According to a posting on the Iron Maiden fan site MaidenNorway.com, game devolper Hybris is working on a new game based on Iron Maiden's music and the Eddie. The game has been awarded a grant from the Norwegian Film Fund for the first phase of development for this new game which has been given the working title "Play With Madness."

The dramatic settings for this new game is a mix of the Northern Mythology gods (Odin, Thor and the others) and Maidens universe. Play With Madness contains a fantastic gallery of characters. The idea is that the Northern Gods reach out to Eddie and the band when Ragnarok (The end of the world) is approaching.

The action kicks off with Eddie beeing given an assignment from Odin, and starts his World Tour which brings him to a bloody battle between Norwegian Vikings and Japanese Samurai, amongst other things. The player will be thrown into Ragnarok with the force of Heavy Metal!

Is this really needed? While it sounds cool, how can one fight the Rapture with only Heavy Metal? You would be eaten quickly by the hounds of the hell or ravaged by the four horsemen. But then again, I am a giant pussy.