Epic Games and Chair Entertainment have today announced Infinity Blade for iPhone and iOS devices (iPad, iPod Touch), a new action-RPG sword fighting game that will become available this holiday season.

Infinity Blade was first revealed to gamers under the working title ‘Project Sword,’ while over one million people have already experienced a small part of the game with the release of the free iPhone app, ‘Epic Citadel.’

Why is Infinity Blade going to be awesome?

“Taking handheld gaming to new heights, the graphically intense ‘Infinity Blade’ features adrenaline-fueled sword battles and epic boss fights set in the realm of a fully 3D castle.

“The game’s robust single-player mode features an intuitive combat interface and simple touch controls which enable hardcore and casual gamers alike to engage in fun, furious battles. As play progresses, players gain experience, build stats and earn more powerful items to prepare their knight for the final encounter with the game’s nemesis, the God-King.”

Well… that actually does sound awesome!

Epic has additionally announced that new, free content will be released for Infinity Blade following its release later this year via updates to the game, which will add, amongst other things, an “integrated multiplayer mode, which enables players to find friends and other challengers to battle online via Game Center.

More awesome!

According to Epic, Infinity Blade will be the first game to bring Unreal Engine 3’s technology to Apple’s range of iOS devices, and will be both Epic and Chair’s first game for these platforms. The official release date and pricing details for Infinity Blade will be revealed soon.

President of Epic Games Dr. Michael Capps said of the game:

“With ‘Infinity Blade,’ ChAIR has created an amazing looking, incredibly fun game that really demonstrates the potential of triple-A mobile gaming.”