The Crossing (video game)

Infobox VG
title = The Crossing


developer = Arkane Studios
publisher = Valve Corporation
engine = Source
released = TBA 2008
genre = First-person shooter
modes = Single-player/Multiplayer ("Crossplayer")
platforms = Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360
media = DVD, Steam download
input = Keyboard and mouse, Gamepad

"The Crossing" is an upcoming first-person shooter video game, under development at Arkane Studios with assistance from Valve Corporation, fusing single and multi-player gameplay.

The game incorporates the idea of parallel universes, and is set across two vastly different renditions of modern day Paris. In one, which shares many aesthetic similarities to our own, Paris has descended into anarchy following the collapse of government. In the other, the timeline diverged in 1307; where instead of being disbanded, the Knights Templar seize control of the French crown. The story will take the player across both universes.

Gameplay

"The Crossing" attempts to fuse single player and multiplayer gaming, allowing external players to take the place of enemies in the single player campaign. To the players in multiplayer mode, they may be trying to avoid a more powerful character or must assassinate him (the single player). The game also includes a team-based multiplayer mode called skirmish, which too, is incorporated into the single player campaign, where the main player might try to avoid the skirmish.

References

*cite journal|author = Shawn Elliott| title = The Crossing| journal = | issue = 3| pages = 64–70| date = February 2007| accessdate = 2007-01-15

External links

: [http://www.arkane-studios.com/en/the-crossing.php Official Website]

;Media: [http://gamevideos.com/video/id/8142 World Premier Video] : [http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3156558 1UP Article] : [http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/8615 New Gameplay Footage] : [http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/8605 1UP Preview]