Lighthouse Interactive and dtp Entertainment send word that Belief & Betrayal, their upcoming adventure game involving faith and conspiracy, has a new release date in North America, UK and other European territories. Originally set for release later this year, the game is now scheduled to hit stores during Q1 2008.

Apparently, the game is already available in some European countries where it has received “rave reviews”. It takes a page from The Da Vinci Code, a popular novel from Dan Brown, as players take on the role of Jonathan Danter, as he becomes part of a great conspiracy that involves Christ.

Dtp announced at Leipzig two new RPG for release in 2009. The first game is an action-RPG in the works at Deck 13 (popular for Ankh and Jack Keane) and the second project is being handled by a well-known Belgian team. Both games are being released on PC and Xbox 360; further information is expected in the coming weeks.

The company also announced at the show that it plans on expanding its international reach. “We’re proud to say that we brought adventure games in Germany, Austria and Switzerland back to life. More than five years ago, we took up to re-establish adventure games - nowadays, the German game market rejoices in pretty strong competition, of which we come off as market leader for years. Now, it’s time to set ourselves new targets”, dtp’s COO Markus Windelen said. “We are taking up to bring back adventure games to their origin markets - especially North America. Adventure games have a big tradition there, nearly all releases by the market leaders of the past days, Lucas Arts and Sierra, still benefit from being cult. With clear designer legends and gaming concepts of today, we are giving back the adventure game genre its importance of then”, Windelen announces.

One of the largest publishers from Europe, dtp today announced that it will be present at the Leipzig Games Convention that will take place in Germany from August 22-26.

“The Leipzig Games Convention is still the most important exhibition for us,” reads the press release. “Especially this year, because the E3 expo is, with all its changes, no longer an important place for many European publishers.”

This year the company will be showing off Overclocked, Reprobates, So Blonde, Memento Mori, Undercover: Dual Motives, Legend: Hand of God and more. All these games will be present at their booth F40 in Hall 2.

dtp will also hold other activities like autograph sessions and game presentations with well-known game developers at its booth. The company also notes that there will be some “important new announcements.”

dtp Entertainment and Collision Studios jointly announced Red Ocean, a first-person shooter that takes place in an abandoned Soviet research facility, deep below sea level. The game has players stepping into the shoes of Jack Hard (is this a joke?!), who gets caught up in the doings of a terrorist group that has taken control of a Cold War-era Russian research facility.

On his way around the flooded corridors of the old station, the player is soon faced with roaming groups of armed guards. The hunt for the intruder is on: equipped with conventional weapons the terrorists attack from all angles, blinding the player with flashbangs and blasting their way through doors.

With the help of an extensive selection of weapons, the player advance further into the station, crossing rail tracks, jumping trains, traversing gigantic laboratories and bullet-proof underwater passageways. Soon the player is also faced with new enemies: armoured troopers open fire with powerful energy weapons. Only with the clever use of grenades and explosive barrels can he easily dispose of groups of enemies, thanks to spectacular explosions and the integrated physics engine.

Whole sections of the levels are flooded completely, when an underwater tunnel is shattered by the devastating force of the sea and the player finds himself in a deadly harpoon battle with enemy scuba divers…

The game is in development for release in March 2007. Below are the first screenshots:

Renowned adventure game designer Jane Jensen will be presenting her new game Gray Matter at a press conference tomorrow at GC. Author of the best-selling Gabriel Knight trilogy, Jensen has been working on the now-revealed adventure game for release during Q4 2007 by dtp. It is her first title since the release of Gabriel Knight 3 back in 1999.

The press conference is scheduled for August 24 from 11 am to 12 pm in conference room 1, 3rd floor of the Leipzig Messehaus. Following the conference, Jane Jensen will give autographs at the ANACONDA theatre (hall 5, booth G02) from 12.30 pm onwards.

German publisher dtp has announced Red Ocean, a new action game in the works at Collision Studios. Set in the first-person genre, this title will combine shooter gameplay with unique underwater elements, letting players make use of water to take out enemies.

Players take on the role of diving instructor and treasure hunter Jack Hard, who stumbles upon a secret Russian cold war research station underneath the ocean’s surface. He soon discovers that it is controlled by a terrorist organization, and that he’s now caught up in their schemes.

The game’s uniqueness comes from the fact that players will be able to make use of all three forms of water: in liquid form it will let players sneak up on enemies unnoticed; at sub-zero temperatures it becomes a slippery surface; and it’s all steamy when hot.

Red Ocean will be released under the ANACONDA label in February 2007.

With GC 2006 looming, German publisher dtp entertainment has announced its lineup for the upcoming convention in Leipzig, Germany. It will be showing off the stealth-action title Sabotage as well as adventure game Runaway 2, Undercover: Operation Wintersun, along with Overclocked.

dtp will be located in hall 5, booth G02 and will retain its “open cinema” formula for the consumer area that was successful last year.

With E3 ending today, dtp sent word that it has concluded its event showing “very successfully”. Apparently, whoever visited their booths left “exceedingly impressed and very enthusiastic” about their upcoming products.

The German publisher showed off adventure games Overclocked, Undercover - Operation Wintersun, Belief & Betrayal and Tony Tough 2 at the event. Drakensang: The Dark Eye and Sabotage were shown also.

dtp ANACONDA has announced Drakensang: The Dark Eye, an epic party-based RPG from German developer Radon Labs.

Set for release during the fourth quarter of 2007, Drakensang is the adaptation of Germany’s most popular and long-standing pen & paper RPG franchise. No details were announced, but it was disclosed that a world-exclusive look at the game will be published by PC Games (German) in the coming days.