Velvet Assassin

[JoeHetherington]

Personally, I'm looking forward to playing this game but I haven't seen anyone really talk about it.

It looks good because unlike other stealth shooters you don't just lurk in the dark there are loads of ways of getting that kill without being spotted.

Get this month's OXM, there's a whole 2 pages on it

[MetalHead1115]

Any trailers on YouTube for it?

[Punk]

uh any info on it?...

[Duffman]

YouTube - New - Velvet Assassin FPS (Alpha Trailer) - 03.03.08

Cockpit, Austin, TX – February 29, 2008 – Today developer Replay Studios, along with publisher Gamecock Media Group, have announced the official name change for 'Velvet Assassin', their upcoming stealth-action title formerly known as 'Sabotage'. The new title creates a perfect marriage between the story of real life hero Violette Szabo and the clandestine art of sabotage she championed. From the incredibly innovative art style, storyline, and combat gameplay, Velvet Assassin is poised to revolutionize the stealth-action genre later this year.

"Rather than a trite, overused, and generic working title like 'Sabotage,' 'Velvet Assassin' captures the heart of what we're trying to accomplish," said Sascha Jungnickel, Creative Director at Replay Studios. "From the start we've wanted a game with a strong female lead that stays true to the history of Violette Szabo while pulling players into a world of dark intrigue."

Inspired by the true story of British Agent Violette Szabo, players will take on the role of Violette Summer. Behind enemy lines in Nazi occupied Europe, Violette risks her life fighting to fell the Third Reich with anything she can get her hands on, including enemy soldiers. With no support or official backing from the British Government, Violette puts everything on the line to defeat the German war machine – one mission at a time. Velvet Assassin combines lush, surreal visuals, a ground-breaking stealth combat system and one of the most unique perspectives ever brought to gaming. Velvet Assassin is planned to release in Fall 2008 on PC and next-generation consoles.

"Most of the time a name change happens because it's not 'catchy' enough or because the marketing team didn't like it," said Tim Hesse, Executive Producer at Gamecock Media Group. "I have to say, the Replay crew have outdone themselves by making Violette into one of the best looking stealth-killers ever. This game has come so far since last year that Sabotage just didn't do the game justice – 'Velvet Assassin' sums up every aspect that makes this game great."

Replay Studios will be on hand with Velvet Assassin at Gamecock's EIEIO 2008 in Austin, Texas on March 6th. For more information, please visit: Gamecock Media Group

To view or download the latest Velvet Assassin footage, visit PRESS ONLY: PLEASE DO NOT LINK TO THIS SITE.

About Replay Studios Replay Studios is an independent computer and video game developer located in Hamburg, Germany. Founded in 2002, Replay Studios is dedicated to creating original and intuitive high-end games for next-generation consoles and PC. Fully playing off its strength in the fields of creativity, innovation, and game design, the philosophy of Replay Studios is to work in a medium-size, highly experienced core team. The big challenge of creating next-generation games imposed by massive content creation and ever growing technical complexity is faced by a successful collaboration with various outsourcing providers and the use of proven middleware in any of Replay's games. For more, please visit Replay Studios.

About Gamecock Media Group Based in Austin, Texas, Gamecock Media Group offers a welcome solution to the bloated and originality-starved video game industry. A well-funded, independent, artist-driven company, Gamecock favors the most innovative and original video game developers in the industry. Publishing games for all platforms, Gamecock offers its developers a high degree of participation, freedom and financial incentives, allowing them to perform and create to their utmost ability. For more, please visit Gamecock Media Group.

[Papo]

Whats the general expectation of this game? Due to be released this fall, we are now starting to recieve information and in-game screenshots to give us an idea of what to expect.

I managed to find some screenshots here:

velvet assassin forums [d ot] c-o~m
(I had to break up the link as I have less than 10 posts. )
(On the homepage there is a link to the screenshots

Thoughts?

[BLACK*RIDER]

The game looks alright in that youtube clip.

Here is some pics from ign
IGN: Velvet Assassin Screenshots (X360) Full Size 2394091

[BOBBY343]

eh doesnt look that great to me, not on my list of games i want.