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"When you think of stealthy individuals, a few things come to mind: Snake, Sam, Garrett and, of course, vampires. Kalypso and developer RealmForge are really banking on that last one with their upcoming stealth title, Dark. The game \"puts players in the role of a vampire out to discover the secrets of the mysterious global GeoForge Corporation.\"Players will use their vampiric abilities &amp;ndash; such as the power to turn into smoke and vanish &amp;ndash; in order to take out enemies and generally be sneaky. Also aiding in the sneakiness: A hoodie. Dark is scheduled to arrive on PC and Xbox in early 2013 and, one way or another, it's going to suck.Because vampires, get it?%Gallery-155163%Show full PR text   DARK Comes Out of the Shadows - Kalypso Announces New Third-Person Multi-platform Game    Ridgewood, NJ, May 10, 2012- Kalypso Media is pleased to unveil DARK, an exciting third-person stealth-action game for the Xbox 360&amp;reg; video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and for Windows PC. DARK -- developed by RealmForge, creators of the award-winning Dungeons -- puts players in the role of a vampire out to discover the secrets of the mysterious global GeoForge Corporation. By making the most of powerful vampire skills, stealth and lethal combat abilities, players will engage and destroy their enemies, while moving silently through a stylized futuristic cityscape. The treacherous techno universe of DARK is rendered in gorgeous cel-shaded graphics with gameplay that tests the players' ability to master both stealth and combat. DARK is slated for a global release in early 2013.      DARK is a stealth action game with RPG elements that lets you slip into the role of the ultimate killer... a vampire. Stalk you enemies from the shadows then use powerful vampire abilities to attack and silently dispatch them! The exciting story of DARK immerses you in a world full of blood and darkness in which the hunter can become the hunted at any time. As you unravel the mystery behind the global conglomerate that seems omnipresent and all-powerful, continually improve your character by developing powerful skills to aid you in remaining unobserved, or make quick process of those unfortunate to take too keen an interest in you.    Features:  Stealth and action combine as players walk the world in darkness and silence, attacking their unsuspecting foes with supernatural fury  Use powerful vampire abilities and hard-hitting melee attacks to defeat dangerous enemies -- turn into a puff of smoke and disappear, or close with your foes in an instant!  Powerful and intelligently controlled AI enemies mix the fantastic with the real-world. Battle police and elite special forces along with ghouls and other vampires  Castles, museums, skyscrapers, nightclubs and more are rendered in stunning 3D cel-shaded graphics, beckoning the player to explore -- but beware, powerful enemies hide everywhere  RPG element mix with a compelling story &amp;ndash; players will build up their skills through successful evasion and combat, while advancing the story through conversations with NPCs  About The Kalypso Media Group    Founded in 2006 in Germany by industry veterans Simon Hellwig and Stefan Marcinek, Kalypso Media is a global, independent developer, marketer and publisher of interactive entertainment software with 120 employees world-wide.    Along with Headquarters in Worms, Germany, the company has offices in the United Kingdom and the United States. Kalypso Media also enjoys very strong global digital distribution through its Kalypso Media Digital Ltd. Subsidiary, and owns three development studios &amp;ndash; Realmforge Studios GmbH, Gaming Minds Studios GmbH and Noumena Studios GmbH &amp;ndash; and works with multiple leading independent developers.    Kalypso Media's titles include the critically acclaimed Tropico 4, Sins of a Solar Empire, Dungeons and Jagged Alliance: Back in Action. Upcoming multi-platform titles include The Dark Eye &amp;ndash; Demonicon, Omerta &amp;ndash; City of Gangsters and Port Royale 3, along with Legends of Pegasus for PC. Further information about Kalypso Media is available at http://www.kalypsomedia.com.    Windows, Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE are either trademarks or registered trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.    # # #"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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