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Atari recently sent word that Alone in the Dark for the Xbox 360, Wii, PC, and Playstation 2 platforms will be released on June 24th in North America, June 20th in Europe, and July 3rd for Australia. The Playstation 3 didn't receive a precise release date, it was noted that it is expected to come out in the Fall of 2008.

Back before Infrogames merged into Atari, they released the first Alone in the Dark on the PC in 1992. It was one of the first 3D survival horror games, which amassed a large fanbase for later sequels and other games in the genre such as the Silent Hill series. In this Alone in the Dark set in Manhattan, you once again play as the paranormal investigator Edward Carnby as you fight through almost everything to uncover a hidden truth about Central Park that has long been protected.

New technology as allowed the player to control Edward Carnby with "real world rules", where basically anything that you can do in the real world, you can do in the game, according to Atari. An example from a recent video would be the use of weapons, you can get creative thanks to this feature. Simply make a hole in a bottle with fuel in it, put tape on it, and throw it at an enemy. It will stick with help from the tape, and now you have a gasoline trail just begging for you to light it. The combinations of weapons you can make out of household products or objects you find lying around is almost endless!