Today Valve and Ritual Entertainment have announced that SiN Episode 1 will be headed for the retail market this May. Thanks to the established publishing partnership with EA for retail distribution SiN will see the European, North American, Australian and New Zealand markets.

For those wondering Emergence is only the first of the series powered by Valve's Source engine. The game is currently slated as PC only, players will take control of Colonel John R. Blade through never before seen weapons, environments and characters in the SiN universe. The retail on the game is slated at $19.95

*Update: Steam is currently pre-loading SiN Episode 1: Emergence starting today, users with a valid Steam account can sign in right now and start loading, those who pre-purchase can save 10% off the $19.95 price and recieve instant access to the original SiN Game.