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You wanted Madworld’s Jack Cayman in HD, right?

by: Jeremy -
More On: Anarchy Reigns
*UPDATED with pics (below) and official press release (next page)... thanks Dan!

Well, Platinum Games has heard your call and will be bringing Jack Cayman to both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 later this year. He isn’t coming in the form of a Madworld conversion, Jack will be featured in an all new, online multiplayer action game called Anarchy Reigns.

Anarchy Reigns has been described as a massively-multiplayer melee fighting action” game. Players will take part in massive brawls through both a story / campaign mode and in a persistent online world. Sega will, once again, be stepping to the plate to publish Platinum’s offering. The title was revealed in the latest issue of Japan’s Famitsu game magazine which was translated and reported online by Andriasang.

SEGA AND PLATINUMGAMES REVEAL ANARCHY REIGNS

PlatinumGames Presents a Multiplayer Brawler Set in a World Where Anarchy is King.

LONDON AND SAN FRANCISCO - (January 27th, 2011) – SEGA® Europe Ltd. and SEGA® of America, Inc. today reveal details on upcoming third-person multiplayer brawler, ANARCHY REIGNS™, the much anticipated next title from critically acclaimed developer PlatinumGames. ANARCHY REIGNS will be available in Autumn 2011 on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.

With ANARCHY REIGNS, PlatinumGames will be using their hallmark creativity and technical excellence to challenge the boundaries of the conventional brawler genre by allowing multiple players to get involved in heavy-hitting action simultaneously. ANARCHY REIGNS incorporates a diverse range of multiplayer modes to provide players with different challenges, including Tag Team battles and Battle Royal, where players can challenge others in a full-on fight for victory.

“SEGA are delighted to continue our collaboration with PlatinumGames, one of the most creative and critically acclaimed developers in the world,” said Gary Knight, Senior Vice President of Marketing of SEGA West. “ANARCHY REIGNS is set to offer gamers a fresh multiplayer experience with the quality and innovation PlatinumGames are renowned for.”

ANARCHY REIGNS will be available in Autumn 2011 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.