Broken Sword 4 officially announced

In an announcement sure to thrill the many Broken Sword fans, THQ and Revolution Software revealed today that a fourth game in the highly acclaimed series is scheduled for release on PC in summer 2006.

Although originally designed as a trilogy, the latest installment is the result of an "overwhelming" demand for more adventures in the Broken Sword series. About the decision to revive the series, Revolution's Managing Director Charles Cecil said, "We were delighted to relent and are very pleased to be working with THQ again to enthrall fans and carry on innovating in the adventure genre."

Details of the new title are thin, but according to the official press release, the new game "sees unwitting hero George Stobbart fall in love with a mysterious and beautiful woman; a woman whose sudden disappearance draws him into a desperate search for a nefarious artifact of great and terrible power. Unfortunately for George, it looks like the world needs saving one more time."