Croteam, Timelock Studio, and Devolver Digital have effectively flipped the bird at the thought of pre-release marketing.

We can say it for a good reason, and not even in a derogatory way either (especially considering their E3’s press conferences and their sarcastic style). Devolver didn’t announce the game half a year or even three months before its release. No: the publisher revealed Serious Sam 4’s story’s continuation (set in Siberia, as expected, going by the game’s title) no less than two WEEKS before it drops.

Here’s what we wrote then: “Welcome back to the world of Serious Sam in “Siberian Mayhem”—a new standalone chapter in the adventures of “Serious” Sam Stone. Make your way through the vast Russian landscapes on a quest to catch up with the traitorous General Brand, who remains one step ahead of Sam at every turn. The road is long, and there is oh so much to see. Co-developed by Timelock Studio and Croteam, Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem presents an expanded look at a familiar journey full of forgotten stories, unexplored places, and Sam’s trademark guns-blazing battles against Mental’s Horde. Join the fight, comrade!

Welcome to Siberia, the heart of Russia. This place is vast, cold, and so unpredictable even the alien invaders feel lost. Travel through five new levels set in a beautiful and dangerous world, from Arctic coastlines and desolate forests to abandoned villages and a chilling ghost town. Siberia is large enough for you to fight & explore for as much as you want. Only the most vigorous souls survive in Siberia, and Mental knows it well. A new set of dangerous foes and bosses join the Horde in Siberian Mayhem. Including some of the most advanced and intimidating creatures you never expected to see.

Only one thing stands between Serious Sam and his enemies—a gun. Treat yourself with a deadly arsenal of new weapons, from the legendary AK to experimental “Perun” crossbow and more! Do you want to cause death from above or become one with 50 tons of first-class firepower? New gadgets and vehicles are locked, loaded, and ready to fulfil your most destructive dreams.

When you think the journey is over and there are no more stories to tell, the universe gives you a second chance. Meet a gang of new outcasts and unexpected characters who will help Sam on his journey to Tunguska. Complete side-missions to uncover new chronicles these wild places uphold. And pay attention to your surroundings—the world itself can tell you something you never expected to hear. The lands of Siberia are huge, desolate, and full of secrets. Useful, silly, weird, familiar… you name it. Can you find them all?” the page reads.

Serious Sam 4: Siberian Mayhem will launch on January 25, exclusively on PC Steam.

Source: Gematsu