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I noticed the other day that the Frictional Games website was updatedlast month to announce a sequel to Penumbra: Overture, Penumbra: Black Plague:

Paradox Interactiveannounced today that the company has secured thepublishing rights to Penumbra: Black Plague. The highly anticipated finalchapter in the Penumbra story will thrust players into a creepy environment ofhorror, as they are challenged in this unique action adventure experience.

“Penumbra: Overture has been referred to as the scariest adventure game toappear in years, and with Penumbra: Black Plague, the developers have managedto push the boundaries of horror even further, said Fredrik Wester, ExecutiveVice President of Paradox Interactive”. “Their unique and innovative approachto gaming adventures made Penumbra a fan and media favorite and we areconvinced that Penumbra: Black Plague will have an even bigger impact on thegaming community”.

“Penumbra: Black Plague is horrific, life-like, interactive and unique andwe are thrilled to be working with Paradox Interactive to introduce this gameto a worldwide audience, said Jens Nilsson, Co-Founder Frictional Games”.”We’ve worked with Paradox in the past and their support for our vision andideas has made it possible for us to keep on developing games that we believein.”

Penumbra: Black Plague is scheduled for release during Q1, 2008.

Penumbra: Overture was released for Linux earlier this year; ademo isavailable, and you can order the full retail version online for $19.99 US.

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