THQ has just clarified details about InSANE, the title revealed by director Guillermo del Toro at the Spike VGAs at the weekend.
Speaking via a press release, the publisher has stated its entered into a multi-year agreement with del Toro, for a trilogy of titles under the inSANE banner. Development is being handled by Volition Inc, to deliver "an unprecedented cinematic experience while redefining storytelling in gaming. The first chapter in the series is expected to launch in 2013."
Del Toro will serve as external creative director for the games, working with THQ Executive Vice President, Core Games Danny Bilson, THQ Director of Fiction Development Paul DeMeo and THQ's Volition, Inc. studio on the development of the trilogy.
THQ also alludes to the possibility of transmedia projects surrounding the games, a similar setup to what it hopes to achieve with the upcoming Saints Row 3 title. THQ will own the rights to the inSANE titles, while del Toro holds the rights to any films using the title.
"THQ is committed to creating great games by identifying the world's most talented artists and providing them with the creative support to design innovative game play experiences,"said Bilson. "Guillermo is not only an incredibly gifted writer and film director, but also an avid gamer, and we are excited to bring his talents to our medium. We are confident his unique point of view will create visually stunning adventures, filled with rich and rewarding game play."
"With this new series of video games, I want to take players to a place they have never seen before, where every single action makes them question their own senses of morality and reality,"said del Toro. "THQ and Volition, Inc. are equally excited to make this vision of a completely new game universe into a reality."