Syndicate Revival Confirmed, Slated For Early 2012
SyndicateSome projects are dubbed "reboots." This one is a "reinvention."
Today, EA and Starbreeze have announced the reinvention of Syndicate, one of EA's recognizable franchises.
Starbreeze is the same talented team that delivered The Chronicles of Riddick and The Darkness, and they're currently cranking on a game described as a "unique and brutal sci-fi first-person shooter experience set in a not-too-distant future." Players will assume the role of Miles Kilo, Eurocorp's latest prototype agent, and part of his motivation will involve the time-honored business of revenge. Said Mikael Nermark, Starbreeze Studios CEO:
"We are excited to finally reveal what we’ve been working on the past couple years. It's been a great experience working with EA, and an amazing opportunity for us to use our expertise in the first person shooter and action genres to bring back, and reignite, the signature action/espionage gameplay of Syndicate."
Mega corporations are running rampant in the year 2069 and in this world, everything is digitally connected...including the people. Players won't be limited to weapons; they'll also be able to directly alter their environment via the DART 6 bio-chip technology implant. We'll be able to slow down time and hack various interfaces (sounds a bit like Deus Ex, doesn't it?), and fans of the franchise will recognize many elements.
Syndicate will go into operation in early 2012 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.
Related Game(s): Syndicate
Tags: ea, syndicate, syndicate ps3, starbreeze
9/12/2011 9:37:25 AM Ben Dutka
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Temjin001
Monday, September 12, 2011 @ 10:33:54 AM
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Anyone remember when you clicked your group of dudes somewhere on the map they would acknowledge the command by saying, "Syndicate" click* "Syndicate" click* "Syndicate"
Well, my memory recalls something like that anyway.
Voices in games back then was cool =p "Blades of Steel" whoa.. it talked, sounded like gravel, but it talked. reset* "Blades of Steel" reset* "Blades of Steel" whoooa
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Beamboom
Monday, September 12, 2011 @ 11:04:21 AM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Monday, September 12, 2011 @ 11:07:58 AM
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Geobaldi
Monday, September 12, 2011 @ 12:22:01 PM
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Beamboom
Monday, September 12, 2011 @ 12:29:08 PM
But even though it's first person it may still have strategic elements to it?
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tlpn99
Monday, September 12, 2011 @ 12:32:29 PM
Could they not have re done it but as it was back in the day, then again a mouse would be needed to use it as it original was. That game in the day was brilliant.
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Highlander
Monday, September 12, 2011 @ 12:57:37 PM
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Geobaldi
Monday, September 12, 2011 @ 12:58:11 PM
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Crabba
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 @ 8:03:45 PM
"Remaking" a classic like that and making it an FPS should be illegal, and even calling it a "remake" disgusts me!
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Highlander
Monday, September 12, 2011 @ 12:31:00 PM
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Do we really need *another* FPS?
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/318530/features/do-we-really-need-another-fps/
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011 @ 4:29:58 AM
assuming they stick to the syndicate formula of course and not do a XCOM on us.......
if this keeps its cyberpunk style then absolutely we do need more FPS!
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Beamboom
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 @ 6:07:34 AM
Plus it made me better recall what the original Syndicate was all about. I (wrongly) remembered it to be a rather simple top-down shooter, to be honest.
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Lawless SXE
Monday, September 12, 2011 @ 1:21:37 PM
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Douchebaguette
Monday, September 12, 2011 @ 1:28:30 PM
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Since the older Syndicate games were kind of sanbox/set in a landscape to assassinate or fulfill the other two mission types [since it was RTS]...combined FPS does that mean it'll be like... Assassin's Creed meets Deus Ex?? Would be badass. This game is on my list.
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SmokeyPSD
Monday, September 12, 2011 @ 5:45:39 PM
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I've been wanting a return of this series forever but 1st person. This is the most disappointing news.
This really, really makes me an angry, sad panda. I want to punch my screen... :(:(:(:(:(
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011 @ 4:31:29 AM
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people have been clamouring for this for years!
so, does this mean were only moments away from EA announcing stewart black is back at criterion and doing a black 2?
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firesoul453
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Monday, September 12, 2011 @ 10:02:25 AM
2012 should be a decent year for games
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