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EA and Starbreeze Studios Announce the Revival of the Syndicate Franchise
Posted: 12.09.2011 09:37 by Jamie Davey Comments: 12
After a long wait, EA and Starbreeze Studios has finally confirmed that a new Syndicate game is in development for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. It's described as a unique and brutal sci-fi first-person shooter set in a not too distant future, where business is war.

"We are excited to finally reveal what we've been working on the past couple years," says Mikael Nermark, CEO of Starbreeze Studios. "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."


Set in 2069, Players take on the role of Miles Kilo, Eurocorp's latest prototype agent, and embark on an action adventure full of corruption and revenge. Syndicate takes players into a dark, Machiavellian world run without government oversight with many syndicates vying for total dominance of their local market place. With no one to question their intentions or actions, three mega corporations — Eurocorp, Cayman Global, and Aspari — are at the forefront of this brutal war for control of the pivotal American market. In the world of Syndicate, everything is digitally connected, including the people. Players aren't limited to the weapons in their hands. Through DART 6 bio-chip technology implanted in their head, players can slow down time and breach the digital world around them to take down their foes using a variety of upgradable hacking mechanics.

"Our goal with Syndicate is to provide a challenging action shooter for today's gamers as well as fans of the original. I'm sure they will enjoy and recognize the legacy that made it such a classic," says Jeff Gamon, EA Partners Executive Producer. "Fans of the franchise will recognize many weapons and environments in the game, but in a whole new way. The game also provides a separate and deep 4-player co-op mode featuring missions from the original cult classic, which adds another layer of depth to the overall experience."

Syndicate will be available in early 2012 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.

Comments

By Kres (SI Elite) on Sep 12, 2011
Kres
Oh yes! Finally. I can hardly recall the game anymore. There are some screenshots in head, but yeah the game was great. I remember I enjoyed it a lot. Don't mess it up!
By Chosen_One (SI Core) on Sep 12, 2011
Chosen_One
FPS..yeah very close to the original.
By Kres (SI Elite) on Sep 12, 2011
Kres
They're making FPS out of it?? Noooo. Yeah missed that in the text.... Well I don't like that at all. Same as with the new UFO. They're potentially ruining the classic working formula.
By SirRoderick (SI Elite) on Sep 12, 2011
SirRoderick
EDIT

Wait, FPS? I missed that too! Dammit!
By nocutius (SI Elite) on Sep 12, 2011
nocutius
Unfortunately the isometric view is not so marketable anymore, at least not as an AAA title. It would probably still do great as a release at a lower price point.
By JonahFalcon (SI Elite) on Sep 12, 2011
JonahFalcon
The isometric view would be impossible for the 4 player co-op.
By nocutius (SI Elite) on Sep 12, 2011
nocutius
Why? Magicka did it well.
By Chosen_One (SI Core) on Sep 12, 2011
Chosen_One
Tell this to Blizzard.
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Sep 12, 2011
herodotus
It's certainly no true "Syndicate" revival (that would be way too exciting), but more like Bethesda's take on the "Fallout" franchise - "Flopout 3".
Once again, consoles have determined the fate of a franchise, and it's not a good fate at all.
By SirRoderick (SI Elite) on Sep 13, 2011
SirRoderick
Well I DID actually like Fallout 3, has to be said. But this...this is just wrong.
By JonahFalcon (SI Elite) on Sep 13, 2011
JonahFalcon
I'm willing to give Starbreeze the benefit of the doubt. They're good devs.
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Sep 14, 2011
herodotus
Well it's a catchy promo poster, I'll give it that...