Sleepers Scribe Signed For Alone In The Dark News

Atari has today confirmed that Sleepers and Gangster writer Lorenzo Carcaterra has been signed to develop the script behind Eden Games' upcoming reboot of the Alone in the Dark series.

The game, which has been pencilled in for release on Xbox 360, PlayStation3, and PC later in 2007, follows the story of Edward Carnaby as he races to uncover the horrors behind New York City's iconic Central Park. The last of Atari's internal studios, Eden Games aims to literally breakdown the walls of the survival horror genre, which has typically been enclosed in labyrinths of corridors, creating a TV series-like structure of defined episodes, cliff-hangers, and narrative twists.

"Carcaterra delivers riveting stories filled with graphic narrative that have earned him international acclaim," said David Nadal, Studio Head, Eden Games. "Gripping, compelling storylines are the basis of what differentiates a good game from a blockbuster. With Alone in the Dark, Carcaterra has crafted a meticulously engaging storyline that will grab the player from the start and send them on a journey through Central Park they will never forget."

"Alone in the Dark was a challenge which allowed me to bring a realistic feel to an apocalyptic situation facing New York City and really dig into the Central Park conspiracy idea," said Lorenzo Carcaterra. "It also allowed me to write for hard-edged characters, some good, some bad, all forced to confront a force whose power they could never imagine. The story never stalls, always moves in overdrive and the characters zoom right along at warp speed, stopping long enough along the way to say a few lines that keep driving the plot forward. The end result is, I hope, a roller-coaster of a thrill ride that should be tons of fun to play."