Penumbra: Black Plague

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The Sound of Fiction record label today released a special edition of the Penumbra Soundtrack. The Penumbra series, developed by Frictional Games, has achieved cult status, and Mikko Tarmia's essential soundscape has been consistently lauded as one of the series' greatest achievements.

Developer Frictional Games has released a new update for the games making up the survival horror bundle the Penumbra Collection, now available for download.

Steam has listed it's weekend deal, offering Frictional Games' survival horror titles Penumbra Black Plague GE and Penumbra Overture--as well as a Collector Pack bundle containing both games--at 75% off. Black Plague, typically running $15, can be picked up for only $3.75; while Overture's standard $10 price tag has been cut down to $2.50.

Frictional Games has released Penumbra: Black Plauge for Linux, which can be purchased on the developer's website.

Gamershell writes: Paradox Interactive has announced that Penumbra: Black Plague, the final chapter in the Penumbra story developed by Frictional Games, has shipped to retail across North America. Penumbra: Black Plague is a creepy and dark psychological horror experience featuring the adventures of Philip as he sets of in search of his dead father. Trapped in a shadowy, underground complex, intrepid explorer Philip is determined to discover the truth behind his father's disappearance. Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.

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From the article, GamersGate announced today that it has seized the exclusive download rights to first person horror adventure Penumbra: Black Plague. Available for direct download on February 12, 2008, the title will retail for $19.99 and has been rated M by ESRB and 16+ by PEGI.

Paradox Interactive has released the Penumbra: Black Plague demo. This first-person horror adventure game follows Philip as he continues his quest to find his father that he started in the first game Penumbra: Overture. See download mirrors below at the Alternative Sources.