Dave Cox, the producer of the upcoming action adventure game Castlevania: Lords of Shadow has officially announced the European release date of the game during Konami’s Gamescom 2010 press conference. The game will be released in Europe in October 7, 2010.

The reboot of the franchise stars Gabriel Belmont, a member of a holy order dedicated to defeating supernatural threats. Gabriel’s wife is brutally murdered by something supernatural, trapping her soul in limbo. Gabriel then begins a quest to defeat the three Lords of Shadow to obtain the pieces of the God Mask, a relic with the ability to bring back the dead.
 

The game will be released on Xbox360 and PS3.