High Voltage Software, makers of Wii FPS The Conduit, has unveiled a new game that is set to hit Nintendo's console: Gladiator A.D., a 3D Fighting game that HVS design director David Pellas explains as a cross between Bushido Blade and Fight Night.

Players will control their gladiator in the Roman Colosseum using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. The Wii Remote is used for attacks, while the Nunchuk is used for guarding, with the directing of the shield controlled by the Control Stick. Wii MotionPlus, while implemented, is optional.

Gladiator A.D. will be at E3 2009, which starts next week on June 2nd. The publisher for the game is currently unannounced. Tomorrow, HVS will unveil yet another game through IGN.

Next week the Electronic Entertainment Expo kicks off in Los Angeles, where hundreds of new games will be unveiled or shown in updated form. Development studio High Voltage Software, best known to Wii owners for its first-person shooter The Conduit, has not one, but two new games in the works for Nintendo's console. The first, revealed exclusively on IGN today, is called Gladiator A.D. and it's a brutal fighter that takes players back to ancient Rome to do bloody battle. (The other title will be revealed on IGN tomorrow, so stay tuned.) We caught up with High Voltage's CEO and founder Kerry Ganofsky, chief creative officer Eric Nofsinger and design director David Pellas to learn more about Gladiator A.D. We've also posted the first screenshots and concept art for the game below.

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