EA Reviving Syndicate

Honestly, who cares.
Not EA nor Starbreeze has any idea what they're doing. Nobody, for 1 second, should be looking forward to this. Anyone worth anything would tell you that the key to making a good syndicate game is to simply expand on Molyneux and gang's original idea. Syndicate is about killing tons of people. Mowing them down for your own profit. Using people like guinea pigs and human shields with mind altering technology. It's about a story of the final struggle for world domination between 2 corporations and the last remaining unguided humans. It's about strategy. In 5 seconds I came up with a more intuitive RTS UI and controls for small scale combat... It's about perspectives. What is reality really? How do I know what is real? Is this my reality? And if a man frees himself from the illusions of an indoctrinator has he now observed objective reality?

In an ideal world "Syndicate Apocalypse" is an epic science fiction, horror, psychological thriller strategy game with big robots that carry big guns and let nothing get in their way. Syndicate is a metaphor and hyperbolic example of our own reality.

But of course it's going to be an FPS remake. Just like the XCOM FPS remake. RTS games aren't popular anymore. People are too stupid to play RTS games, right? You all want FPS, don't like to me. Don't lie, you love it.

Kill yourselves, EA and Starbreeze, a thousand times.

I was hoping for the project to be a System Shock revival, but i cant complain about a new Syndicate.

FUCK YES!
please don't fuck it up, please don't oversimplify it :(

Don't look for the greatness of Syndicate here. They'll just turn this franchise into a consolised turd.

I had so much fun with Syndicate Wars. It was the only co-op game I've ever played on a console. Remember how the game had "FMV" and "Completely Destructible Environments". In a cyberpunk environment...Damn, the more I think about it, what the hell took them so long to make a sequel?

NO NO NO PLEASE FUCKING NO.

I can deal with shitty resurrections of games by unimaginative powerhouses like EA most of the time and shrug them off as nothing to do with the originals but I could not forgive a shitty remake of this game.

Like fuck are EA going to be able to recapture the dark, gritty and mostly adult cyberpunk atmosphere of the original. Granted it is probably going to be headed by Starbreeze (of Riddick awesomes fame) and I can't think of a better developer to handle the project, save Molyneux himself.....but with EA oversight I can already feel myself cringing at this.

My nerdy desires: simultaneously at launch Tom Ohle comes in here congratulating us that we caused EA to finally send all their DOS based games to GOG. As a reward there are freebies/discounts for us and the Syndicate games will come with font packs and windows themes.

There is a contest with a "show your syndicate" tattoo. An unlockable level that looks exactly like the original where you target the head of the Brotherhood. A cameo of Eric Gooch (as Seth) as the leader and when you win a 16-bit version of Kane thanks you for weeding out the weaker elements and that you should prepare to die. Also the little Donatrixes wandering around from Dungeon Keeper occaisionally would be rad.

Still, if they don't fuck this up it will be some sort of miracle no matter how much I want it to own.

But yeah, I'm retarded.

i demand dungeon keeper 3 instead. how sweet would that be with modern graphics, roaming around your own dungeon as a fly in some dark corner.

April fools?

FINALLY JESUS CHRIST

Resurrect Dungeon Keeper and Magic Carpet next please!

I can't wait to see what stupid little gimmick Molyneux is going to over develop in this one..

Nice one ... *goes away and cries*

April 1st. If only they went with the rest of the news:

"Coming out on all major platforms early 2010, and PC mid 2011 via for Games For Window Live download featuring SecuROM - 0.5 activations available on install, more required for initial installation and can be bought via DLC. Gauss gun in DLC pack 1. All single player maps via DLC pack 2."

(Internet slits wrists)

Next revive Crusader No Remorse & Ultima pls kthxbye

Someone finally used their Persuadatron on EA.

Starbreeze?

Great.

As someone who has never played syndicate, can somebody explain what type of game it is?

GIVE ME MY GAUSS GUN!

YES YES YES

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw2W_Ap7m2k

If it's done right this could be really cool, i loved the old games and would love to play again in that universe.

Most hilarious part of Syndicate I remember:

Apply persuadertron to a ton of civilians with one dude. Put that dude in a car... all the civilians, however many there are, enter the car as well. Blow up the car with another dude. BODIES EVERYWHERE

After this, I want Dungeon Keeper 3!

greatest news i've heard all month!

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh hell yes. I'm a big Syndicate fan, and was actually working on a game inspired by Syndicate. Let's hope that Molyneux is involved.

A *real* Syndicate? Not the sequel that was complete consoled, right?

As long as Peter Molyneaux stays far, FAR, away from this, I'll be happy.

I'm very pleased to see this bit of news. I only hope it's good, the environment, characters, story, etc. Even if it doesn't come out until 2011. I just want it to be a great game. Thinking about it... Dawn of War II's view would be cool, except for tall buildings betting in the way of the camera, but I'm sure they could find some way around that. I certainly wouldn't want it to be FPS, and 3rd person seems to easy. ( I guess that's why I lean towards the isometric/ free camera like CoH/DoW2)

One thing is for sure.... The game begs for 4 player co-op... oh man the possibilities.

OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG

(deep breath)

OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG

maybe they'll throw all that EA money to making a cinematic intro to the game, would be pretty sweet

Faylor got LEARNED!

FUCK YEAH!

I will echo the "please don't fuck this up EA" crowd though...

Fuck yeah.

oh shi, oh shi, oh shi


DON'T FUCK THIS UP, EA!!!

yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

dognose can keep his DNF, I'll take the next syndicate

THANK FUCKING GOD
starbreeze too nonetheless

why can't EA release anything original?!?!... wait

News of the century.