Deep Silver and Ascaron has announced that Sacred 2: Fallen Angel will be released on Playstation 3, and even on the same day as the Xbox 360 version hits. The two will be released in early November, and here are some new screenshots from them both.

Atari/Deep Silver press release:
SACRED 2 - Fallen Angel
Ascaron develop for PLAYSTATION®3

Hamburg, June 26 2008 ASCARON, one of the leading European computer game developers, and Deep Silver, the games label of Koch Media, a leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products, today announce that the Action RPG SACRED 2 - Fallen Angel is currently in development for PLAYSTATION®3. All console versions of the highly anticipated AAA title will hit shelves on 6th November 2008.

"We are delighted to be developing a PS3™ version of SACRED 2 - Fallen Angel and are looking forward to entertaining an even bigger community of players. We’ve been in development for over a year on this task, and can now proudly unveil our current state of development to the public, featuring enhanced graphics and using the full potential of the PS3™ hardware," says Heiko tom Felde, Managing Director of ASCARON Entertainment GmbH.

"Press from all over the world have showered SACRED 2 - Fallen Angel with rave preview coverage. We are confident that the PLAYSTATION®3 version will also be met with positive feedback," says Dr. Klemens Kundratitz, Managing Director of Koch Media. "We are delighted to be the co-publisher on this platform as well."

The PLAYSTATION®3 version supports drop in/drop out multiplayer gaming for up to four players via internet, and two player full-screen gaming on one console – simply pick up a controller, press start and join your friends. Players can save their characters and use them in all game modes – allowing the same character to be used both online and offline.

Multiplayer modes include co-op campaign and PVP. SACRED 2 – Fallen Angel also supports PLAYSTATION®Network invitations for games in progress, as well as various ranking lists. The PLAYSTATION®Store will also host a variety of new trailers and other game assets, with downloadable content also planned for the future.

The controls and interface have been developed from scratch for the PLAYSTATION®3 version to ensure fluid and intuitive PS3™ gameplay throughout.

SACRED 2 – Fallen Angel is a vast, detailed and deeply playable Action RPG. Assuming one of 6 uniquely identifiable characters players will embark on a thrilling story across two intricate campaigns set on the paths of Light and Shadow. SACRED 2 – Fallen Angel blends a seamless game world with solo and multiplayer gameplay, packed full of unsolved quests, character development, gritty adventure and deadly combat with hordes of screaming enemies.

Ancaria is a world without level boundaries, and players can freely explore without any loading delays. With its huge attention to detail and high quality graphic style, SACRED 2 – Fallen Angel will enchant players from all over the world.