Upswinging game publisher Atari announced Thursday that it will be publishing and distributing a new The Chronicles of Riddick first person shooter called “Dark Athene” coming out next spring for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Windows.

“Previously announced as a remake of hit title The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay with added content, Atari can today reveal that The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena contains a brand new full-length campaign,” the company said in a statement, saying the game would “include the original game re-imagined for a whole new audience,” in addition to the new campaign.

They’re also promising online multiplayer combat modes.

In The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena the player takes the role of Riddick, as played by Vin Diesel, using stealth and action to overcome the merciless crew of the predatory Merc-ship Dark Athena which awaits its prey in the dark reaches of space.  Cheating death through a series of spectacular battles and events, Riddick will fight for his life amid a storm of malevolence and horror.  The Chronicles of Riddick series of games takes the player deeper into the universe of Universal Pictures’ films The Chronicles of Riddick and cult classic Pitch Black, which first introduced Vin Diesel as enigmatic anti-hero Riddick.

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