Cyanide’s upcoming action RPG, Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood, was due to be published by Focus Home Interactive (the two also worked together on the recent Call of Cthulhu). However, BigBen Interactive have sent out a press release announcing that they have acquired the publishing rights of the game.

Alain Falc, CEO of BigBen Interactive said in a statement, “We are thrilled to have reached this agreement which considers, in an equitable way, the different parties’ investments. This will allow Cyanide to keep the ball rolling on the game’s development and to give its numerous fans a really unique experience, in a universe that gamers are very fond of.”

Shams Jorjani, vice president of of business development at Paradox Interactive and interim manager at White Wolf (who are owned by Paradox and also own the Werewolf IP), also gave a statement, saying that the upcoming action RPG’s “intense action and desperate supernatural danger” are “a perfect fit for BigBen”.

“The intense action and desperate supernatural danger of Werewolf is a perfect fit for BigBen,” said Jorjani. “And this is happening at the best time, because of our renewed focus on brand management and licensing. This allows us to give our partners exactly what they need to develop amazing customer experiences in their licensed products. Video games always have been a key pillar to White Wolf’s brand strategy: they’re an incredibly powerful medium for great World of Darkness stories! So, we are looking forward very much to this partnership, and to many others, in the months and years ahead.”

Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood is slated for a launch on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, but is currently without a release date. If you want more information on the game, make sure you read our interview with game director Julien Desourteaux from last year through here.

Cyanide Studios is currently developing an old pen and paper RPG into a rather interesting Action RPG title, where losing control can completely end your run. Information regarding this new title is quite less but thanks to WccfTech we now have some new information. Werewolf: The Apocalypse features Cahal, an exiled Garou, a Werewolf like people duty bound to battle the forces of the apocalypse.

The player takes on three forms. Homid, to walk among the people and talk with NPCs, Lupus, where the player can track scents and move quickly like a wolf. But his true power comes in the combination of the two, Crinos. In any of the forms, there is said to be an anger mechanic that the player will have to balance. Letting the hate flow through you in small doses can be helpful for combat, but let it get out of control and Cahal might lash out of the player’s control, killing civilians or when it peaks completely lose control and become part of the darkness they fight against, ending the game.

The game is being published by Focus Home Interactive and in partnership with the original publishing company for the pen and paper version, White Wolf Publishing. All we really know is that it’s coming to PC, PS4 and Xbox One at some point, but no date is set. Furthermore, you can read our interview with the developers here.