With Ubisoft's EndWar still months from release, the company has once again pulled at Tom Clancy's supple teat, announcing Tom Clancy's Air Combat, the latest game to be counted among the longstanding military action brand's ranks. Promising to take it all skyward, Air Combat is being handled by Ubisoft's Bucharest studio, the folks behind Blazing Angels as well as, of all things, Chessmaster XI. The aerial combat is expected to ship in 2008 for unspecified consoles and PC.
We don't know much about the game at this point, though Ubisoft's managing director hints at the game's online focus, stating that the company is confident that Air Combat will be "an instant online multiplayer hit." Like other Tom Clancy games, Air Combat will be set in the near future, as players will fly a variety of jet fighters, complete with hi-tech piloting assistance to help players shoot down bad guys. In addition, as players get better at the game, Ubisoft notes that they'll be able to shed the assistance, no doubt offering more challenge for seasoned flyboys. I feel the need, the need for speed!
Reader Comments (19)
Posted: Sep 25th 2007 5:38PM MrHashbrown said
I'd like to thank Joystiq for supplying us with photographic proof that Tom Cruise was a normal human being at one point in time.
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Posted: Sep 26th 2007 8:06AM (Unverified) said
how come he hasn't aged since this photo?
He's an alien I tell you!!!
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He's an alien I tell you!!!
Posted: Oct 5th 2007 2:33PM (Unverified) said
Well it has Tom clancys name attached to it, it has to be realistic, so if my PC can run it, it might just be an instant buy (because I realistic air combat)
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Posted: Sep 25th 2007 5:59PM (Unverified) said
This is great news.
But will there ever be an online PC dogfight game as good as XWing vs TIE Fighter?
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But will there ever be an online PC dogfight game as good as XWing vs TIE Fighter?
Posted: Sep 25th 2007 6:20PM super ultra said
see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Combat
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Posted: Sep 25th 2007 6:37PM (Unverified) said
Good. We need more games going in a (slightly) new direction.
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Posted: Sep 25th 2007 6:55PM (Unverified) said
Not to be confused with Namco's PlayStation game of the same name, that spawned the popular Ace Combat series?
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Posted: Sep 25th 2007 11:02PM dustandechoes91 said
yea, wasnt air combat the name of ace combat 1 here in the US?
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Posted: Sep 26th 2007 2:22AM Klitorisaurus said
Hands down the most uninspired video game naming job to ever grace this industry! Air combat?! are you serious? You mean we get to blow things up while defying gravity?! Thats FANTASTIC! Please tell me thats just the Ubisoft project code name.
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Posted: Sep 26th 2007 8:08AM (Unverified) said
PS/ they should make a Hunt for Red October game...
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