New Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Trailer That Needs Your Attention

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Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City Capcom just released a lengthy CG trailer with the USS and Spec-Ops soldiers meeting for the first time. A full on gunfight starts and it becomes a three-way fight between the USS, Spec-Ops and the infected. It clocks at five minutes and its a trailer worth watching. Who would have thought all this happening during Resident Evil 2?

The game will be out on March 20, 2012 for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. Its a four player co-op game with players able to run and shoot for the first time in a Resident Evil game. Still not sure if I want this game, but the trailer sure got me thinking about it.

 

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Demo hitting PSN and Xbox Live Next Week

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Not sure if you want to play Final Fantasy XIII-2? Well a demo is coming to let you decide before release. The demo is hitting PSN and Xbox live next week.

It was officially announced by Square Enix that a demo was coming. The demo will be out on January 11 for free on the PS3 and Xbox 360. While I'm not that excited for Final Fantasy XIII-2's release, I'll still give the demo a try. You never know, feeling the changes done to the game first-hand might get me interested in the end... but I doubt it.

Final Fantasy XIII-2 will be out on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 on January 31, 2012.

[Source: Gematsu]

Thank You Firaxis, XCOM: Enemy Unknown Announced

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You have no idea how happy I am with this announcement. The classic strategy game is being recreated. This is the reboot XCOM fans want. Game Informer revealed the game's existence by making it as their front cover of their first issue of the year.

The XCOM shooter announced last year is its own game. While 2K has their own plans for their XCOM game, Firaxis Studio has a different plan - Bringing the classic back by recreating the famous strategy game. The studio knows their strategy games, they are the developers of the Civilization games so XCOM fans, the game is in good hands.

It’s been a dream of ours to recreate X-COM with our unique creative vision. We’re huge fans of the original game and it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity to re-envision a game that is as beloved as X-COM,” said Firaxis head Steve Martin.

“We were careful to keep XCOM: Enemy Unknown true to the elements that made X-COM such a revered game while delivering an entirely new story and gameplay experience for both die-hard X-COM fans and newcomers to the franchise.

 

Here's a video showing gameplay of the old XCOM: Enemy Unknown.

 

It's coming out this fall for Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. Thanks Gameinformer for revealing the news. You just made my day. Can't wait to play XCOM once again.

[Source: Gameinformer]

Yet Another franchise Turned into a First Person Shooter

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This is actually old news but I just realized now where the upcoming sci-fi FPS Syndicate is coming from. Syndicate was once a tactical shooter were you command a squad of Syndicate agents through a series of missions. Now Starbreeze Studios is rebooting the franchise and making it an FPS title. What a surprise.

New Syndicate game Reboots can be good but when you completely change a genre of the game, that's a different story. This is the second reboot that was converted into an FPS. The other one was a favorite of mine, XCOM, which is now an FPS title that tries hard to keep the core concept of the game intact. I used to play the old XCOM when I was a kid and when I found out they were doing a remake and is now a First Person Shooter I was furious. I'm sure fans of Syndicate are in the same position. Yes, we know that's what it means when they reboot a franchise but it doesn't mean its always a good move forward. Have a look at the old Syndicate.

Original Syndicate

I'd take the original Syndicate gameplay any day. We don't have that much of this genre nowadays so why change it into a genre that we have too much of? Because that's the demand now I guess. FPS is the genre of this generation. The old gameplay would be hard to sell while an FPS title that blows up stuff mission after mission is a lot easier to do.

Syndicate 2012

I won't lie, the game looks badass. Mind control, explosions,  and gun fights placed in the Syndicate world. It looks like a good game but I bet it could have been just as good or even better as a Tactical Shooter. We have a lot of FPS titles to drown ourselves in anyways, we need more variety. The new Syndicate is out on February 21 for Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. The new Syndicate will feature four player co-op with 9 original missions from the old game.

Some reboots come out as good ideas for some games(Mortal , Tomb raider) but I think the changes for games like XCOM and Syndicate is wrong. Big question, would you rather have the original Syndicate with updated graphics and improved gameplay or prefer the change into an FPS??