Rise of the Argonauts Announced

[GameBanshee News]

Codemasters issued a press release earlier today announcing development of a new "gladiatorial" action RPG entitled Rise of the Argonauts.

Codemasters announces Rise of the Argonauts™, an epic action-RPG for 2008

Codemasters added a further property to its 2008 portfolio today with the announcement that Rise of the Argonauts™, an epic scale action-RPG, is now in development at Liquid Entertainment for leading console platforms and PC.

Rise of the Argonauts will immerse gamers in a gladiatorial adventure, set in wondrously imagined vision of ancient Greece. With deep exploration and epic quests, players will live a life of brutal combat as they lead a team of iconic warriors - including Jason, Hercules and Atalanta - through a world ruled by mythological gods.

“Rise of the Argonauts is a further key property in our 2008 portfolio,” says Barry Jafrato, Codemasters Senior VP of Brand. “Codemasters’ investment in developing new I.P.s, which will sit alongside the new extensions of our existing brands, reinforces our ongoing commitment to bring original and thrilling new gaming experiences to market.”

[Xandax]

Codemasters - bah. They scrapped Dragon Empires

[Siberys]

What is with the sudden rise in games, movies, and just general interest in Greek/Norse Mythology. Titan Quest the game, the movie 300, Rise of the Argonauts, the new Spartan Strategy Based video game coming out soon, Pathfinder: Legend of the Ghost Warrior and all this crap.

I'm fine with greek mythology and it being put into games and stuff, but this is getting ridiculous.

[Gilliatt]

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Originally Posted by Siberys What is with the sudden rise in games, movies, and just general interest in Greek/Norse Mythology. Titan Quest the game, the movie 300, Rise of the Argonauts, the new Spartan Strategy Based video game coming out soon, Pathfinder: Legend of the Ghost Warrior and all this crap. I'm fine with greek mythology and it being put into games and stuff, but this is getting ridiculous.

It probably has something to do with the success of the movie Troy.

[DesR85]

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Originally Posted by Gilliatt It probably has something to do with the success of the movie Troy.

I suspect that too. This reminds me of a similar situation like how the success of Saving Private Ryan spawned a wave of World War 2-themed games like the Medal of Honour series and the Call of Duty series to name a few.