It's been known for a little while now that THQ is looking to either sell off or shut down Rise of Nations developer Big Huge Games. Now Kotaku has apparently scored some early screenshots and a trailer for one of the developer's projects; an epic fantasy RPG titled Ascendant.

The screenshots just show the game's levels and enviroments but the trailer does show combat and gameplay from Acendant The trailer footage, even in this early stage of development, clearly shows that the game has a very colorful art style and action-packed gameplay. Kotaku reports through unnamed sources that several studios are interested in buying Big Huge Games. However it remains to be seen if Ascendant will continue to be made after any such purchase.