Yes! Serious Sam 2 "Officially" Announced

After Croteam's site stated Take 2 Interactive had asked them to stop posting updates about Serious Sam 2, some of us were a little less than enthusiastic. But now, there's some new news. When the Serious Sam: The First Encounter hit, it was classic Doom/Quake style gameplay of "shoot anything that moves" but SS:TFE upped the ante by having rich outdoor settings where dozens and dozens of enemies could attack simultaneously. Serious Sam: The Second Encounter upped the ante a little more and they were both a blast. Full co-op multiplayer was a definite plus.

Now Croteam is claiming characters 100 times more detailed (that's a strong claim, to be taken with a large grain of salt), but more importantly they're claiming their physics engine will break new ground this time hinting that the physics seen in games such as Half-Life 2 are nothing compared to what the Serious Engine 2 can provide. Word is that SS2 will not be a budget title this time around, but that won't be stopping me from picking it up on release day. Here's some videos of the previously released Serious Engine 2 tech demos. Hopefully they'll release an interactive tech demo before the game's released.