hartmann, Senior
Vice President of Publishing for 2K Games. “The frantic action and lighthearted
humor of Serious Sam really struck a chord with gamers worldwide, and with a
brand new engine and greatly expanded gameplay, we think fans will agree that
the return of Sam has been well worth the wait.”
“Our second generation Serious Engine allows us to create characters with over
100 times more detail than the last game,” added Roman Ribaric, CEO of Croteam
Ltd, developers of Serious Sam II. “This has allowed us to create huge, lush
environments and even crazier enemies than before, without having to scale back
the gameplay in any way. Gamers can rest assured that with the capabilities of
our new engine, we’re not only going to match the record we set with the first
Serious Sam for the most enemies on screen at one time, we’re going to surpass
it.”
Serious Sam II will be released for PC and Xbox in fall 2005, and will be
showcased at 2K Games’ booth at this year’s E3 Expo. Look for the first details
on the game in the June issue of Computer Games Magazine, featuring Serious Sam
II as the cover story, on newsstands in early May.