Video game publisher Atari announced today that it has struck a deal with best-selling novelist and screenwriter Lorenzo Carcaterra to write the script for the company’s forthcoming apolocyptic game title Alone in the Dark.
Alone in the Dark is a long-standing, zombie-filled, occult-themed title inspired by the work of horror master H.P Lovecraft; the original Alone in the Dark video game was developed by Infogrames in 1992 and spawned several sequels. In the new version, players will take on the role of private detective Edward Carnby as he tries to unravel a world-changing secret behind New York’s Central Park—and survive the story’s single horrifying night. The title has bee percolating for a while under the tentative names Alone in the Dark 5 and Alone in the Dark: Near Death Investigation, and was originally announced at the Tokyo Game show in 2005. The new edition of the game is being developed by Eden Games for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Windows platforms.
