BlackSite: Area 51 Screenshots Released

by Chris Remo, May 11, 2007 1:18pm PDT

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Midway Games has sent over several new screenshots of Midway Studios Austin's upcoming alien-themed BlackSite: Area 51, helmed by creative director Harvey Smith. The game is set to release for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC this September.

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it was better than the smash broadway play cats.

ill be picking it up when it hits the stores!

May 12, 2007 6:16pm PDT

it was better than the smash broadway play cats. ill be picking it up when it hits the stores! : goldenarms

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This is a slick, well done demo. Day one purchase for me. Looks to be a fun shooter.

May 12, 2007 12:40pm PDT

This is a slick, well done demo. Day one purchase for me. Looks to be a fun shooter. : GeorgeB3DR

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Here are my grips and compliments: I just played the demo through twice.
Amazing, enjoyed everything except the following easily fixable:
- crouched movement too slow
- controls felt a little too unpolished, not enough easing
- when zoomed with machine gun, the red laser scope gets closer to your screen, doesn't change the crosshair at all or anything, look bad basically, why is a scope there if its not used?

other than those few things, i was really impressed with the demo, so much shit was destructable and being blasted around goddamn...

May 12, 2007 12:11am PDT

Here are my grips and compliments: I just played the demo through twice. Amazing, enjoyed everything exc... : .ka`boom.zZz.

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Harvey Smith is the one who ruined made Deus Ex 2, right?

May 11, 2007 1:35pm PDT

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Harvey Smith is the one who ruined made Deus Ex 2, right? : systatic
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By: Dynotaku x Show Full Post

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Wow, the game has co-op and the demo (besides a few performance issues) seemed pretty decent, and very nice looking. I think this will be a must buy for me.

May 11, 2007 2:11pm PDT

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Wow, the game has co-op and the demo (besides a few performance issues) seemed pretty decent, and very ni... : Dynotaku
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- yeah, demo was awfully short but it felt pretty good. I can see myself picking this one up. : kungfusquirrel

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http://www.shacknews.com/screens.x/blacksite/BlackSite:+Area+51/1/070511/070511_blacksite_03.jpg

Thick power lines are THICK! Must be 500 MCM...

May 11, 2007 1:40pm PDT

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http://www.shacknews.com/screens.x/blacksite/BlackSite:+Area+51/1/070511/070511_blacksite_03.jpg Thick... : skankcore
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- Thin powerlines don't render for shit from a distance. They've got to be thick enough to be visible. : MR 9000

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I hope its better than the last mediocre outing.

One thing the last one had though was some of the finest CGI cut scenes (technically speaking) I've ever seen.

May 11, 2007 4:41pm PDT

I hope its better than the last mediocre outing. One thing the last one had though was some of the fin... : cell9song

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By: Dynotaku x Show Full Post

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I thought the original Area 51 game was quite fun. It was a pretty by the numbers shooter, but well done. The worst part by far was David Duchovney's numbing voice over.

May 11, 2007 1:54pm PDT

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I thought the original Area 51 game was quite fun. It was a pretty by the numbers shooter, but well done.... : Dynotaku
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  You may already be aware of this, but that game is totally unrelated to this one. : Chris Remo
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    Really? You mean story wise? Or is it a different developer/IP entirely? : Dynotaku
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      It is literally not connected whatsoever in any way. : Chris Remo
      
      Uh pretty sure it's being developed by the same team, or what remains of them. The Area 51 shooter was do... : noomsy
    - "Area 51" in the title is just the arbitrary subtitle, the first game in what I assume they'd like to mak... : kungfusquirrel

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Looks like the main characters from Gears of War up against some Half Life 2 critters. Goodie.

May 11, 2007 1:21pm PDT

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Looks like the main characters from Gears of War up against some Half Life 2 critters. Goodie. : Rotten Deadite
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  Or Zergs, even. Ever noticed how in games we're now going back to a very limited palette (QUAKE IS BRO... : GreatGooglyMoogly
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    It's all in the execution. HL2 has a fairly muted palette but it is done with a clear idea and with sub... : Chris Remo
    - I'd call it desaturated. There are a decent amount of colours, just desaturated. : GreatGooglyMoogly
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    What's wrong with a color palette being "cohesive"? That should be the point. : skankcore
    - It's not nice when it looks like you've used a 100% desaturation filter and then a colorise filter across... : GreatGooglyMoogly

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maybe im just spoiled from PC gaming but the demo seems a little framey :(

May 11, 2007 3:03pm PDT

maybe im just spoiled from PC gaming but the demo seems a little framey :( : eeeealmo

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I really dig this badguy:
http://www.shacknews.com/screens.x/blacksite/BlackSite:+Area+51/1/070511/070511_blacksite_05.jpg

May 11, 2007 2:59pm PDT

I really dig this badguy: http://www.shacknews.com/screens.x/blacksite/BlackSite:+Area+51/1/070511/07051... : Sturm08

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The demo of it is also on xbox live. It's pretty fun.

May 11, 2007 1:21pm PDT

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The demo of it is also on xbox live. It's pretty fun. : rustified
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- Really? Didn't know that. Seems unusual to see a demo so far ahead of the retail. These screens look grea... : Silent Sorrow

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By: kungfusquirrel x Show Full Post

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There's a video of the demo up here: http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/11431

This actually looks a good bit better than I was expecting. I think I'll be trying that demo out.

May 11, 2007 1:58pm PDT

There's a video of the demo up here: http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/11431 This actually looks a go... : kungfusquirrel

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In the past, multiplatform games were usually better on the PC (in terms of graphics). Is this still true for today's games?

And these screenshots.. are they console or PC?

May 11, 2007 1:50pm PDT

In the past, multiplatform games were usually better on the PC (in terms of graphics). Is this still true... : doomed

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http://www.shacknews.com/screens.x/blacksite/BlackSite:+Area+51/1/070511/070511_blacksite_02.jpg

Kratos?

May 11, 2007 1:29pm PDT

http://www.shacknews.com/screens.x/blacksite/BlackSite:+Area+51/1/070511/070511_blacksite_02.jpg Krat... : Halen

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