Pete Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 Well it's actually Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier, though I suspect Thor was referring to the "tank" thing looking like something right out of UFO >:] It also looks a bit like a Siege Tank out of Starcraft 2 as well mind you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullAuto Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier This is why gaming pisstakes never really work. Games mock themselves so effectively it leaves no room for satire or parody. I mean look at that title. Tom Clancy - writer of manly technothrillers for today's Walter Mitty.Ghost Recon - manly men, silent killers all, etc etc.Future Soldier - hi-tech geekery combined with macho love. It's a perfect satirical title for a game, but it's an actual game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 And the cookie goes for... Pete! That drone thing sure reminds me of a HWP (Tank/Canon) or even a UFO:Aftershock drone. Footage:- direct to in-game action IGN coverage- game's full E3 presentation at the official site (includes above segment) There's also a recent preview article here. I'd surely prefer to see something more along these lines for XCOM. Squad-based third-person tactical shooter which switches to first-person in certain situations (i.e. for accurate aiming). Someone mod in some aliens and we are game. >:] :: Too bad it's from Ubi; it will probably have DRM up the wazoo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matri Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 2K Games to stream 'something big' from PAX tomorrow morning. Whatever it is, highly unlikely to be Duke Nukem Forever. It's gonna take more than mere flying pigs to convince us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Vic Davis (of Armaggedon Empires and Solium Infernum fame) offers some insight into what his new project is about in his blog. It's to be called "Six Gun Saga" and a screenshot is shown. :: "Every gun makes its own tune." - Clint Eastwood as 'Blondie', "Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo" (aka The Good, The Bad and The Ugly) motion picture, 1966 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiasaur11 Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 This is why gaming pisstakes never really work. Games mock themselves so effectively it leaves no room for satire or parody. I mean look at that title. Tom Clancy - writer of manly technothrillers for today's Walter Mitty.Ghost Recon - manly men, silent killers all, etc etc.Future Soldier - hi-tech geekery combined with macho love. It's a perfect satirical title for a game, but it's an actual game. We're entering a post irony age here. I mean, there's a live Yogi Bear movie starring Dan Ackroyd and Justin Timberlake. It's physically impossible to make jokes about that. It's a one off gag from Mad Magazine, a "Studios are so desperate..." punchline, only it's an actual film. Life is steadily getting too weird to parody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Part 1 of Left 4 Dead's comic - The Sacrifice. :: :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullAuto Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Not sure why they've symbolised the swears. Who are they worried about offending? Hate...zombies...so...much. Oh yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullAuto Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 "Hardly anyone plays first person shooters on the PC anymore." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunflash Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Where the heck is he getting that from? I can't FIND an open slot on most of my BF:BC2 servers the last few weeks! Ugh, people. Hate 'em. D: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullAuto Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 Maybe Digital Downloads Selling More Than Retail Possibly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 "Hardly anyone plays first person shooters on the PC anymore." :( That is laughable, to put it MILDLY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matri Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 "Hardly anyone plays first person shooters on the PC anymore."You gotta be @*ing kidding me. He's either incredibly stupid bordering on Paris Hilton levels, or he's never left his mother's basement in decades. Maybe Digital Downloads Selling More Than Retail Possibly.Gee, wonder why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 Part 2 of Left 4 Dead's comic - The Sacrifice. :: :( :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 Love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullAuto Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 Is there a zombie fiction work yet where the military comes out looking good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 I dunno, it'd be a bit short if there were. Sergeant: "Sir, there's a zombie outbreak in central London" General: *splurts mouthful of tea everywhere then quickly regains some composure* "F**king hell! Get on the phone to the Navy and have one of those subs fire a nuke at 'em" ...5 minutes later... BBC (North) Newsreader: "Breaking news - there was a zombie outbreak in London, but it has been swiftly dealt with by the country's military. Citizens are currently rejoicing in the streets". That whole bit sounded like I have a problem with London, but I don't - it's just where we keep our most rabid citizens - in parliament boom-boom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullAuto Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 LOL! it's just where we keep our most rabid citizens - in parliament Ah, it's funny cos it's true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 Ah, it's funny cos it's true. Reminds me of the foreign guy working at the brewery in Family Guy whenever anyone says that nowadays. Okay, I'll stop getting sidetracked now. Loving the fact that they're not trying to dumb down the comic, loving the whole immune but infected bit, and loving Francis (though not literally) - he always gets the best lines. Just want them to meet up again so Bill can deliver the slightly whiney line he always delivered when I, as Francis, accidentally punctured him with an entire Uzi clip on many an occasion: "Fraaaancis!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 Part 3 of The Sacrifice is here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullAuto Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 Kenny Rogers' balls called. I guffawed. I didn't think it could be done in the 21st century, but I did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted September 30, 2010 Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 Yet another great installment for The Sacrifice. I also noted with some excitement the plethora of new content coming for both L4D and L4D2 based on the comic, as well as the first campaign of L4D becoming available to play on L4D2 with all of the latter's weapons, and all this just one day after my birthday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted September 30, 2010 Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 (...) and all this just one day after my birthday It's what they call "spoiled rotten"... :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted September 30, 2010 Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 I know, it's like they knew that these were two of my favourite games as well as when I'd appreciate them most - beer in hand (during the few quiet periods) and all the while my reflexes getting steadily worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matri Posted September 30, 2010 Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 I know, it's like they knew that these were two of my favourite games as well as when I'd appreciate them most - beer in hand (during the few quiet periods) and all the while my reflexes getting steadily worse *pokes* The old door does not agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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