Today Bethesda Softworks announced that it has teamed up with developer inXile Entertainment to publish a new “third-person co-op fantasy action game” for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Dubbed Hunted: The Demon’s Forge, the new game promises to be a throw-back to the dungeon crawler days of yore combined “with the intensity and action of a modern-day shooter.”

Players will be able to pick one of two characters: a sword-wielding warrior named Caddoc and a bow specialist Elara. While either of these characters are capable on their own, inXile has designed the game so that the two work best together, hence the co-op feature.

Players will be able to modify their characters via weapon upgrades and leveling up. Each character has their own unique skill tree, allowing the player more customization option.

For those of you who don’t know, inXile was founded in 2002 by Brian Fargo, of Interplay fame. Fargo has worked on titles including: Fallout, The Bard’s Tale, and Baldur’s Gate, so he knows his way around an RPG.

Personally I’m very excited for this game. Brian Fargo is one of my favorite people in the games industry and I trust him to delivered a quality product. Also, Hunted seems like a game that is easy to pick up and put down, meaning that my roommate and I will be able to sneak in a few minutes whenever out schedules line up.  Unfortunately Bethesda has yet to announce a release date.

What do you guys think? Will Hunted be the new fantasy Gears of War, or will it be a crappy arcady Diablo?

Source: Gamasurta.com