Publisher Nordic Games announces ELEX, a new action/RPG coming to PC and consoles in winter 2016/2017 from Piranha Bytes, developer of the Gothic and Risen series, calling this "by far the most ambitious project for Piranha Bytes and Nordic Games to date." The title is an acronym for eclectic, lavish, exhilarating, xenial, with that last one a Scrabble word that seems a little incongruous with their "post-apocalyptic science fantasy" theme, as such settings are not usually big on hospitality. A minimal ELEX website is now online, and here's what they are revealing at the moment:

Nordic Games teams up with veteran studio Piranha Bytes to work on their first collaborative and new project: ELEX. This eclectic, lavish, exhilarating, xenial open-world RPG is scheduled to release in Winter 2016/2017 on PC and current gen console platforms. This is by far the most ambitious project for Piranha Bytes and Nordic Games to date.

“To say we are excited to see this new project unfold in the hands of Piranha Bytes is an understatement. ELEX is going to be edgy, dark, uncompromising, complex, and we love it already,“ comments Reinhard Pollice Business & Product Development Director at Nordic Games. “We will be premiering a vertical slice build at Gamescom 2015, more info will be released in due time.”

“Apart from being enthusiastic about the cooperation with Nordic Games, it is great to know, that we will have ample creative freedom with ELEX, which is a very important factor for us” said Björn Pankratz, Game Director at Piranha Bytes. "We can't wait to show you a completely new game experience with a fresh setting, new assets and plenty of possibilities."