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Broken Sword: The Serpent's Curse has been revealed.

The fifth game in the long-running franchise will be coming to PC, Mac, iOS and Android early next year.

It will reunite George Stobbart and Nico Collard in an all-new adventure that starts with a mysterious painting stolen in a raid from a Paris gallery.

Broken Sword: The Serpent's Curse


Helmed by series developer Revolution Software, it reunites creator Charles Cecil with members of the team from the original Broken Sword games including Rolf Saxon, the original voice actor of George.

Announced through Kickstarter, for $15 players can get a digital copy of the game on release alongside a series of bonus material.

Higher categories give fans their own signed game documents, original artwork and personalised drawings, a mention in the game and an invite to a wrap-up party.

"The process of game development has previously been remote from our fans," said managing director Charles Cecil.

"By self-publishing, we now have a direct relationship with our audience - a position that we value enormously.

"We're delighted that the latest Broken Sword title is to be the first of our adventures that we can take with our fans. By pledging support now, we'll be going on a journey which will end when the opening credits roll - it's going to be excellent."

He added: "Crucially, Kickstarter support will enable us to create - for the very first time - an adventure game with total creative freedom."

The original Broken Sword recently received a Director's Cut edition on iOS and Android.

It's only a kickstarter at the moment but it'll undoubtedly get the funds. I'm gonna buy the **** out of it when it's released, I loved the Broken Sword games.