NEWS - Wednesday, November 15, 2000
Hail to the King
Sidhe Interactive, a New Zealand game developer has in the works a new third person action adventure game called The Druid King. The game will have large immersive environments, advanced surfacing effects, engaging gameplay, and a unique battle system. With those key aspects into play, they will help unfold the epic struggle that the Roman Emperor (Julius Caesar) and the King of Gaul (Vercingetorix) had between each other.Sidhe Interactives Technical Director,Tyrone McAuley, had this to say.
"We are very excited about working with both the PlayStation 2 and Xbox." "Having recently completed a PlayStation project, the team have taken extremely well to the new, more powerful technology."
Sidhe is currently working with Octagon Entertainment an US based game agent in hopes to find a publishing partner for their upcoming project. Executive Producer at Sidhe, Mario Wynands, made this comment about Octagon.
"We are very pleased to have gained access to such a powerful license through Octagon." "This is a major boost for our company and we look forward to developing a great game based on the property."
The Druid King is due out in first quarter of 2002. If you would like to see some screen shots click here!
Source: http://www.sidhe.co.nz/