Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days announced @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on November 18, 2009

News: IO Interactive's "Dead Men" are resurrected for another round of gritty realism.

Eidos executives have been dropping hints about a sequel to Kane & Lynch: Dead Men ever since it was released back in 2007. Now, the newly rechristened Square Enix Europe is ready to announced Kane & Lynch will return in 2010 with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days. Once again developed by IO Interactive (best known for the Hitman series), Kane & Lynch 2 is in development for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

While Eidos/Square Enix Europe had little else to reveal about the game, they did have this to say:

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days is a raw and brutal crime shooter designed to take players on an even more intense story experience, following two of gaming's most disturbed criminals, through the gritty Shanghai underworld.

Introducing a new visual experience, Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days is inspired by documentary filmmakers and the user-generated era. Every aspect of the game has been designed to deliver a fresh perspective to the words "intensity" and "realism" in video games.

УGamers are always looking for something new and that is exactly what they are going to get with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days,Ф said Niels J°rgensen, general manager of IO Interactive. УA special thanks to gamers worldwide for their feedback. They are certainly in for a shock as we, with immense pride, welcome back our two dear, violent and somewhat unfortunate friends.Ф

We'll have more soon.