EA sends word that there is now a firm release date for SiN Episode 1: Emergence will be released May 9th.  This upcoming FPS looks pretty good, check out  the three screenshots that they sent over for you to drool at.

Ritual Entertainment and Valve today announced that SiN Episode 1: Emergence will be available in retail outlets on May 9, 2006. Distributed throughout Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand by Electronic Arts, Emergence is the first in a new series of episodic adventures from Ritual that are powered by the award-winning Source game engine technology developed by Valve.

SiN Episode 1: Emergence, available for the PC, will offer explosive first person shooter experiences that reintroduce and re-imagine the world of SiN for the new millennium. Emergence, the first in this series of episodic adventures, expands on the role of Colonel John R. Blade and features never before seen weapons, characters, and environments.

For more information, please visit www.SinEpisodes.com.