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Even in the world of the Templars there's a thing for being first.

The First Templar is a billed as a vaguely historical adventure. Indeed it is, but not because it's set during the crusades. No, The First Templar is historical because it's a look back at dated game design, a testament to how things were once done, and how they should never be again. Watch The ...

Ridgewood, NJ - Kalypso Media, a global publisher of award-winning Windows PC and console games, is thrilled to announce the North American release of the highly anticipated action/adventure game The First Templar for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC. Th...

She's a lady, and... I don't know, she'll fight a guy? She'll fight lots of guys.

Last week we had a look at Roland, playable character #1 in upcoming co-operative swordstravaganza The First Templar. This week it’s the turn of Celian, who I think I prefer for much the same reasons as I liked Isaac in the first Dead Space; a grim kind of practicality. Celian seems to spend as much time stabbing people as he does kicking them, grabbing them, pushing them over or just belting them with his shield. If he just had a move where he picked up a nearby stone and chucked it at their eye I’d be in love. See what I mean after the jump.(more…)

Marie proves that big things come in small packages as she demonstrates her flexible combat skills in this Character Introduction trailer!

The battle-hardened warrior Celian earns a chance to rectify his past in The First Templar.

And he says hi by completely STABBING YOU IN THE NECK. The First Templar is due in May, and as previously noted, it sits well within the current trend for sword action that appears to be taking place in gaming. Roland is one of The First Templar’s playable characters, and he likes a bit of melee violence, as you can see from his very own trailer, which is below. As I understand it he’s just playable in the prologue, before the lady is unlocked, which suggests he might turn out to be the villain or something. Hmm! He does seem a bit fire and brimstone, eh?(more…)

Roland deals some swift justice in this character trailer for The First Templar.

Are you ready for a date with destiny? The Order of the Templar begins!

Wandering the streets of San Francisco the other week I happened to stumble on a hotel Kalypso Media were showing off The First Templar. Lucky for me, I thought, because I’d actually been meaning to find out a bit about the game. Turns out it’s a ferocious co-op melee game, with elements of Tomb Raider. As Kalypso themselves admitted, they aren’t really taking on the Assassin’s Creeds of this world in terms of visuals or feature set, but the game nevertheless has some appealling elements: customisation of your character’s combat skills, some co-op puzzles (which you solve by swapping between the characters in single-player) and some large scale brawls across medieval environs. The game is looking suitably violent, and I think it could do well if it comes out at a lower price point. It’s coming out on May 10th, and I’ve posted the trailer which accompanies that announcement below. (more…)

The Knights Templar are born from the search for the Holy Grail! Catch a climpse at cutscene and gameplay action in this trailer.

#video The secrets of the Order of the Knights Templar and the Holy Grail unravel in The First Templar, Kalypso Media's combat-heavy cooperative third-person historical action game. The blood flows like wine in the latest gameplay trailer. More »

No Templar must journey alone! Take a stroll through the co-operative play of The First Templar with Mark Allen of Kalypso Media.

Discover the stealth elements of The First Templar in the second part of the GDC 2011 Walkthrough.

Delve into the background and history of the Templar Order in the Temple of the Nine.

As it turns out, the 13th century didn't look so good.

Your chance to be in the shoes of one of history's most misunderstood orders.

Find out how to get an early taste of the game.

Watch a Knights Templar battle against an onslaught of foes.

Haemimont Games, the company which brought about the relaunch of the Tropico franchise, recently released a trailer for its new IP, The First Templar. In true Templar fashion, the game appears to be very Grail centric. In true action game fashion, the title also appears to be very stabbing-centric.

Prepare yourself to become the first templar.

A first set of images for the first templar, on the first of June.

Uncover an ancient mystery.