The Pit: Dog Eat Dog! After predominantly focusing on the PC market LMG have as promised made their first steps into multi platform in 2010 with the announcement of The Pit: Dog Eat Dog, a Freedom Factory Studios development.LMG have acquired PAL rights for the multi platform game and anticipation is growing within the LMG team and other global publishers for the expected uptake of the game. The title is due to be released on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC early 2011.
Jason Codd from LMG on the signing of the title and his expectation:
“ We are delighted to be working with Freedom Factory Studios on this project, they have show from the start of our discussions that they are very talented and dedicated team and we are looking forward to bringing “The Pit: Dog Eat Dog” to PAL territories on multi formats. We have said from the day we joined forces with Lace International that we would look at acquiring multi format, next generation projects and we have done that. There is a lot more to come from us as a group, but this is a great product to get our teeth into”.
Carlos Mateos, Sales Director at Freedom Factory Studios:
“We are very happy with the joint venture with LMG and are positive that this is the start of a long term working relationship. Within the current climate in the gaming industry it is very important to continue to generate great concepts and revolutionary titles – something that freedom factory is focused on. LMG have seen the potential in our title –“The Pit” and we totally trust their work and focus to make “The Pit” a very successful game in 2011!”
About the game:
“Several years after the last world conflict, which almost erased all the traces of humanity, civilization has collapsed, and a cruel and brutal society in which only the fittest survive has emerged. In this inhuman world, in which each region of the earth is ruled by a different clan, ancient traditions and rituals have risen. Now, a clan’s glory is measured by only one thing: his giant combat domes and the strength of his warriors.
In the fashion of the Roman Empire, there are combat arenas all around the world, called Pits. In there, slaves, gold-thirsty soldiers of fortune, ruthless mercenaries and professional fighters searching for the glory in battle fight until they win or die”.
“The Pit” is a third person Hack n Slash game with an original new generation approach to gaming. The game is set in a post-apocalyptic era and is heavily focused towards arena fighting which takes place in a classic death trapped roman gladiator setting.
The player incarnates a fighter who risks their life in gladiatorial games, battling against merciless blood-thirsty adversaries, using skills trees and combat tactics the gamer must defend their honour and fight to the death. Aided by the vast collection of post apocalyptic weapons (modified butcher knives, sledgehammers or chainsaws), long range weapons (crossbows, nail guns) or fire guns (semiautomatic pistols, shotguns).
The next generation visuals propel the gamer into character and set the scene for never seen before gladiator combat within a world where there are no rules – survival is for the fittest and the characters own stamina and fatigue is yet another element hindering their survival.
“The Pit” has high replay ability with the inclusion of multi characters, skills, weapons, and tactics and of course game modes. The Multiplayer mode within the game allows up to 2-4 gamers to compete against each other both on and offline.