Announced almost a year ago, the website for Nordic Games and Piranha Bytes’ upcoming open-world RPG, Elex, has gone live and brings with it a wealth of new information and screenshots. Described as the “most ambitious project” for both companies to date, Elex is an open-world, action role-playing game set in a “brand new, post-apocalyptic, Science-Fantasy universe where magic meets mechs.” Get the information below followed by screenshots in the gallery.

STORY
Being raised as an Alb and fed pure Elex to strengthen your body and to be free from emotion, you lived in a world of cold logic and military discipline. Set to rise through the ranks, a scourge to your enemies, your destiny seemed sure. Now, as the smoke rises over the wreckage of your glider in the mountains of Edan, you are trapped far from Xacor. With no access to pure Elex, you are experiencing emotions for the first time in your life. Stranded amongst your enemies, outcast from your people, you must find a new course, you must decide how your life can decide the fate of the world. COMBAT
From swords and axes, to bows, crossbows and harpoons, Elex offers one of the widest selection of weaponry in the history of role-playing. Pick up a shotgun, power up a plasma rifle or unleash a flame thrower ? there?s a weapon and combat style for every fighter out there. Be it a hammer, a rocket launcher or the power of magic, Elex balances science, fantasy and brute force to let you choose th...