Two new bits of downloadable content for Starbreeze's The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena were today released for the Xbox 360 version of the shooter.

Currently only available to Xbox Live Gold members, Commentary Mode is a free download said to add four and a half hours of developer commentary to the single-player Escape from Butcher Bay campaign.

Meanwhile, the Premium MP Pack delivers five multiplayer maps--"Munity" (Butcher Bay Riot), "Sneerock" (Deathmatch), "Tracker Star" (Capture the Flag), "Viper Run" (Butcher Bay Riot) and "The Tangle" (Pitch Black)--at the price of 800 MS Points ($10).

No word yet if these add-ons will be coming to the PC and PlayStation 3 editions, though the PlayStation 3's online PlayStation Store should receive its weekly update shortly.

Atari has released a patch for The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena on PC, fixing a crashing bug, one multiplayer issue, and a case of too much blahblah.

The patch is now available over on FileShack, and here are your patch notes:

• Multiplayer - User is unable to join an online session hosted by a patched game or a game with downloaded content and message "Blahblah" is displayed.
• Multiplayer - User is unable to join an online session if the port is not forwarded to 30000. This causes the message "session no longer exists" to be displayed.
• Assault on Dark Athena - Game crashes on throwing the guards body into the rotating fan.

Reports that the PC version of The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena can only be installed three times have sparked another round of outcry from the extremely vocal PC community, though publisher Atari says these reports aren't entirely accurate.

The PC version of Starbreeze's stealthy first-person shooter does indeed have a three-machine install limit, Atari told Shacknews in a statment, but customers can acquire more activations, assuming "it's a legitimate request," by calling the Atari hotline.

"We implement this protection in an effort to avoid early piracy," explained Atari. "The [initial] activation code lets you install the game on up to 3 machines, with an unlimited number of installs on each assuming that you don't change any major... Read more

Starbreeze's remake/expansion of its original Riddick shooter went gold today. The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena is expected in stores by April 7 on PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.

To mark the day, the company put out a few more images from the game--as if the recent trailer blast wasn't enough.

Not familiar with The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena? You will be by the end of this trailer deluge, consisting of two "high-octane" videos narrated by the Diesel himself.

Dark Athena, a remake and expansion of the original action title Escape from Butcher Bay, arrives April 7 on PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.

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The developers at Starbreeze put together this lengthy diary of production on The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, explaining the genesis of the project and how it came to be a much larger piece of work than originally planned.

The game--which includes a new campaign in addition to the remastered Escape from Butcher Bay--arrives April 7 on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. A demo is now available on Xbox Live, with PC and PlayStation 3 demos set to arrive soon.

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A downloadable demo for The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena is now available to those Xbox 360 owners with Xbox Live Gold accounts. Per usual, it's expected that those without an Xbox Live Gold account will get access after a few days.

The 639MB demo samples the single-player "Athena Main Decks" level. Given that name, the demo is probably culled from the new Assault on Dark Athena campaign, not the remade Escape from Butcher Bay campaign also contained in the game.

Developed by Starbreeze, the full version of the gritty first-person shooter hits PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on April 7. A PlayStation 3 demo is slated to arrive at some point in March. A PC demo is on the way too, but it has no firm release estimate.

Ramping up the media presence of The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena in advance of its North American release on April 7, publisher Atari has issued some new gameplay footage from Starbreeze's upcoming PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 shooter.

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To commemorate the fact that Starbreeze's The Chronciles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena has an actual release date now--April 7 on PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360--publisher Atari has issued a few new screenshots from the first-person shooter.

A downloadable demo of the game is slated to hit PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in March, with Blue's News reporting that a PC demo is eventually coming as well.

Starbreeze Studios' atmospheric shooter The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (PC, PS3, X360) will ship to North American retailers on April 7, publisher Atari has announced. The European release will follow a few weeks later, on April 24.

Furthermore, downloadable PlayStaion 3 and Xbox 360 demos will arrive in March.

An enhanced remake of Starbreeze's 2004 PC and Xbox shooter The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, Dark Athena sports redone graphics, an entirely new single-player campaign in addition to the original, and several multiplayer modes.

A new trailer for Starbreeze's The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena has emerged from publisher Atari, apparently setting up the game's new campaign.

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An enhanced remake of The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, which hit PC and Xbox way back in 2004, Dark Athena will deliver an entirely new campaign and multiplayer modes for the shooter when it arrives on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 this spring.

What at first seems like a new, but very standard trailer for Starbreeze's Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena instead turns into a satisfying gameplay showcase in the latter minute.

Assault on Dark Athena will include an enhanced version of Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (PC, Xbox), along with an entirely new campaign and fresh gameplay mechanics. The game is set for release on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 this spring.

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Atari sends along new screenshots from The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (PC, PS3, X360), applying gamma correction on a few of them so we can actually see what is going on. Featuring the original campaign from 2004's The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, as well as 11 hours of new content and multiplayer support, the stealth-action game from Starbreeze Studios is scheduled for a spring release.

Atari sends along a "Desperation" trailer for The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, Starbreeze's next-gen update of the 2004 action game The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay.

The trailer shows brief flashes of cinematic and gameplay footage from the game, which will be released for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 this spring featuring plenty of new content and features.

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Atari has issued four more screenshots from The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, Starbreeze's high-definition update to The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay.

Featuring a new 10-hour campaign and multiplayer support, as well as the content from the 2004 game, Assault on Dark Athena arrives on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 next spring.

"They say hope begins in the dark," explains protagonist Richard B. Riddick, voiced and modeled after Riddick film star Vin Diesel. "In the end, everybody bleeds the same."

Packing a new 10-hour sequel along with a remake of the original The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay and a multiplayer mode, Starbreeze's The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena arrives on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 in spring 2009.

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While we've known for a while that Starbreeze's The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena would be an enhanced remake of the previous Riddick game with new content, it turns out that the new content amounts to a 10-hour single-player sequel.

The new campaign packs "new game mechanics, full-game production values ... the works," according to Joystiq, with Big Download clarifying that the campaign is a "direct sequel" to the original and is immediately accessible upon booting the game.

The scope of the new campaign stems from the first-person shooter's recent publisher-related delay. After the game was dropped by ex-publisher Sierra, Atari picked the game up, a move that allowed for more than nine months of additional work.

Along with the new campaign, Athena will include a new multiplayer mode and an enhanced version of Starbreeze's 2004 release The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (PC, Xbox). Expect Dark Athena to hit PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 in spring 2009.

As part of today's Atari Live press event, Atari has released a few new screenshots from Starbreeze's updated shooter The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena. A remake of The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, Dark Athena packs an extra campaign, multiplayer modes and enhanced visuals over the 2004 PC and Xbox original. It's slated to arrive in PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 form next spring.

Atari announced it has nabbed the publishing rights to The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, after Activision Blizzard dropped the Starbreeze Studios game following the Vivendi Games merger.

Originally announced as a remake of 2004's critically acclaimed The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, Assault on Dark Athena will include an additional full-length campaign as well as online multiplayer support.

The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena had been announced as a PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360 project, but Atari today confirmed a PC version will be released as well.

Assault on Dark Athena will ship next spring.