Square Enix Europe has officially announced
Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days, confirming that the
trademark application from July and the
recent viral video portended the return of the notorious duo -- well, "notorious" for
all the wrong reasons. The action vets at IO Interactive claim to have infused
Dog Days with "a new visual experience ... inspired by documentary filmmakers and the user-generated era."
We've placed the two
K&L2 viral videos after the break. The game will release in 2010
under the Eidos brand for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
{ Nov 18th 2009 at 10:15AM } 
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Obie @ Nov 18th 2009 10:17AM
I do wonder why this "meh" game is getting a sequel, and Beyond Good and Evil 2 get shelved. :(
mspiels @ Nov 18th 2009 2:00PM
Because they only care about money.
Samuel Vimes @ Nov 18th 2009 10:19AM
Spiffy!
PR0F3TA (PSN - PROPHETA) @ Nov 18th 2009 10:19AM
i remember watching a play-through on what is now the defunct GAMEPLAY HD channel, the game was pretty much standard and the story was alright. I guess the game must have had a good following
Samuel Vimes @ Nov 18th 2009 10:26AM
It's because of the movie. When you have Bruce Willis and Billy Bob Thornton behind a film, you can't not bring out a sequel to the game too!
Damian @ Nov 18th 2009 10:27AM
In unrelated news, Justin McElroy has just been fired from joystiq.com
copa @ Nov 18th 2009 10:41AM
Cool, does that mean that Joystiq is now going to publish a rewrite of the Assassin's Creed 2 review that "helps to clarify" his criticisms of the game?
Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Nov 18th 2009 10:45AM
???
poop @ Nov 18th 2009 10:48AM
begin boycott of joystiq
Nathan-DTS [He is your father] @ Nov 18th 2009 11:12AM
Any idea why?
Solace @ Nov 18th 2009 11:58AM
?
tmacairjordan87 @ Nov 18th 2009 12:44PM
Apparently everyone forgot Gertsmann-gate already.
Either that, or I too am missing something :O
embassy @ Nov 18th 2009 2:11PM
3-hit Facepalm combo executed on Chris, Nathan and Solace.
25% damage.
Jerk Face @ Nov 18th 2009 2:40PM
C-c-combo breaker!
LordChimp @ Nov 18th 2009 10:29AM
I actually enjoyed the first one. The only complain I really had (which many others did as well) was the horrible accuracy of your guns. Everything else about the game was pretty sweet.
Samuel Vimes @ Nov 18th 2009 10:31AM
I agree. It was nothing ground breaking but there's much worse out there *coughtwoworldscough*
NaeemTHM @ Nov 18th 2009 10:34AM
I wonder if Eidos will advertise the game over at GiantBomb.
copa @ Nov 18th 2009 10:42AM
Hey, without Kane & Lynch, there wouldn't BE a Giant Bomb. I think that's worth a few comped ads.
NaeemTHM @ Nov 18th 2009 10:45AM
You know what? You're totally right! I guess I should thank Eidos for helping bring about one of the best damn gaming sites on the net.
Jerk Face @ Nov 18th 2009 2:41PM
Word, Naeem. Ha ha.. Well said.
Dreaded Fear @ Nov 18th 2009 3:32PM
Jeff getting fired was probably the best thing that could have happened to him. Giantbomb is 100 times better than Gamespot ever was. And, you gotta love the GiantBombcast.
Peter R. @ Nov 18th 2009 4:02PM
When this game hits market, I wonder if it gets a review at Giantbomb. If so, I dare say, a dude named Jeff has a date with a 2 out of 5 review and little overdue payback. Or he can continue to be the dignified journalist that he is, and give it a 3 out 5, either way someone ani't gonna be too happy bout it.
Donald @ Nov 18th 2009 5:05PM
GiantBomb may review it, but I'll bet a profile ban from Joystiq that Jeff doesn't touch this game with a 39 1/2 foot pole.
stevetp @ Nov 18th 2009 10:39AM
I actually dug the first one more than most. It was a competent third-person shooter that tried something a little different with narrative, and while not impressive at first glance, the visuals had an underlying subtlety that really pulled me in. The first time i caught paint flaking from cop cars in the rapid fire trail, or the view across the street in LA of a plane landing as i sat under cover in a diner doorway, or even the crowd reactions in the nightclub level. It all felt like a Michael Mann flick in video game form.
I'm excited.
Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Nov 18th 2009 10:45AM
I never played the first one.....was it any good?
WiNG [XBL&Steam: WiNGSPANTT] from lifeinagame.com @ Nov 18th 2009 10:48AM
I'd tell you what I think but my sponsors would get me fired over it.
Samuel Vimes @ Nov 18th 2009 10:50AM
@Chris
It was an average game. Had some solid elements and gameplay, but has it's faults. Worth a rental I think.
Markez @ Nov 18th 2009 11:02AM
I enjoyed it a lot, and I'm really happy that they're making a sequel. It wasn't a 9/10 or anything, but I still think it was damn good. Solid narrative, lots of character, and I don't think the gameplay was as broken as people make it sound.
Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Nov 18th 2009 11:06AM
thanks guys, I'm going to go ahead and throw it in my gamefly Q....it will be something to play in between "The Sabotuer" which comes out 12/8 and "Army of Two: The 40th Day" which comes out 1/12
The Artist formerly known as Jesus @ Nov 18th 2009 11:43AM
it was a pretty ugly game
Toop @ Nov 18th 2009 10:50AM
This game was alright, but had one of the least satisfying stories ever. There literally was no good reason to finish the game in terms of the storyline. My main motivation for playing the game was the cooperative play, but with more games providing coop modes this game would have to get mighty good reviews for me to want to try the series again.
I'd go deeper into it here, but I already got all of my complaints out in a recent blog post of my own. http://spencercongdon.com/2009/11/poor-game-endings/
[Tre is spelled with no Y] [blogs at trespeak.tumblr.com] @ Nov 18th 2009 10:55AM
THEY STOLE THAT NAME.
http://www.amazon.com/Diary-Wimpy-Kid-Dog-Days/dp/0810983915
Samuel Vimes @ Nov 18th 2009 10:58AM
Actually Dog Days has been used since Aristotle's times. It simply means the hottest of summer days.
[Tre is spelled with no Y] [blogs at trespeak.tumblr.com] @ Nov 18th 2009 11:06AM
But it wasn't used for anything recent sans that, at least from what I remember.
Samuel Vimes @ Nov 18th 2009 11:11AM
It's been used by the romans, through the egyptians, and all the way up to Dicken's "A Christmas Carol". The star Sirius is even nick named after it. They didn't steal the name..
michael @ Nov 18th 2009 11:00AM
Dog days, I wonder if they're making a reference to dog Day Afternoon (the one with Al Pacino amd John Cazale). Does that mean kane & Lynch will yell "Attica! Attica!".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Day_Afternoon
devwild @ Nov 18th 2009 11:22AM
I just finished the first one with a friend recently, and when all was said and done, we were breathing a sigh of relief that we wouldn't feel the need to play the game again. There's a fair amount of decent gameplay, particularly in coop, but the horrible story (*minor spoiler* the whole thing is contrived, but then you tack on not one bad ending, but two, making the whole thing pointless?), inconsistent cover mechanic, contrived scripted sequences (the truck obviously, but others too), and moronic AI (especially your "friendlies", who decide to walk over and stand at that corner you're shooting around, or run out in front of a mounted gun when you just told them to guard a doorway), really turned the majority of the game into more of a chore than a fun experience.
Unless the second is a massive improvement, right now, just seeing the game title alone makes my stomach hurt.
Granger @ Nov 18th 2009 11:28AM
"Freedom Fighters 2 officially announced for 2010"
That there would be the good version. Seriously, why Kane & Lynch? I guess they have to keep the IP fresh if they plan on breaking even at the box office.
Granger @ Nov 18th 2009 11:32AM
Wouldn't have minded a Mini Ninjas 2 over this either. Serious contender for sleeper hit of the year if Demon's Souls hadn't made its way over.
NintendoJunkie @ Nov 18th 2009 11:49AM
So is Jeff Gerstmann gonna get canned again?
jyffrank @ Nov 18th 2009 12:39PM
wow, someone call jeff gerstmann!
no, really, meh.
Arturo @ Nov 18th 2009 1:25PM
I really liked the first game although many didn't. I hope this one fixes the problems of the first game.
Johnny Neat @ Nov 18th 2009 1:53PM
This game needs, no, must have online co-op, period! Plus better AI & tighter aim. Otherwise not even sure if it's worth renting.
Lurkero @ Nov 18th 2009 3:21PM
So Kane and Lynch 2 gets approved, and everyone that was waiting for Freedom Fighters 2 gets shunned? Good luck making a sequel to a game that failed critically and commercially IO. Let me know when you start making games I'm interested in again.
Juan @ Nov 18th 2009 9:14PM
I didn't realize that selling a million copies was now considered a "commercial failure." Don't really care about the reviews it got, considering I had a fucking blast with it.
MilsurpShooter @ Nov 18th 2009 4:18PM
How is this game getting a sequel? First one was the "Manos Hands of Fate" of PS3 games :(
Josh @ Nov 18th 2009 4:33PM
What do those kanji say?
Is that second one even correct, or is it supposed to be 天?
RagingStormX @ Nov 18th 2009 4:58PM
It means this version comes with an egg roll and meso soup. lmao...who in the blue hell is suppose to tell you what that means, that you can be sure on the answer? Honestly....
Josh @ Nov 18th 2009 5:01PM
People who know Japanese or Chinese or whatever that is.
Did you honestly not know that?
Henry @ Nov 19th 2009 1:47AM
hm...... The Chinese characters are wrong, or do they make it like this on purpose?
伏 = lie down
犬 = dog
The two characters look similar, but the meanings are totally different.
For the character 天, although it can mean "day", it can also mean "sky", especially when you use it without any other characters related to "day".
so, 伏天 = lie-down sky