By Quinton Miles

Majesco announced this morning the development of [i]Phantom Dust[/i], a new action/strategy title. Being developed by Microsoft Game Studios Japan, the game’s storyline is set in a devastated future that his highlighted by the near destruction of the human race. It will feature more than 200 single-player missions and several multiplayer features via Xbox Live.

“Phantom Dust is one of the great new titles we have scheduled to kick-off our 2005 product lineup,” said Ken Gold, vice president of Marketing for Majesco. “Developed by Microsoft Games Studios Japan, Phantom Dust will take full advantage of Xbox Live by allowing players to obtain and trade more than 300 of the game’s “skills” online, while giving them a deep and involved single-player game experience at the same time.”

[i]Phantom Dust[/i] is slated to hit stores this winter.