Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena will hit in Spring 2009

Riddick, the six-foot-tall Furyan with glowing eyes, will be placed in gamers’ collective hands once again come Spring 2009, thanks to Atari. The publisher announced this week (October 30, 2008) that it will be handling publishing duties for Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena.

Currently in development at Starbreeze Studios and Tigon Studios, Assault on Dark Athena had previously been pegged as a remake of Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay with some bonus content thrown in for good measure. However, Atari has now confirmed that, while this is still true, the game will also include a brand new full-length campaign as well.

As if that weren’t enough, the all-new campaign and high-definition re-imaging of the original campaign will be bolstered by online multiplayer — a feature entirely absent from the original game.

Ian Stevens, head of game production at Tigon Studios, explained in a recent press release that he and his team will be releasing additional information about the multiplayer and other new features in the coming months.

The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena will be available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC when it launches in Spring 2009.

Read [Forbes]