Scivelation

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Scivelation
Scivelation logo.png
Developer(s) Black Wing Foundation
Publisher(s) TopWare Interactive
Engine Unreal Engine 3
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Genre(s) Action-adventure, third-person shooter
Mode(s) Single-player

Scivelation (previously known as Salvation) is a third-person shooter video game being developed by Ukrainian developer Black Wing Foundation for Microsoft Windows, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

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Development

The game was initially known as Salvation and was being developed using the Source Engine for PC and Xbox 360. A teaser trailer of this version was released in 2008. [1] In October 2009, it was announced that a publisher has been found and the game was reintroduced as Scivelation, running on the Unreal Engine 3 and being developed for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. [2]

Later, it was cancelled, but development restarted in 2013 for the same platforms. In early 2014, the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were cancelled and replaced with the new PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions.[ citation needed ]

The game was originally planned to be released in 2016, however, this has been continuously delayed and as of 2024, publisher TopWare has yet to announce a release date. [3]

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References

  1. "GamingXP - feel the eXPerience - Scivelation - Kinoreifer Scivelation Teaser Trailer!". Archived from the original on 2 December 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  2. "Scivelation unveiled for PC and consoles". Eurogamer.net. 12 October 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  3. "Scivelation". TopWare Interactive AG. Retrieved 3 September 2023.