Vin Diesel Getting the Gang Back Together for New Chronicles of Riddick Game

Vin Diesel Getting the Gang Back Together for New Chronicles of Riddick Game

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Lee Bradley

Tigon Studios is working on a new Chronicles of Riddick game, according to deep-voiced muscle man Vin Diesel.

The baddie baldie actor told Screencrush last week that he had got the old Escape From Butcher Bay team back together for a third game in the surprisingly good series.

"My diehard gamers want Tigon to deliver the third chapter in the Riddick game," growled Diesel. "And we just, over the past couple of months, just this year, reassembled that team from Starbreeze that brought Escape from Butcher Bay, to create the third game."

It’s not the first time Vin Diesel has discussed Riddick’s return to video games. Back in July, the Dungeons & Dragons playing nerd hard man said, "For all the game lovers out there, we're reassembling the team that made Escape From Butcher Bay. 

“So we got our guys in Sweden that were part of Starbreeze and we're pulling them back together to make the next Riddick game that we're really excited about."

As for gameplay details, Vin Diesel did share some info, adding "There's this huge concept which is more of a MMO game that would be centered around people being able to play mercs and it's basically the merc trade. There's a very cool game concept behind that."

Originally released on PC and the first Xbox back in 2004, and subsequently enhanced and expanded with Assault on Dark Athena for current-gen systems in 2009, Escape from Butcher Bay is the nuts.

Look hard enough and you could probably find it in a bargain bin somewhere for pennies. If you haven’t played it already, it’s highly recommended.

[via OXM]

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  • Yea no multilayer this time.
  • @1 an mmo without multiplayer? Mmm doubtful
  • Awesome! I loved both Riddick games. So excited for a 3rd game. I was just thinking last week we need a new Riddick game. I can't wait. Way to excited.
  • Butcher Bay is one of the most underrated games of all time, and one of the greatest first-person shooters ever. Assault on Dark Athena was good, but nothing special. Even so, a third game in this series developed by most of the original team is still an extremely exciting prospect.
  • @1 & 2 ... MMO it's in the title... Massively MULTIPLAYER Online... There 100% will be multiplayer if it is.
  • @1 & 2 ... MMO it's in the title... Massively MULTIPLAYER Online... There 100% will be multiplayer if it is.
  • @5 thanks for repeating what I said
  • Ok but better multipleyer this time.
  • i really enjoyed it on the 1st xbox never got the 360 game but a mmo sounds kind of weird
  • Loved Escape from Butcher Bay, should go on GoD. That'd be one game I'd pay a few bucks for.
  • There was a first chronicles of Riddick game? have to research this...
  • Yeah the campaigns of the first two games were great, one of the more enjoyable collection of games I've played, and it would be pretty cheap now. The multiplayer however, that was a chore. I don't know how the MMO aspect would be, I'd much rather have more of the same with the Riddick series, but we'll see how it progresses. Whatever happens, this is good news.
  • Same team that made Escape From Butcher Bay? Count me in.
  • Escape From Butcher Bay and Assault On Dark Athena were amazing... except for the multiplayer bits.. it neeeeeeeeeeeeeeds to remain single player grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!! >_
  • @#4 Don't see how it is underrated. won shit ton of awards and got amazing reviews when it came out on PC... Another game a la Butcher Bay would be awesome. Maybe make it more open world, but ave mechanics from original=)
  • Vin Diesel once made a go-kart that ran on the hopes and dreams of orphans... It goes fast.
  • Butcher's bay was awesome. Doom 3 and Butchers bay were 2 of my favorite games on the original XBOX.
  • Butcher's Bay was so awesome. 2004, Everybody was talking about Halo 2, I was all about Butcher's Bay, it should have been Game of The Year.Cant wait for a new game.
  • @15 - It did fuck all business on the old Xbox. I have it, but never finished it due to buying more games... Was really good though.
  • escape from butcher bay was arguably the best game on the original xbox imo, and one of my all-time favourites - looking forward to another one
  • Assault on Dark Athena was a fantastic game, though the multiplayer wasn't what it should have been. Butcher Bay is still easily my favorite stealth game of all time and one of my top 5 from the last generation. Hopefully Vin get them to do this game right.
  • "Who's your daddy"? (a soldier starts dancing).. BAM!!!"..Riddick!" Best videogame scene ever (from Assault on Dark Athena - Back to Dark Athena Chapter)
  • I hope it isn't an MMO :-/ I feel that would be horrible. I'd like another game just like the previous. Fucking amazing game, finally I got to play as the badass. I'd like to see videogame adaptations of the movies themselves, including the animated one. Would be rahter cool I think.
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