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Square Enix spotted with 'Rebellion Overdrive' trademark
Now that the mysterious Sleeping Dogs filing by Square Enix is found out to be United Front Games' reboot of True Crime: Hong Kong, it's time to solve another trademark riddle.
What is Rebellion Overdrive? There's some speculation it could be the publisher's Unreal Engine 3 game in the works, or perhaps a subtitled project for another IP? Time will tell.
What is Rebellion Overdrive? There's some speculation it could be the publisher's Unreal Engine 3 game in the works, or perhaps a subtitled project for another IP? Time will tell.
Square Enix confirms Sleeping Dogs, formerly True Crime: Hong Kong, for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360
Posted: 08.02.2012 by JamieSI
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Square Enix has confirmed the development of Sleeping Dogs, which will be developed by United Front Games in collaboration with Square Enix London Studios for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the second half of 2012. The game was formerly True Crime: Hong Kong, which was originally cancelled by Activision and picked up by Square-Enix.
Sleeping Dogs is a gritty and visceral openworld cop drama set in the city of Hong Kong. Players take on the role of undercover cop Wei Shen, tasked with taking down a criminal organisation known as the Hong Kong Triads.
Sleeping Dogs is a gritty and visceral openworld cop drama set in the city of Hong Kong. Players take on the role of undercover cop Wei Shen, tasked with taking down a criminal organisation known as the Hong Kong Triads.
Report: Square Enix releasing Sleeping Dogs in August, True Crime reboot
Posted: 08.02.2012 by Technet2k
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Activision drop kicked United Front Games' True Crime: Hong Kong for 'not being good enough', but Square Enix snapped up the project and let United Front repackage the open world title.
It seems Square's Sleeping Dogs isn't referring to Kane & Lynch 3 after all but the True Crime reboot, and it's due out this August. The game was shown at Destination PlayStation.
It seems Square's Sleeping Dogs isn't referring to Kane & Lynch 3 after all but the True Crime reboot, and it's due out this August. The game was shown at Destination PlayStation.
Ward: "Gaming world is changing" and now only top tier succeed
Posted: 17.10.2011 by Technet2k
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Activision Blizzard SVP of Worldwide Studios, Brian Ward, says the console game landscape has shifted and now only the top tier of a genre can succeed.
Whereas "four or five years ago" any top 10 in a genre did well on console, now it's "concentrated on the top two" in each. Activision has responded.
Whereas "four or five years ago" any top 10 in a genre did well on console, now it's "concentrated on the top two" in each. Activision has responded.
True Crime: Hong Kong will be released in 2012
Posted: 05.08.2011 by JonahFalcon
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True Crime: Hong Kong - or whatever the game will be called since Activision retains the rights to the True Crime moniker - will be released next year, according to Square-Enix, who will be publishing the game for developer United Front Games after Activision dropped it.
Posted: 09.02.2012 by Technet2k
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