The demo for Piranha Bytes's action-RPG Risen is now available. This is the one by the guys that make Gothic. It's coming out tomorrow on PC, but won't make it to the 360 until early 2010.

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Hot on the heels of yesterday's Risen developer diary, publisher Deep Silver has released a montage trailer filled with snippets from its various cinematic cutscenes.

Gothic creator Piranha Bytes' action RPG arrives for PC on October 2 following several months of stamping on bugs, though its Xbox 360 version is delayed until early 2010.

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With the the PC edition of Risen slated to arrive on October 2, publisher Deep Silver has released a rather video interview with key members of developer Piranha Bytes.

The latest action-RPG from the Gothic veterans, Risen is also due on Xbox 360 in 2010.

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Months after dating Piranha Bytes' action-RPG Risen for October 2, publisher Deep Silver today revealed that the Xbox 360 edition has been pushed back to early 2010. Despite the unexplained delay of the console iteration, the PC edition will still make the promised October 2 release, with Deep Silver noting that the latest from the Gothic veterans has "reached gold status" following months of bug testing.

The beginning of this new trailer for Risen--the upcoming RPG from Gothic developer Piranha Bytes--is a bit formulaic. But eventually the camera stops lackadaisically drifting from side to side long enough to focus in on some action, albeit briefly.

Risen arrives October 2 on PC and Xbox 360.

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Piranha Bytes, developer of the first three Gothic games, has announced that its RPG Risen will rise October 2 on PC and Xbox 360, with heavy testing now underway.

Described as a mature action-RPG, Risen is set in an open world on a tropical volcanic island, with multiple paths through the story and of course oodles of monsters to bash.

Piranha Bytes' entries in the Gothic series were often criticised as being buggy, but publisher Deep Silver points out that three quality assurance teams are already at work.

"We've been in beta for a few weeks now," said Deep Silver marketing VP Cathy Tische, "and are focusing on stamping out the remaining bugs and optimizing gameplay."

Piranha Bytes, developer of the first three Gothic games, has released the first in-game footage from its next title, Risen. The trailer, viewable below, walks you through some of the gmae's environments and is apparently meant to set the mood for the action-RPG.

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Risen is due out on PC and Xbox 360 later this year, with publisher Deep Silver telling TeamXbox that a playable demo will arrive as that time draws closer. And since the above clip is lacking in action, we've placed the initial CG teaser below... Read more

Risen, the next game from Piranha Bytes, will hit Xbox 360 in addition to the PC, reports TeamXbox. Alongside the news, the first in-game screenshots were released.

Much like Piranha Byte's previous work on the first three Gothic games--the recent Gothic 3 expansion and eventual Gothic 4 are being handled by different developers--Risen is described as a mature action-RPG. Set on a medieval Mediterranean island, the game will pack four chapters and "full world streaming."

Formerly known as Project RPB, Risen is slated to arrive at some point in 2009.

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