The newly revamped Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena is expected to release in spring 2009. Check out a hi-res version of the first screenshot by clicking the image above.
Chronicles of Riddick picked up by Atari, now has brand new campaign
by Richard Mitchell 
on Oct 30th 2008 11:45AM
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The newly revamped Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena is expected to release in spring 2009. Check out a hi-res version of the first screenshot by clicking the image above.
Reader Comments (16)
Posted: Oct 30th 2008 12:24PM jjj754 said
So... maybe it's the influenza infecting my body, but I'm confused. Is this the remake plus a new campaign, or a new campaign altogether?
Posted: Oct 30th 2008 1:46PM (Unverified) said
Yes, it still includes the remake of the original campaign. Now it just has an additional campaign as well.
I clarified the text a bit.
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I clarified the text a bit.
Posted: Oct 30th 2008 3:19PM AnthonyGalindo said
I'm glad to hear that. When I heard it was being remade for the 360 I sold my original Xbox copy. I got a little worried when there hadn't been any news about it in a while.
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Posted: Oct 30th 2008 1:12PM (Unverified) said
Ha ha, i though that was a shot from the film, i hope it turns out to be good, sadly i never got the chance to play the original
Posted: Oct 30th 2008 1:27PM mac4687 said
The original was one of the best games to come out on the original Xbox IMO. Graphics were good. Gameplay was great. Only thing missing was multiplayer support, which the remake has. I'm excited for this.
Posted: Oct 30th 2008 1:33PM (Unverified) said
YEAH!! I loved the movie and I thought it was very underrated.
Sadly I never got the chance to play the game on the old xbox :(
Sadly I never got the chance to play the game on the old xbox :(
Posted: Oct 30th 2008 1:45PM (Unverified) said
the original on xbox is one of the best games ever developed for it, it pushed the little 700 mhz CPU/geforce to the max, so much so that it couldn't be virtualized in BC mode for the xbo 360 hence why it was never added.
For a xbox 1 game it looks amazing very similar to first gen launch xbox 360 games (looks over at king kong and cod2)
any with a old xbox and $20 should pick it up you love the game.
For a xbox 1 game it looks amazing very similar to first gen launch xbox 360 games (looks over at king kong and cod2)
any with a old xbox and $20 should pick it up you love the game.
Posted: Oct 30th 2008 1:46PM Fermie Prime said
The game on the old XBOX was awesome. It combined stealth, FPS, a cool story, cool cinemas - it had everything. The graphics were cutting edge - some of the best on any last-generation platform. I still remember most of the game and story to this very day. When you can remember playing through a game for many years after, that says something. I'm looking forward to the next installment of the franchise.
Posted: Oct 30th 2008 2:12PM (Unverified) said
WHAT A RELIEF!!!! I had begun to think it was cancelled. Great news!
Posted: Oct 30th 2008 2:25PM clogger said
The first game was one of the best xbox games made. It has to be one of the top 10 least appreciated games of all-time.
Good move Atari!
Good move Atari!
Posted: Oct 30th 2008 2:50PM ClarkParker said
I am very happy to hear this was not cancelled... Things got prety quiet for a while there.
I only hope this succeeds and sparks enough interest to continue the Riddick series, I may not be the biggest Vin Diesel fan but I have nothing but love for Richard B. Riddick.
I only hope this succeeds and sparks enough interest to continue the Riddick series, I may not be the biggest Vin Diesel fan but I have nothing but love for Richard B. Riddick.
Posted: Oct 30th 2008 3:09PM (Unverified) said
I always wanted to play the original but never had chance. Yay!
Posted: Oct 30th 2008 3:49PM Mazrael said
Ugh.. Atari.. why haven't they shut up shop yet..? Couldn't they get anybody else to publish it?
Posted: Oct 30th 2008 5:05PM LuckyEMS said
this is gonna be sweet
Posted: Oct 31st 2008 6:32AM (Unverified) said
This is good news. I'll definitely be giving it a bash, after hearing so many positives about the original
Posted: Dec 2nd 2008 2:57PM (Unverified) said
One of the best games on the xbox. I beat the game 4 times on the xbox, and 2 times on the PC. Graphics are truly amazing even when compared to most xbox 360 tiles.
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