With a beta version of Risen 2: Dark Waters making its way to Steam next week (we’re actually downloading it for a preview as I type this), I figured it would be a great time to fire off some questions…

GameSpot is offering a roughly 5 minutes long video interview with Deep Silver’s brand manager Pete Brolly who promises a full-fledged open-world pirate action-RPG with a handcrafted world twice the size of the original Risen that also happens to be…

Deep Silver has treated us to yet another character profile for Risen 2: Dark Waters, and this time it’s for the courageous female “savage”, Chani.  Accompanying the profile was a single new screenshot and character render, which I’ve uploaded to…

While I’m certain that the subject of this newsbit will get many people excited at the prospect of beta testing Piranha Bytes’ Risen sequel, there are a couple of pretty steep requirements you’ll have to meet in order to gain…

We have some more coverage available for Piranha Bytes’ upcoming pirates-and-rum action-RPG Risen 2: Dark Waters, starting with a fairly brief written piece from NowGamer: This being a Risen game, you’ll explore a living open world on each island you…

An embargo must have lifted recently because previews for Piranha Bytes’ pirate-themed sequel to Risen have started to pop up, like this piece from Destructoid, which offers a positive outlook on the title despite being a little scarce on concrete…

Deep Silver and Piranha Bytes have kicked off a new monsters section on the official Risen 2: Dark Waters website, and to get it rolling, they’ve presented us with a profile for the Sand Devil. Here’s the description that accompanies…

One would assume that North America and other parts of Europe will also be getting a Risen 2: Dark Waters collector’s edition of some kind, but for the time being, we’re only left with a press release for a UK-specific…

The team at Piranha Bytes continues their series of “Making Of” videos for Risen 2: Dark Waters with this third episode that highlights the improvements they’ve made to character and monster animations through the use of motion capture. The advancements…

It seems that Deep Silver believes in offering free pre-order DLC, too, as they’ve just announced a “Treasure Isle” add-on that will be made available to anyone willing to put down their cash on Risen 2: Dark Waters prior to…