So...Um...Has Anyone Heard Anything New About Overstrike?
OverstrikeNot that I want to spread rumors or get some bad vibes going, but...
I'm just wondering why we haven't heard much of anything about Insomniac's new multiplatform project, Overstrike. It was announced last year and showed up at E3, and we got a bunch of info and some early media at the time but since then, it has sort of dropped off the radar.
The Resistance developer is capable of doing something pretty amazing, and one would think more gamers would be interested in Overstrike. A four-player co-op adventure featuring both humor and a decent storyline (based on the aforementioned details), the game looks colorful and overall, quite promising. But when we go a while without hearing any updates at all, people start to get a little antsy and worse, a little suspicious. The placeholder release date for the title is December 31, 2012, which probably doesn't mean anything.
You can visit Insomniac's website to learn more about Overstrike if you've forgotten it. But it almost seems like the team is more focused on the upcoming downloadable title, Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault. Any chance Overstrike is being prepped for the new generation now...? The new Xbox may come around faster than the new PlayStation and this title is a multiplat. Plus, Insomniac helped launch the PS3 with the first Resistance effort (which was pretty amazing).
Just a theory that might explain away some of this silence. Not that it's entirely possible, though.
Related Game(s): Overstrike
Tags: insomniac games, overstrike, overstrike ps3
7/24/2012 8:53:32 PM Ben Dutka
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Comments (21 posts)
firesoul453
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 @ 1:02:37 AM
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012 @ 6:13:30 AM
theres a HUGE market for a kooky action shooter!
what else is R&C, borderlands, DN, serious sam, just cause, ect, ect.
from what little they have shown it looks freaking awesome!
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012 @ 9:41:23 AM
no, seriously though if theres ANYTHING we need to cure us of the sever serious stern german joyless military shooters its a cheesy humours fun for the sake of fun action game!
overstrike is exactly what this industry needs, simply because its the exact polar opposite to what is being released almost every week!
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WorldEndsWithMe
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 @ 9:44:52 AM
I just think it's a weird choice, somewhere between the fun of R&C and grit of Gears.
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Thursday, July 26, 2012 @ 9:03:09 AM
its cheesy humour exactly what the industry needs!
what the industry needs is what people want.
as i said were drowning in the stern serious military shooter its about bloody time we had something that said you know what?
f*ck it todays your day let your hair down and do whatever you want!
thats why so many loved just cause 2 so much.
yea it was of poor quality, buggy, cheesy, repetitive.
but no one cared simply because it did what very few games do.
it took off the leash and let you run loose!
we need more of that, and insomniac will bring their tongue in cheek humour to it as well.
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lateralus27
Tuesday, July 24, 2012 @ 10:35:26 PM
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Beamboom
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 @ 1:59:03 AM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 @ 9:45:37 AM
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Beamboom
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 @ 9:56:05 AM
That's the receipt for am awesome coop game, like Saints Row or Borderlands.
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daus26
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 @ 12:13:54 AM
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Now, reflecting from the one article where the guy's talking about how hard it is to make new IPs late in the generation or whatever, I wouldn't be surprised if this game would be pushed to next gen instead. Same with Rockstar's Agent. Infact, I think they both would fare off better as new IPs for the next generation, assuming it is soon.
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Coffeya
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 @ 1:25:21 AM
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Beamboom
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 @ 1:59:44 AM
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Snaaaake
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 @ 4:13:41 AM
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At least it's only been a year since Overstrike's announcement.
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012 @ 6:10:11 AM
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even EA have been asked why it was not showcased at their presser.
hell if i remember right blair even asked ted when he was on Xplay a few weeks ago promoting outernaughts what happened to overstrike, and he, just like EA, said there waiting till they get some more work done till they show it.
they want to show it and be able to show allot and blow peoples socks off, instead of show a small bit of what they have and go dark again for a while.
sounds like a better idea to me, stay dark for 2 years than start showing everything close together to the release date.
instead of show something, than go dark for a year, than show something, than go dark for a year, than show something, than go dark for a year.
rinse and repeat.
of course there focussing more time on showing off the new R&C game, its due out in a few months for crying out loud!
what, you would rather them show off a game thats out in a year or so rather than a game due out in a few months?
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gbhsiris
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 @ 8:50:25 AM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 @ 12:50:08 PM
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BikerSaint
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 @ 1:30:17 PM
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Launch trailer here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgKi45bcY5k&feature=player_embedded
Last edited by BikerSaint on 7/25/2012 1:31:03 PM
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Laguna
Thursday, July 26, 2012 @ 12:10:04 AM
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They were completely overshadowed by Naughty Dog. Their products have lacked innovation and creativity, especially in Ratchet.
Resistance 3 singleplayer was a great return to form. the online sucked, but I don't need online. If more FPS had good singleplayer campaigns then I wouldn't need to play their botched version of COD multiplayer...
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WorldEndsWithMe
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012 @ 9:51:05 PM