Velvet Assassin is the sumptuous new stealth-action game set to deliver a breath of fresh air into the genre and up the stakes for World War II games. Players take control of Violette Summer, a beautiful spy deep behind enemy lines with no support or official backing from the British Government.
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9 Feb 2009

Velvet Assassin Dated

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Electronic Theatre has just received the following announcement from SouthPeak Games:

Velvet Assassin is the sumptuous new stealth-action game set to deliver a breath of fresh air into the genre and up the stakes for World War II games. Players take control of Violette Summer, a beautiful spy deep behind enemy lines with no support or official backing from the British Government. Intense stealth-action gameplay with a startling real-time lighting system and surreal visuals combine to produce an incredible gaming experience. Velvet Assassin is set to challenge gamers to win the war from the shadows on Xbox360 and in April 2009.
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6 Feb 2009

SouthPeak Announces Velvet Assassin Graphic Novel and New Box Art

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SouthPeak Games announced today that it has partnered with world-famous animation artist Peter Chung to create all-new, original work based on the upcoming stealth-action game Velvet Assassin. Chung is best known as the creator and director of Aeon Flux, and has worked on a number of animation projects, including The Animatrix and The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury. The 15+ page digital graphic novel will be available as an exclusive, limited-quantity bonus item to those who purchase the game at GameStop.
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2 Feb 2009

SouthPeak To Unveil X-Blades, Velvet Assassin And Roogoo Titles At Comic Con

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SouthPeak Games today announced its plans for the New York Comic Con show on February 6th-8th, 2009. Located at Booth 1349, SouthPeak will display some of their upcoming 2009 titles with both hands-on demos and producer-led demonstrations, along with special trailers featuring never before seen game footage.
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21 Jan 2009

Velvet Assassin Heroine "Fights Like a Real Woman" Says Developer

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Not only did Replay Studios tell TGR that Violet Summer's breasts are "not atomic", but they also talked about her physical capabilities as well.
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20 Jan 2009

'Velvet Assassin' Keeping Drug References, Despite Possible Consequences

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When told that "Fallout 3? could not be released in Australia unless the game's real-life drug references were removed, Bethesda Softworks changed the references to fake drugs in every version of the game, but SouthPeak said that will not happen with "Velvet Assassin"'s references to morphine use.
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19 Jan 2009

Replay Studios: Velvet Assassin's Breasts "Not Atomic"

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The company said it wanted to create Violette Summer as a "normal woman, not only in physique, but also in terms of her abilities." Imagine our surprise when we opened the attachment to find a sultry young woman with D-Cup breasts and a tiny waistline, wearing a nightie and holding a Luger.

It wasn't exactly what we had imagined a normal woman from 1940's France would look like, so we sent back a few questions to find out what the team meant by this statement.
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24 Dec 2008

Velvet Assassin Screenshots Feature "Normal Woman"

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"In a new glimpse at the star of the upcoming Velvet Assassin, developer Replay Studios stresses that Violette Summer is no Lara Croft or similarly disproportionate game babe.

A press release says the developers didn't aim to sensationalize the war against the Nazis. "An integral part of that mission was to provide players with an intriguing view of the war by portraying a strong, yet normal (emphasis theirs) woman, not only in physique - but also in the reality of her abilities.""

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23 Oct 2008

Velvet Assassin showing no love for PS3

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For those of you hoping to jump in the skintight leather pants of Violette Summer and thwart German Nazi's on your PlayStation 3 next year, you may be in for a disappointment.

Speaking with PSU.com, a Gamecock representative confirmed that Replay Studios is not developing a PS3 version of Velvet Assassin.
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10 Sep 2008

Velvet Assassin release date 'inconclusive'

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Velvet Assassin is still on course for release in 2008 despite reports to the contrary, publisher Gamecock has told VideoGamer.com.

Recent reports had suggested that the upcoming stealth-based PC and Xbox 360 World War II game had slipped from October 2008 to early 2009.

However, when contacted for clarification by VideoGamer.com this morning, a representative from GameCock told us that the game's release date was "inconclusive" and that "as far as I'm aware it is still this year".
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