Ubisoft to declare 'I Am Alive' in Spring 2009

by Ludwig Kietzmann { Jul 15th 2008 at 7:00PM }

Ubisoft has officially announced I Am Alive, a new adventure that forces players to "think, react and take risks that will directly affect themselves and those around them" as they navigate a Chicago "left in ruins." The game is currently targeted for release on "current generation video game consoles" during Spring 2009. Not much else is known about the title, though earlier reports suggested that Assassin's Creed producer, Jade Raymond, would be taking the reins of this disaster game.

We'll let you know as soon as we learn more. Update: Teaser trailer after the break.

Gallery: I Am Alive

Tags: BreakingNews, Disaster, E3-2008, I-Am-Alive, Ubisoft

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Usagimaru @ Jul 15th 2008 7:05PM

Please be I Am Legend: The Game. Hopefully without Will Smith or any other person associated with the new movie.

Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Jul 15th 2008 7:09PM

dude what? Will Smith is awesome. You show some respect to the man who manages to save earth every July 4th.

WELCOME TA EARF!!!!

arrrgh @ Jul 15th 2008 7:16PM

hahahhaha gold

todd @ Jul 15th 2008 7:23PM

If anyone has read the book the movie destroyed it. The book was way better.

juju187 @ Jul 15th 2008 7:30PM

i rather wait for fallout than any thing that she devil jade touches....
touches...
touches...
touches...

ReverseFall @ Jul 15th 2008 7:10PM

So it comes out in November '09.
Cool!

mr mobius @ Jul 15th 2008 7:06PM

Is that image meant to remind me of Cloverfield in a daylight setting?

F1 & The Way PC used to be. @ Jul 15th 2008 7:28PM

You know with this image and the Resistance 2 monster I'm beginning to think there's a connection.

Hidden marketing for Cloverfield 2 anyone?

Red Leader @ Jul 15th 2008 7:08PM

I think remember reading something about this in an EGM a few weeks ago. It sounds really cool.

NukeAssault @ Jul 15th 2008 7:08PM

Saw the trailer for this a little while ago. Looked kinda cool.
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/36319.html

BananaBoat @ Jul 15th 2008 7:11PM

BUY JADE'S GAME!!!

You heard it here first folks (yes I went there).

It's hard to get excited about yet another post-apocalyptic game, that isn't coming out for a year. Still though, Ubisoft doesn't make too many flops, so it's definitely cautious optimism as far as this one goes.

BananaBoat @ Jul 15th 2008 7:13PM

I'm definitely cautiously optimistic rather*

Still hammered from the Sony press conference drinking game.

boxmyth @ Jul 15th 2008 7:15PM

This doesn't look post-apocalyptic in the same way Gears does. Based on that one (awesome) image, it looks more like modern day-gone-wrong.
Either way, I'm intrigued.

BigD145 @ Jul 15th 2008 7:17PM

So, what? Did the US store a few too many old nuclear weapons in a place they shouldn't have? It's not as if there's much tectonic activity in the center of the North American continent.

pasht @ Jul 15th 2008 11:14PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Madrid_Fault_Zone

todd @ Jul 15th 2008 7:22PM

Cool, I guess... so far off wait till winter 09 to tell us more ha

Nick the Hero of Canton @ Jul 15th 2008 7:29PM

The trailer made me thirsty.

Robot Kitten Face @ Jul 15th 2008 8:25PM

Just don't ask Adam for any water. That guy's a prick!

BigD145 @ Jul 15th 2008 8:40PM

That's what Eve said.

Autopsy15 @ Jul 16th 2008 12:39AM

I like how quickly his former friends and co-workers (I assume) were willing to kill him over a bottle of water. And then how quickly he was willing to throw away said water to dispatch them. Why didn't he just give it to them instead of killing them? They could have shared it and then Adam wouldn't be minus a water bottle and a few friends.

Ah, who am I kidding! That was badass! Did you see the way that glass broke?! And their faces! Aw man that was cool!

Parsnipzilla @ Jul 15th 2008 7:31PM

Let me guess, he's gonna climb the standing tower to reach his girlfriend in the fallen over one.....

Cloverfield ALL over again....

And the name sounds like a Will Smith Portal Game.
This was a TRYUMF!

J @ Jul 15th 2008 7:37PM

that's actually how u pronounce triumph...

tom @ Jul 15th 2008 7:40PM

is there a reason that all the new games that come out that are based in chicago are about a city that is left in ruins or is disintigrating or whatever. First Resistance 2 now this.
Why aren't the new york based games about a city in ruins or whatever!!
I like chicago.

dustandechoes91 @ Jul 15th 2008 7:48PM

A game in chicago?

Maybe if they do it well i wont have to learn my way around.

Autopsy15 @ Jul 16th 2008 12:42AM

Well, if you were to take reference from the game. You'd probably be wondering why their aren't huge cracks in the ground and collapsed skyscrapers and homicidal people that only want some water.

Obie @ Jul 15th 2008 8:00PM

What the hell does it matter if Jade Raymond is working on the game? Let the finished game speak for itself!

I hate how Ubi loves to exploit women.

TrojanGuy @ Jul 15th 2008 8:21PM

Cool trailer.

Fred @ Jul 15th 2008 8:25PM

I will buy this game for the simple fact that I live in Chicago. I know that's kinda weak, but I have been dying for a game to be set in Chicago.

KrisnWo420 @ Jul 15th 2008 10:21PM

Same here. lol

Chicago Mafia @ Jul 15th 2008 11:08PM

That damaged building is leaning on NBC Tower! Glad to see they are using some real buildings in Chicago instead of making up their own version of Chicago.

Nathan @ Jul 15th 2008 9:06PM

Can anyone say 'Disaster Report' or 'Raw Danger'? Granted, those were way lower budget, and a smaller price tag, but in my opinion, they were descent games. I am excited for I Am Alive, just hope it doesn't resemble the previous mentioned games too much.