D3PUBLISHER
OF AMERICA
ANNOUNCES
COMPANION
COMIC BOOK
FOR ITS
HIGHLY
ANTICIPATED
THIRD PERSON
ACTION VIDEO
GAME DARK
SECTOR™
Comic To
Feature The
Talents of
Fan
Favorites
Bill
Sienkiewicz
And David
Wohl
LOS ANGELES
– July 26,
2007 –
D3Publisher
of America,
Inc. (D3PA),
a publisher
and
developer of
interactive
entertainment
software,
today
announced
that it will
partner with
Top Cow
Productions
to produce a
companion
comic book
for Dark
Sector, its
upcoming
third person
action video
game
developed by
Digital
Extremes.
Incorporating
the
heart-pounding
intensity of
the game,
the Dark
Sector comic
book will
provide
backstory to
the world of
the upcoming
video game.
The Dark
Sector comic
book will
feature
cover and
interior art
from
acclaimed
comic book
creator and
artist Bill
Sienkiewicz,
famous for
his work on
Elektra:
Assassin and
New Mutants,
and the
story line
will be
penned by
esteemed
writer,
David Wohl,
known for
work on
Witchblade
and The
Darkness.
Developed by
acclaimed
developer
Digital
Extremes,
co-creators
behind the
award-winning
Epic Games’
Unreal
franchise,
Dark Sector
is an
all-new and
original
action-thriller
designed
exclusively
for
next-generation
consoles.
The game
thrusts
players into
the role of
Hayden Tenno,
an elite
black-ops
agent sent
on a
dangerous
mission into
a decaying
Eastern
European
city that
hides a
deadly Cold
War secret.
Attacked by
an unknown
enemy, he
awakens to
find part of
his body
altered by
an infection
that has
granted him
inhuman
abilities;
he must
learn to
evolve along
with his
powers, to
survive and
to become a
hero. A
dark, gritty
experience
packed with
fast action,
incredible
superpowers
and an
engaging
story; Dark
Sector is
anticipated
for release
in Q1 2008
for the
PLAYSTATION®3
computer
entertainment
system and
the Xbox
360™ video
game and
entertainment
system from
Microsoft.