More Chronicles Of Riddick!

A few years ago there was a major, uncalled for, Vin Diesel backlash. Summer 2004 saw a big re-release of Pitch Black on DVD, the animated sequel Dark Fury, and The Chronicles Of Riddick as a major movie event. It bombed. It was awesome and fun to watch, but it bombed. Since then Diesel hasn’t had the same success, suffering through a family comedy, but gaining acclaim in the indie film Find Me Guilty.

By extension, the absolutely SUPERB game The Chronicles Of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay wasn’t as successful as it could’ve been. Xbox and PC owners who played the game can attest its one of the best single player first person games of the last generation, matching incredible visuals and great acting with innovative and intense gameplay.

This week on Game Head, Sierra announced they’re bringing back Butcher Bay for an Xbox 360 and PS3 release and packing in 40% more story, redoing the already amazing graphics, and calling it “Assault on Dark Athena” Starbreeze and Tigon are back on board for development and Vin Diesel will return as Riddick. Considering how many people overlooked this game based on its connection to the movie or because it was exclusive to Xbox (and still not available on backward compatibility), now is an excellent time to get in to Riddick.

In the absence of an actual new trailer, heres the Xbox original.