Brooklyn New York-based independent developer iNK Stories have announced the release date for 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.
The game will launch for both PC and Mac on April 5th. The upcoming adventure-thriller based on the real-life Iranian revolution, which saw the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty under Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi.
You’ll be playing as Reza Shirazi, a photojournalist who returns home in 1978 to find his country and people involved in a bloody uprising. You get wrapped up in underground activities and people, most of which have talented voice actors to boot.
Here is the game’s press release:
“The year is 1978, the place is Tehran, Iran. You are Reza Shirazi, a striving photojournalist, who after studying abroad returns home to find his people in a bloodied uprising against the ruling King, the Shah. Led by your best friend, Babak, you are swept up by a web of underground activities and meet a vivid cast of characters. As the revolution tears through your country, friends and family, the fates of those around you hinge on the consequences of your choices.
In this authentic, historically accurate, stunningly engaging experience — you must decide who to trust and what you stand for — as the world is set ablaze around you.”
1979 REVOLUTION’s talented cast includes Navid Negahban (Homeland, American Sniper, Baba Joon), Farshad Farahat (House of Cards, Argo, 300: Rise of an Empire, State of Affairs), Omid Abtahi (Damien, Hunger Games, Better Call Saul, Argo), Bobby Naderi (Under the Shadow, Fear the Walking Dead), Mozhan Marno (The Blacklist, House of Cards, A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night), Nicholas Guilak (Of Gods and Kings, 24), Mary Apick (Homeland, Beneath The Veil), Fariborz David Diaan (The Brink, Stoning of Soraya, Weeds). Featuring the original music by Nima Fakhrara, Concept Art by Mr. Phoenix and Aya.
Background:
Gaming veteran and Rockstar Games alumni who founded iNK Stories Studio, Navid Khonsari, lights the fuse on yet another revolution: an immersive game, coined verite games that allows audiences to explore, play, listen, and interact within the real events of the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Deemed “A truly revolutionary game” by The New Yorker and one of the “Best Ideas” by TIME, 1979 REVOLUTION is an episodic game set during an era-defining moment in modern history that echoes in today’s relations between the Middle East and the West. 1979 REVOLUTION pushes the boundaries of premium gaming bringing a player driven narrative within real events (historical assets, documentary content, graphic novel elements) unique gameplay mechanics in which decision-making is crucial.
1979 REVOLUTION was incubated with the support of the Sundance Institute and received support from Doris Duke Foundation of Islamic Art and Made In NY/IFP.
