SEGA Announces Renegade Ops

New project from Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios announced.

SEGA and Avalanche Studios have announced Renegade Ops, an upcoming downloadable "military co-op shooter" for the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3.

According to an interview with Eurogamer, the title is a twin stick shooter powered by Avalanche's proprietary Avalanche Engine 2.0. The game sees players take the role of a commando unit as they battle Inferno, "a madman intent on global domination". The title will feature single-player modes as well as co-op with up to four players via an online network or two players locally.

"Renegade Ops is Avalanche Studios' first strategic step into the world of digitally downloaded games, but certainly not the last. With a strong foundation in our unique technology, we can allow our teams working on digitally downloaded games to unleash their creativity," commented Linus Blomberg, Executive Producer at Avalanche Studios. A number of developers in the studio wanted to try developing a smaller digital project, so we gathered a team, built a new IP and SEGA gave us the opportunity to carry this out. The IP is all about driving or flying around blowing stuff up while playing with your friends and that to us, is a dream-project," comments Andreas Thorsén, Senior Producer.

The title also marks SEGA's first new digital IP according to the company.

"Renegade Ops is SEGA's first new IP on the digital space and we are thrilled with the remarkable visual look and extensive features that the game has to offer. It has been a great opportunity to work with a team as successful as Avalanche Studios,"commented Haruki Satomi, Vice President of Digital Business at SEGA. "Playing Renegade Ops with friends will be a hugely enjoyable experience which will stand out above other multiplayer online co-op games."

Renegade Ops will release Fall 2011 through digital networks.