Hunted: Demon’s Forge to be published by Bethesda

By Johnny Cullen

Bethesda’s announced it’s to publish Hunted: Demon’s Forge.

The game is a next-gen co-op romp for Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 3, developed by Brian Fargo’s inXile Entertainment.

Fargo had a part with games such as Fallout, Baldur’s Gate, The Bard’s Tale and more.

“We are thrilled to be working with Bethesda Softworks on this upcoming release that takes us back to our roots,” he said.

“We believe gamers will be really excited about what these guys have in store for them,” said Vlatko Andonov, President of Bethesda.

It’s another addition in Bethesda’s belly, including Splash Damage’s Brink, Obsidian’s Fallout: New Vegas and id’s RAGE.

PR below.

BETHESDA SOFTWORKS TO PUBLISH
HUNTED: THE DEMON’S FORGE™

Next Gen Co-Op Dungeon Romp Being Developed by inXile Entertainment
for Xbox 360, PlayStation®3 and Games for Windows

March 15, 2010 (London, UK) – Bethesda Softworks®, a ZeniMax® Media company, today announced that it will publish Hunted: The Demon’s Forge™, a third-person co-op fantasy action game. Hunted is being developed at inXile Entertainment for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Games for Windows.

inXile Entertainment was founded in 2002 by industry veteran Brian Fargo. During his distinguished tenure in the video game business, Fargo has been behind some of the greatest fantasy game franchises of all time including The Bard’s Tale®, Baldur’s Gate®, and Fallout®. Hunted’s development is being overseen by Fargo while Michael “Maxx” Kaufman serves as the game’s Director. Previously, Kaufman served as Art Director on such titles as Kingpin™: Life of Crime™, Redneck Rampage™ and the award-winning Return to Castle Wolfenstein® at Gray Matter.

“We are thrilled to be working with Bethesda Softworks on this upcoming release that takes us back to our roots,” said Brian Fargo, Founder of inXile Entertainment. “Bethesda’s track record speaks for itself and the game we are developing for them is no exception.”

“inXile has an extremely talented team and we couldn’t be more pleased to have them working on one of our upcoming titles,” said Vlatko Andonov, President of Bethesda Softworks. “We believe gamers will be really excited about what these guys have in store for them.”

In addition to Hunted, Bethesda Softworks’ roster of upcoming games includes Fallout®: New Vegas™, the next chapter in the blockbuster Fallout franchise being developed at Obsidian Entertainment, Brink™, a ground breaking shooter being developed at Splash Damage and RAGE™, the new first-person shooter being developed by id Software.

For more information on Bethesda Softworks and Hunted, visit www.bethsoft.com.
To learn more about inXile Entertainment please visit www.inxile-entertainment.com.