While the name of this upcoming RPG leaves a little bit to be desired for me personally (it reminds me of the elaborate efforts to make one's name unique that you sometimes see on clerk nametags in Miami), I can't complain much about new RPGs heading to the 360 (or the PC)! Deck 13 and DTP Entertainment have teamed up to present Venetica, which will be released in 2009.

A snippet of story from the press release (hit the jump for the rest):

In the era of Venetica, Death walks among the living as a flesh & blood being, carrying out the deeds of an ancient council known by a few as Corpus. Each generation of the Corpus is set with the task of selecting the next predecessor of the bringer of death. Unfortunately, the most recent council had unwittingly selected a crafty necromancer who is determined on bringing death and destruction to the world.

Hmm ... definitely not the usual save the princess business. I might be into this, but I'll have to wait until more details surface to be sure if it's my cup of tea. In the meantime, check out the full press release after the jump and discuss, discuss, discuss.

[Via Strategy Informer -- Thanks, Jamie]

Deck 13, one of Germany’s most successful game developers, has teamed up with dtp entertainment to present Venetica, a visually stunning role-play game with a cryptic storyline. Venetica mixes emotions and action in a unique free roaming and living sixteenth century world full of surprise.

In the era of Venetica, Death walks among the living as a flesh & blood being, carrying out the deeds of an ancient council known by a few as Corpus. Each generation of the Corpus is set with the task of selecting the next predecessor of the bringer of death. Unfortunately, the most recent council had unwittingly selected a crafty necromancer who is determined on bringing death and destruction to the world.

This conniving imposter has managed to transform into an undead fiend, which no mortal man can kill. This power-crazed necromancer is hell-bent on destroying the reinstated Death and the council of Corpus. Only one person stands in his way, Scarlett, the daughter of Death.

Up to now she has known nothing of her origins, her powers and the capabilities that she possesses – now she is challenged to learn how to develop and use her powers to save her father and curse the necromancer and his henchmen to the eternal hereafter. dtp entertainment is going to release Venetica in 2009 for PC and the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.