Looks like yet another publisher is jumping on the episodic game delivery train. Atari today announced that the upcoming Alone in the Dark (X360, PC) being created by Test Drive Unlimited developer Eden Studios will be using an episodic model. Unlike most currently announced episodic titles on the PC, which tend to run a few hours each in length, Alone in the Dark will adhere more closely to a television-like model, delivering 30-40 minute chunks of gameplay distributed over a season. The decision may have been partly influenced by Microsoft's desire to keep downloadable game content on the Xbox 360 in bite sized chunks. Each episode will include a video recap of the previous episode, and will be finished off with a video teaser of the following episode.
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