Brutal Legend Announced

21 Apr 2008 at 18:33:40 by Paul Younger

Rock seems to be capturing the imagination of devs right now (quite right too, no techno-crap at the IncGamers offices), what with the awesome Guitar Hero and Rock Band due in the not too distant future. Metal-heads can now look forward to another rock based title, Brütal Legend from Tim Schafer and his team Double Fine Productions.

So what's it about? The game follows Eddie Riggs, a roadie of a "virtuous metal band" who gets pulled back in time to the Age of Meal and "learn his true purpose". Eddie is offered the wealth and knowledge of an ancient kingdom in exchange for assembling a legion of his own design, the roadie commands a barbaric mob of demons, dragsters, amp stacks, leather and chrome.

“Holy crap!” exclaimed Schafer, “I have been dreaming about this day for fifteen years. And now it is finally here. We’ve gathered small clues over the years about the Age of Metal, in songs, t-shirts, and album covers. But now we have uncovered the metal mother lode, the full legend of what actually happened in that loud and heavy era, and we are the lucky ones who get to tell the tale.”

“Our existence as humans will forever be reconceived,” said Martin Tremblay, president, Worldwide Studios for Sierra Entertainment. “Definitive answers to the discovery of dry ice, invention of the wheel, Jurassic era, religious convention and many other testaments and myths are going to be revealed to the world.”

The game is due for release on the Xbox 360 and PS3 and will be rocking onto the systems at some point next year. An official website is also live and kicking with various Brutal Legend media and rock inspired goodies to sink your teeth into.

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