Sega Officially Announces Condemned

Earlier today SEGA Europe and SEGA of America announced Condemned, a first-person psychological suspense game developed exclusively for the next generation consoles and PC. In Condemned you play as Ethan Thomas, and FBI Agent, who’s duty is to track serial killers.

"SEGA expects Condemned to engage the game player with visceral, in-your-face, urban combat and an unparalleled level of unpredictability," stated Scott A. Steinberg, vice president of entertainment marketing, SEGA of America. "The atmospheric tension and cinematic qualities of Condemned offer consumers the rich experience of a psychological thriller; something that has not been accomplished on previous hardware platforms."

"New leaps in technology are allowing our teams to create immersive game environments that are incredibly realistic," Samantha Ryan, CEO of Monolith Productions. "Monolith’s goal with Condemned, is to combine a disturbing atmosphere with realistic physics, devious AI, and a sophisticated combat system."

"To become a leading independent game publisher, we must reinvigorate the SEGA brand by publishing great content that boosts revenue across all western territories," said Simon Jeffery, president and COO, SEGA of America. "Condemned represents an aggressive product acquisition strategy created to compliment SEGA IP with market-appropriate next-generation games."

Gaming publication Game Informer has commented: "Condemned has redefined the horror genre (March 2005)." Condemned is expected to ship winter of 2005 for the next generation of consoles and PC.