The epic RPG, codenamed Project Mercury, is being developed by Big Huge Games under the leadership of Ken Rolston, the mastermind behind the development of numerous critically- acclaimed RPG titles. The creative expertise of best-selling fantasy author R. A. Salvatore and artistic brilliance of renowned artist and creator of Spawn, Todd McFarlane, have joined forces to create an incredibly vast universe codenamed Copernicus. Big Huge Games is a wholly-owned subsidiary of 38 Studios, LLC, founded by Major League All-Star and avid gamer Curt Schilling, Project Mercury will be the studios' first videogame to be published.

Check out the official press release here.