Avalanche Reveals New Project, AionGuard

Avalanche, the Swedish-based studio behind Just Cause , has revealed the new project they've been working on for two years: AionGaurd, an open-world fantasy game for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. According to Edge, AionGuard is centered on an army of elite warriors, who are tasked with capturing lands from mythical creatures. They compare the game's look to the Lord of the Rings , but also note that it's not an RPG in the sense of, say, Oblivion . Instead, according to narrative director Odd Ahlgren, it's an action game "like God Of War , but it's a lot more open and you have lots more choice in how to tackle these situations. We're not making an RPG, this isn't about going to the woods and grinding." AionGuard will evidently allow players to fly dragons, and Ahlgren further describes the warriors as a mix of "WWI dogfighter pilots, Samurai, and medieval knights. But instead of swords and aeroplanes they wield magic." (link)