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Rise of the Argonauts takes players through an adventure inspired by Jason and the Golden Fleece, a tale from Greek and Roman mythology. In this game, the princess Alceme is assassinated during the wedding ceremony to Jason, king of Iolcus. Jason, distraught with the injustice of her death, decides to seek out a way to bring her back to life, which ultimately puts him on the path to the Golden Fleece. Four gods (Ares, Apollo, Hermes and Athena) take an interest in Jason's quest and aid him with special weapons and abilities. Additionally, Jason will fight alongside his crew, the Argonauts, comprised of famous heroes like Hercules, Atalanta and Achilles. Together, the heroes embark on a journey that goes deeper than just returning a bride from the dead.

Codemasters is sneaking out Rise of the Argonauts in much of Europe today and in the US next week but the UK, for some reason, has had their release date for the action-RPG in the vague "early 2009" mark for some time. Today Codemasters finally revealed that the Liquid Entertainment-developed game will be coming out on February 6, 2009.

Codemasters has also issued some new screenshots from the title which will be the last we will post up here until the game's release next week in the States. Let's hope that the game's Dec. 16 release date is not indicitive of a project that was rushed to make a holiday time period.

As Gomer Pyle might say at this point, "Surprise, surprise, surprise". Last time we got an update on the release date for Rise of the Argonauts, it was supposed to be out by early 2009, at least according to an official press release sent out by its publisher Codemasters. Well, as it turned out even the publisher seems to be confused as to the action-RPG's release date.

This week Codemasters's official forum site for the game has revealed that the title will be out next week (specifically Dec. 16) in the US. Australia and most of Europe will actually get the Liquid Entertainment-created game a few days earlier on Dec. 12. The UK, however, will still have to wait until early 2009 for their Rise of the Argonauts' shipment. We hope Codemasters has their stories straight now.

Two new video for Rise of the Argonauts released, highlighting some of the main aspects of the game. One (featured above) involves dedicating deeds to honor different gods to gain favor and special abilities. The other walks players through the leveling process to develop their characters.

Download HD Rise of the Argonauts "Honour the Gods" Trailer (79 MB)
Download HD Rise of the Argonauts "Leveling Up" Trailer (137 MB)
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The last time we checked in with the release date for Rise of the Argonauts, the official word from publisher Codemasters was that it would be out "before Christmas". Well, in just a few weeks that has changed and it now looks like 2008 will have go without the release of the action-RPG from developer Liquid Entertainment.

In a new press release Codemasters has now finally admitted that the game is due for release sometime in early 2009, which makes the already pretty sparse December time frame for new games even more bleak. Codemasters had previously pushed back another fall 2008 game, Damnation, to a new early 2009 release. Codemasters did release some new screenshots from the game this morning which we have reproduced here.

Looks like folks who want to try out a free sample of Rise of the Argonauts will have to wait a looooong time. According to Eurogamer, the upcoming Greek-Roman mythology based action-RPG will forgo releasing a demo because according to the game's publisher Codemasters "...chopping the sprawling story into pieces for the sake of a 10 or 15 minute sampler would apparently not do the game justice."

The game from developer Liguid Entertainment will also apparently not be released this month as planned. Some online retailers in the US currently have the game coming out in January 2009 but according to Eurogamer's info Codemasters still plans to release Rise of the Argonauts "before Christmas".

Developers of the Rise of the Argonauts, an upcoming RPG based in Greek/Roman mythology, take us through a tour of Kythra. The inhabitants here are petrified in stone, and that only means that the dreaded Medusa lurks somewhere nearby. The video also discusses the game's decision making process, since players won't have to kill Medusa to defeat her. Decisions will impact how the story plays out.

Download HD Rise of the Argonauts Kythra Video (154 MB)

This fall season is packed with game titles (as per usual) and it seems Codemasters' big fall/holiday release is going to be Rise of the Argonauts, the action-RPG from developer Liquid Entertainment that's a retelling of the classic Greek myth of Jason and the Argonauts.

This morning Codemasters has provided new screenshots of the game, showing off more of the battles that people will be experiencing as Jason himself. You'll fight alongside other Greek myth characters (including Hercules who looks nothing like Kevin Sorbo) and deal with a ton of creatures while upgrading weapons and abilites. At the moment there is no specific release date beyond fall 2008 for the game.

The mythological satyr known as Pan makes an appearance in Rise of the Argonauts, who the crew will encounter during the course of the adventure. As seen in this cinematic video, he's neither human nor animal, and therefore cast out from both worlds. Players will have to wait until the game's mid-October release date to find out how the creature fits into the game's grand story.

Download the HD Rise of the Argonauts "Pan" Video (989 MB)

This cinematic video uses in-game graphics to introduce Atalanta, the huntress. It shows off her high agility while explaining some of her back story and why she eventually joins Jason on the Argo. Rise of the Argonauts is an action role playing game that lets players assume the role of Jason as he travels with his crew of Argonauts. The game is currently scheduled to release fall of 2008.

Download The Rise of the Argonauts Atalanta Cinematic HD Video (326 MB)