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THQ Nordic & KING Art

A new adventure from the famous, spine-chilling franchise will be released on November 28, 2017 on PC, PlayStation®4 and Xbox One

Vienna/Austria, Bremen/Germany: 16th August 2017 – THQ Nordic is thrilled to reveal its new project: Black Mirror, a Gothic horror adventure, due for release on 28th November 2017. The game will be developed by the Bremen studio KING Art Games, known for “The Book of Unwritten Tales”, “The Dwarves” and “The Raven”, and will be available on PC/Mac/Linux, PS4 and Xbox One.

Black Mirror - The Brand
The game name may already exist one way or another, and no, we’re not talking about the Netflix series. The first part of the creepy adventure series was released in 2004 as “The Black Mirror”, which produced two more spin-offs, “Black Mirror II” (2009) and “Black Mirror III” (2011).

But don’t worry, even players unfamiliar with the previous games in the series can also enjoy Black Mirror, because this reboot of the franchise tells a totally independent and new story. The major difference between the new and old Black Mirror, apart from the modern graphics of course, will be a new gameplay element: interaction with vision-like apparitions.

“One of the outstanding features of the Black Mirror game series is the unique atmosphere which was essentially created by KING Art in the original trilogy. We have developed a new interpretation that both retains the strengths of the original games and gives us more room to explore fresh possibilities in terms of gameplay so that players can experience the world of Black Mirror in a more direct and free way, and not “just” in classic point-and-click style.” – Martin Kreuch, Producer at THQ Nordic.

“Black Mirror is a series that is really close to my heart, and it was fantastic to be immersed in the Gothic horror genre again; the human psyche is a fascinating playground!” – Achim Heidelauf, Producer “Black Mirror” (2017), Director & Writer “Black Mirror II” (2009).

“Black Mirror II” (2009) was the first big adventure KING Art worked on, and it’s fantastic to be able to create the new world of the Gordons and Black Mirror. We will be emphasising the unsettling atmosphere and the meticulous detail that the fans of a Black Mirror title have come to expect.” Jan Theysen, Creative Director KING Art Games.

Gamescom 2017
A playable demo of Black Mirror will be ready for gamescom 2017 for both industry and public visitors to try out, and the THQ Nordic Stand (A011) is in the Entertainment Area in Hall 8

Announcement trailer

PC/X/PS4

I trust in KingArt to make a good game, but where is BoUT 3??? Needs a closure

Why do they use the name Black Mirror? Different protagonist, no relationship to the previous BM games. Why not choose a new title? It’s not like the name alone will draw millions of fans. Unless they are banking on the popularity of the TV show drawing in fans.

Headycakesofdoom - 16 August 2017 10:45 AM

Unless they are banking on the popularity of the TV show drawing in fans.

There was a TV show?

nomadsoul - 16 August 2017 09:05 AM

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“One of the outstanding features of the Black Mirror game series is the unique atmosphere which was essentially created by KING Art in the original trilogy. We have developed a new interpretation that both retains the strengths of the original games and gives us more room to explore fresh possibilities in terms of gameplay so that players can experience the world of Black Mirror in a more direct and free way, and not “just” in classic point-and-click style.” – Martin Kreuch, Producer at THQ Nordic.

Another Black Mirror game would be great but what are these supposedly “fresh possibilities in terms of gameplay”? .....in a “more direct and free way, and not “just” in classic point-and-click style.” ? I hope this is not going to be another ‘mullering’ of a game riding on the back of a previous franchise which won’t appeal to existing fans.

At least there will be a demo available!

KING Art was extensively involved in Black Mirror II (I believe before it was finished up by Cranberry, but don’t quote me on that part. For sure they helped write and design it, though.)

They say it in their announcement

https://kingart-games.com/article/21-black-mirror-announced

Over 10 years ago, Black Mirror 2 was the first major offline game we’ve designed.

crabapple - 16 August 2017 01:32 PM

Headycakesofdoom - 16 August 2017 10:45 AM

Unless they are banking on the popularity of the TV show drawing in fans.

There was a TV show?

I highly recommend checking out a couple of episodes if you like TV at all.  They’re all self-contained episodes so you can pick whichever ones you like to test.  Some of the best television I’ve ever watched and all on Netflix.

Maybe some on here will share their favourites if you’re interested.

chrissie - 16 August 2017 02:43 PM

Another Black Mirror game would be great but what are these supposedly “fresh possibilities in terms of gameplay”? .....in a “more direct and free way, and not “just” in classic point-and-click style.” ? I hope this is not going to be another ‘mullering’ of a game riding on the back of a previous franchise which won’t appeal to existing fans
At least there will be a demo available

Sorry Chrissie i have no clue , but wild guess is TTG or recent KingsQuest type approach
to appeal to wider audience
Yes Demo at gamescom so soon we will have answers

I too cannot fathom why use old brand for new audience , i mean BM wasnt a multi million seller like say Syberia?
In anycase Manor with cursed bloodline is great setup for dark thriller

Thanks for the reply nomadsoul but have you got any links to the info within your posts particularly about the planned gameplay please.