Zipper Planning Big Announcement For Coming Months?
MAGDevelopers and especially publishers are often good at teasing the gaming public, and while some despise the practice, we all have to admit that it opens the discussion floodgates.
So now it's time to hem and haw over the latest tease from Zipper Interactive. This talented designer has already delivered MAG this year - the massive online multiplayer shooter that supports up to 256 players at one time - and we know they're hard at work on SOCOM 4. Therefore, we're trying to figure out what else they could possibly have in the hopper, or perhaps they're referring to an update for MAG. If you check Zipper's Twitter page, you'll read the following statement in response to a reader:
"Wait until you see what we have coming down the pipeline over the next few months. Very excited about it."
Now, he could be referring to a major expansion for MAG or something along those lines but at this point, that's only a guess. We figure a game like SOCOM 4 would probably take up most of their time, so we'd be surprised if the studio is actually working on yet another big project. But either way, we'll be interested to hear what they have in store for us.
Related Game(s): MAG
4/5/2010 8:51:33 PM Ben Dutka
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WorldEndsWithMe
Monday, April 05, 2010 @ 10:00:42 PM
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fluffer nutter
Monday, April 05, 2010 @ 11:50:06 PM
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BTNwarrior
Monday, April 05, 2010 @ 9:57:51 PM
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maxpontiac
Monday, April 05, 2010 @ 10:06:41 PM
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I have completed Valor and Raven, and am currently on level 25 or so with SVER. I need something to bring me back because I really enjoy MAG.
What MAG needs is new maps, a new faction, and some type of offline mode.
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frylock25
Monday, April 05, 2010 @ 11:43:26 PM
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wiiplay
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 2:03:02 PM
-Ability to add more than one faction.
-More maps.
-More weapons. (Sniper riffle that shoots grenades?)
-More gamemodes. (Capture the Flag, King Of The Hill, etc)
And, oh yeah! More MAG!
(Massively Addicting Goodness)
-Wiiplay.
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leatherface
Monday, April 05, 2010 @ 10:12:11 PM
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BikerSaint
Monday, April 05, 2010 @ 10:20:06 PM
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I wholeheartedly agree with you!
Note to Zipper...
"Please keep your big thing zipped up!!!
(Or at least till E3 can pimp off their perfect E-spot, just so you can thrust it upon your most ravenous of gaming nymphos)."
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Hitch
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 1:10:51 AM
WHAT????????
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frylock25
Monday, April 05, 2010 @ 11:39:14 PM
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RebelJD
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 1:48:09 AM
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When I realized how many American losers follow UFC and play FPSs simultaneously I knew there was a problem. They literally feel like they ARE a part of what they see on the screen. What a shame to see how sad their lives have become.
Gamers rock on, Rock on gamers.
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___________
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 2:37:46 AM
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why do they have to tease us?
its like dangling a piece of string in front of a cat.
like dangling a bone in front of a starving dog.
like giving me a free Ferrari enzo than removing the engine so i cant drive it.
i wish developers would learn to keep their mouths shut till they have something to show off, than and maybe then i would not be immensely disappointed when i find out what they were on about.
obviously if im promised a diamond, and receive a painted rock im going to be a little disappointed.
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bigrailer19
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 @ 9:26:48 AM
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mike_1
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 8:41:18 AM
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bigrailer19
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 7:40:24 PM
Not to mention MAG in my opinion is the best online shooter since, KZ2 and MW. MW2 isnt as good online nor is BC2. MAG gave you a battlefield, an actual war. This isnt your normal kill first, objective later like all other FPS. MAG is you must work towards objectives to win. Zipper was excellent in making it a huge part of the game to achieve objectives, and the kills such a small part of this huge shadow war.
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FullmetalX10
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 9:09:02 AM
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CH1N00K
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 9:42:35 AM
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If they do, my guess would be that it will have something to do with making the "Move" more appealing to the non-casual game. For some reason I get the feeling that Zipper was persuaded by Sony to make Socom 4 a "move" game.
A lot of the Socom fans are kind of choked that their game is being marketed as being compataible with a casual gamer controller. I'm interested to see how it turns out, but I honestly can't see me sitting on my couch pretending to lob a grenade at the TV. I'll probably stick with the good old controller.
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bigrailer19
Tuesday, April 06, 2010 @ 7:44:12 PM
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But I'll be honest I've been waiting for Zipper to get back into Socom and Socom 4 has my attention.
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Dancemachine55
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Monday, April 05, 2010 @ 9:47:09 PM
It happens every freaking time!!! Sony or publishers for PS3 get too excited about announcing stuff that they can't keep it in, and when E3 rolls round, it's no longer a surprise or as ground-breaking.
This is where I have a lot of respect for Nintendo. They can keep their lips sealed and not give away ANYTHING until Reggie hits the E3 stage. I've always loved Nintendo's and Sony's E3 shows.
Microsoft on the other hand.... (grumble... talking up multiplats like they're exclusive, grumble... lousy hardware, grumble...)
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