I’m excited for “I Am Alive”, the upcoming survival game being made by Ubisoft Shanghai and being released as a download only title this coming March.
For those unfamiliar with the game, “I Am Alive” is a survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world. But unlike most post apocalyptic games, “I Am Alive” is focusing on the survival aspect and less on gun play. If “Mad Max is “Fallout 3” then “I Am Alive” is “The Road.”
In fact, I Am Alive is a story of survival, both in the game and outside of it. The original developer Darkworks announced the game back in 2008. As the months went by, however, “I Am Alive” continued to experience frequent delays. Eventually, Darkworks announced that it would no longer be working due to a “mutual decision” and that the studio had other obligations. Darkworks also announced that the game would be finished by Ubisoft Shanghai. Ubisoft announced that it planned to release “I Am Alive” between April 2010 and March 2011. The nearly year long release window came and went without any further news about the game. Many assumed the game was dead in the water. This fear escalated in May 2011, when Ubisoft cancelled a number of games that were currently in development.
Then, in June 2011, is was announced that “I Am Alive” was not one of the titles being cancelled. A rumor began to circle that the game could see a release in late 2011. On September 29, 2011, a new trailer for the game aired with a release date of “this winter” flashing at the end of the trailer. Again, “I Am Alive” missed its release date.
Recently, on January 23, in fact, the developers announced that the game would be available on March 7, 2012, giving the game a solid release date for the first time in its development.
So after much surviving of its own, “I Am Alive” is almost ready to let its players survive in its broken world.
If you are interested in information about “I Am Alive” and it’s game play, the video below is for you.
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