Producer Dan Blackstone of
Digital Illusions CE has hinted at the imminent announcement of "something very big" in an interview with
Shacknews, which GameSpot presumes is most likely Battlefield 2142, a most futuristic sequel.The senior producer of Battlefield 2: Modern Combat for the 360 gave that little tidbit at the end of the interview, stating: "We’re about to announce something very big, so stay tuned. One other interviewer asked this and I gave him a hint, so it’s only fair that I do the same for you: 3213/3X2. Or said another way: S.R. 4588164." GameSpot subsequently put two and two together and came up with 2142, the square root of 4588164 as well as the result of (3213/3)*2, so it appears that Call of Duty and Ghost Recon are not the only FPS franchises taking their games into the future.
For an alleged video from the futuristic game labeled "'Stella' Minsk Level Video Showcase," check out the first link listed in the "See also" section below. While we don't know whether such a title would be based on PCs, current-gen consoles, the 360/PS3, or even the PSP, there are apparently quite a few walking tanks being employed by the armies of tomorrow if this clip is to be believed. (Metal Gear!) April Fool's is ah' comin' up soon, however, so please take this news with just a grain ah' salt.
[Via GameSpot]
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I saw that vid a few weeks ago and immediately thought it was fake. This news hasn't changed that. But it is interesting none the less to think about what BF would be like that far into the future. I hope it's for PC.
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All that world war 2 crap doesnt interest me one bit, so any more scifi shooters is a really welcome addition
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Pencil me in for lauch day... Assuming it doesn't also require PC 2142 to run it!
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See http://www.xboxic.com/news/237
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Fix BF2 before you think about making another one.
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"That is kind of a stretch from what he said. perhaps 'say it another way' is a substitute for 'equal to' and as such you would find X=4. 4 sounds a little more like a correct answer than 2142."
Wait, come again?
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BF2 was a decent game plagued with horrible balance issues, awful ideas (that scoreboard / ranking system was without a doubt the worst concept I'd ever seen), and the same shoddy BF engine.
DICE has yet to iron out the resource-hogging, the spotty netcode, or simply make their games run smoother.
Furthermore, 95% of BF players are total idiots, so while I personally would prefer a Tribes2-esque game where you need teamwork, and the most 'fun' moments don't always involve fighting, I know that EA knows that bunnyhopping around with a grenade launcher and idiotic twitch FPS combat will sell more to the HALO / CS:S crowd.
But on the other hand it looks like Planetside. And PS was total sex (until SOE ruined it).
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http://www.joystiq.com/2006/03/20/battlefield-2142-allegedly-confirmed-by-pc-gamer/
http://www.joystiq.com/2006/03/21/battlefield-2142-scans-of-pc-gamer-cover-story-leaked/
Hope that helps!
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I saw the scan of the magazine cover here:
http://www.joystiq.com/media/2006/03/BF_2142_cover_for_PC_Gamer.jpg
And then I realized what this game reminds me of.
C&C Renegade.
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http://www.ea.com/official/battlefield/battlefield2/us/editorial.jsp?src=communityupdate_032106
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