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Ghost Recon Commander canceled, dev Loot Drop lays off team

David Hinkle — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 03:15:00 EST

This month has been a tough one for Loot Drop, the developer behind Ubisoft Facebook game Ghost Recon Commander. Loot Drop co-founder (and newlywed) Brenda Brathwaite had her "Old-School RPG" Kickstarter canceled, and the developer's biggest game, Ghost Recon Commander, will no longer continue.

Loot Drop posted the news on Facebook, also confirming that layoffs had hit as part of the cancelation. "As a result, we laid off a team of awesome developers. Coders, artists, amazing assistant designer, and awesome QA guy." We've reached out to Ubisoft for comment and will update accordingly.

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Ghost Recon Commander deploys to Facebook

Xav de Matos — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:20:00 EST

Ghost Recon's tactical tour of Facebook begins, with Ghost Recon Commander hitting the social media site earlier today. Developed by John Romero's social studio Loot Drop, Commander is linked with Ubisoft's free-to-play Ghost Recon Online and the upcoming Ghost Recon: Future Soldier.

Ghost Recon Commander is an isometric, tactical-strategy game within the popular Tom Clancy license, featuring ten "replayable missions, three difficulty levels and dozens of weapons for players to choose from."

By playing Commander, players can unlock "exclusive weapons, weapon skins and bonuses to use while playing Ghost Recon: Future Soldier and Ghost Recon Online." There are also additional "benefits" to linking the products, such as unlocking characters in Commander by playing Future Soldier. It is advisable to check it out; however, we wouldn't recommend poking anyone on the battlefield. One of you won't make it out alive.

Joystiq has contacted Ubisoft on the release date for Commander's mobile version, which was announced in April.

Gallery: Ghost Recon Commander (5/21/12)

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Loot Drop deploying Ghost Recon Commander to Facebook, mobile devices

David Hinkle — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 22:00:00 EST

John Romero's social dev studio, Loot Drop, has signed a deal with Ubisoft to produce a tie-in game for Facebook and, eventually, mobile platforms. Ghost Recon Commander is set to launch on Facebook, allowing players to unlock items in Ghost Recon: Future Soldier -- which launches on May 22 -- and Ghost Recon Online, due sometime later this year.

The announcement trailer, screens, and press release past the break all suggest a hardcore experience, which allows you to customize your own Ghosts and deploy them in missions to earn upgrades and gear. There will also be asynchronous co-op play, though exact details on how that will work have yet to be revealed.

Gallery: Ghost Recon Commander (Facebook)

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