Another Impossible Preview

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, savoured in 90. But to check it out early, I only had one.


October 1, 2009

There Are Those Who Watch The Risen Launch Trailer

“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?


August 11, 2009
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RPG Banned In Australia, Sex And Drugs To Blame?

Kotaku AU

The new role-playing game from Gothic developer Piranha Bytes has been refused classification in Australia.


July 29, 2009

Risen Trailer Flaunts Symphonic Gothic Metal

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.


July 3, 2009
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Risen Rises In October

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.


June 9, 2009

Risen Screens Rise To The Fore

Piranha Bytes’ 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.


May 6, 2009

The People Of Risen

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


April 21, 2009

Risen Sets The Mood

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


March 14, 2009

Freshly Picked Risen Screens

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.


August 7, 2008
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Gothic Team Reveals Risen – More Revealing To Come

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.

″Piranha Bytes have already proven their enormous talent for creating both enthralling and profound role-playing worlds. With Risen, the team presents a new exciting scenario providing a great variety of adventures, which will keep players glued in front of their monitors.″ says Dr. Klemens Kundratitz, Managing Director of Koch Media.

Right now the official site for the game features everyone’s favourite suspense generator the countdown clock, ticking off the seconds until the game’s really revealing reveal at the Games Convention in Leipzig. We’ll let you know how that turns out.