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A Fantasy RPG Sails into Pirate-Infested Waters with Risen 2

Owen Good — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 22:00:00 EDT

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Deep Silver has a game forthcoming that features islands, water, and people in pirate costumes, and it ain't Dead Island. No, it is Risen 2: Dark Waters, the sequel to a game that was a fantasy RPG. More »

Another Impossible Preview

Stephen Totilo — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:40:35 EST

The people who showed me the upcoming Xbox 360 port of role-playing game Risen this week told me their game could be sped through in 30 hours, savored in 90. But to check it out early, I only had one. More »

There Are Those Who Watch The Risen Launch Trailer

Mike Fahey — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:00:00 EDT

"Humanity is dying." Well that can't be good. Someone should probably do something about that. Perhaps the protagonist of Risen is up to the task? More »

New Risen Trailer — We Swear Famous People Are In This Game

AJ Glasser — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

You'd think if a developer shelled out to have Andy Serkis and John Rhys-Davies in their voice cast that they'd make use of the heavy-hitters in their trailer. More »

Gimli And Gollum Voice Risen

Mike Fahey — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:20:00 EDT

It's a Lord of the Rings reunion on the PC and Xbox 360, as Andy Serkis and John Rhys Davies join the voice cast of Piranha Byte's next big role-playing game, Risen. More »

Risen Banned In Australia, "Sexual Activity And Drug Use" Cited

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:00:00 EDT

Third person role-playing-game Risen from German developer Piranha Bytes has been refused classification in Australia. More »

Risen Trailer Flaunts Symphonic Gothic Metal

Mike Fahey — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:00:00 EDT

This new trailer for Piranha Bytes' RPG Risen features music by Nightwish, "the most successful symphonic/gothic metal band world-wide." I'm not sure what that means. More »

Risen Rises In October

Mike Fahey — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:40:00 EDT

Piranha Bytes' latest RPG for the Xbox 360 and PC is gearing up for an October release, with three separate quality assurance teams assuring Risen's quality as we speak. More »

Risen Screens Rise To The Fore

Mike Fahey — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:20:00 EDT

Piranha Byte's latest roleplaying game might not have made it to E3 this year, but that doesn't mean Risen can't join the asset explosion with a slew of new screenshots. More »

The People Of Risen

Mike Fahey — Tue, 05 May 2009 13:00:00 EDT

The latest trailer for Piranha Bytes latest role-playing adventure takes a look at the people and places of Risen. More »

Risen Sets The Mood

Mike Fahey — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:40:00 EDT

Gothic developer Piranha Bytes grants us a look at the environments and atmosphere to be found in their next big role-playing title, Risen. More »

Freshly Picked Risen Screens

Mike Fahey — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EDT

The team behind the Gothic series have picked a winning batch of screenshots to represent their upcoming PC and Xbox 360 role-playing game, Risen. More »

Deep Silver At Games Convention 2008

Mike Fahey — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:40:00 EDT

Publisher Deep Silver is teaming up partners GSC Game World, Ascaron Entertainment, and Game Life to form a rather impressive presence at the Games Convention 2008 next week. On the more hardcore side of things we'll see a definite slant towards PC gaming, with the adventure game Secret Files 2 - Puritas Cordis, Piranha Bytes new RPG Risen, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, and X3: Terran Conflict, along with the Sacred 2: Fallen Angel for the PC, PS3, and 360 and their Wii survival horror game Curs3ed Mountain. More »

Gothic Team Reveals Risen - More Revealing To Come

Mike Fahey — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:20:00 EDT

A violent storm leaves you shipwrecked on a mysterious volcanic island, filled with ancient temple ruins and swarming with bizarre creatures. What do you do? This is the question asked by developer Piranha Bytes in their upcoming RPG project, Risen. Formerly known only as Project RPB, the team has just announced the new name along with the back story I've already given you and the requisite quote from publishing partner Koch Media. More »