THQ to publish new shooter 'Metro 2033'

THQ has announced that it will publish new first-person shooter Metro 2033, which is set in a post-apocalyptic version of Moscow.

Developed by Ukrainian studio 4A Games, the Xbox 360 and PC title is based on the bestselling Russian novel of the same name by Dmitry Glukhovsky.

The story unfurls in a shattered Metro subway station under the Russian capital in the year 2033, two decades after a devastating apocalypse has annihilated nearly all mankind and turned the world into a poisonous wasteland.

All the remaining survivors have built a life under ground due to the "mutant horrors" which await on the surface.

However, players will take on the role of Artyom, who must venture outside the Metro Station-City limits into the forbidding world above in order to save the future of mankind.

"Metro 2033 will plunge gamers into a terrifying vision of the future," said THQ vice president of global brand management Richard Williams.

"4A Games has worked closely with Dmitry Glukhovsky to deliver a unique game world, a compelling, cinematic story and an incredible, atmospheric experience to rival anything in the category."

Metro 2033 will be released at some point in 2010.