Serious Sam 3: BFE release date announced

Croteam and publisher Devolver Digital has announced a release date for upcoming shootathon, Serious Sam 3: BFE, as well as pre-order incentives.

Serious Sam 3: BFE will go on sale on PC on October 18, 2011.

Pre-orders for the game are now open over digital distribution channels, with those who pre-order now netting a 10 per cent discount. Those who buy the game through Steam can get an additional 10 per cent off if they own an existing Serious Sam game in their Steam account. There's also an exclusive multiplayer skin depicting Devolver Digital CFO Fork Parker.

'I pledge to take one dollar from each Serious Sam 3: BFE preorder and put it towards my wife’s outrageously expensive tit job,' said Fork Parker in an official statement. 'So get to preordering nerds, I want these babies to block out the sun when I’m done with them.'

A Serious Edition of the game has also been announced, containing...

• Serious Sam: First and Second Encounter Classic, Giftable if Already Owned
  
• Exclusive Making-Of Serious Sam 3: BFE Video
  
• Exclusive Gold Fork Parker and Gold Serious Sam Multiplayer Character
  
• Timed Exclusive Brett Sanderson Headless Kamikaze Multiplayer Character
  
• Timed Exclusive DLC: Sniper Scope for AS-24 "Devastator" Weapon
  
• Complete Collection of High-Res Serious Sam 3: BFE Trailers and Game Videos
  
• Official Sound Track Composed by Damjan Mravunac and Undercode
  
• Digital Artbook, High-Res Posters and Box Art

The older Serious Sam titles are discounted on Steam until August 23, 2011, as way of celebration. It's 66 per cent off all previous titles, or 85 per cent off if you pre-order Serious Sam 3: BFE at the same time.

Check out our Serious Sam 3: BFE preview for more info on the game, then let us know your thoughts in the forums.