The Club Multi-Format Agenda News

Having revealed their intentions to "refresh the mechanics of 3rd person action shooters just as they have shaken up the racing genre", subsequent details on Bizarre Creations The Club have been kept on a strict need-to-know basis. Nine months after the game's announcement, SEGA and Bizarre Creations are sticking to their guns, refusing to elaborate on further inconsequential details, such as... what format(s) the game will appear on and when.

The Club could become a major franchise if the studio achieves what it has set out to accomplish and carry over the quality of the PGR series - not to mention a significant exclusive for either Microsoft or Sony in the increasingly . A strong ally of Microsoft in recent years, Bizarre Creations remain, nevertheless, fiercely independent and SEGA firmly committed to multi-format development, going so far as ensuring a conversion of Virtua Fighter 5 appears on the Xbox 360 (albeit after the PS3).

During a recent 'Studio Update' featured on the developer's website, Bizarre Creations assured fans that the veil of secrecy surrounding The Club will shortly be lifted; whilst an official list that has recently caught our eye, suggests that PlayStation3, Xbox 360 and PC gamers will enjoy the action later this year.

We're waiting for official confirmation, although given the importance SEGA puts on multi-format development these days, The Club appearing on all three formats is hardly a revelation or headline breaking news; the only question mark is why it has taken so long to officially confirm the details.