For fans of all the Tom Clancy games to date, this is quite a bit of news. Ubisoft has announced that the various Tom Clancy universes will come together under one wing in EndWar, and apparently, EndWar is only the tip of the iceberg.
The upcoming RTS is said to act as a basis for future tie-ins, so any future Splinter Cell or Ghost Recon games released will probably have some sort of relationship to EndWar. Because of the merger of titles, EndWar is being called a Tom Clancy MegaGame.
The game will be completely standalone, but what happens in one game will definitely tie into the events of the next one, with developers hinting at missions generated in the next Ghost Recon affecting the world map in the next EndWar.
Splinter Cell’s covert ops missions tie into the factor here as well, and the only problem we see with this development is that it’s going to be hard to keep the three games separate, yet equal, especially with EndWar absorbing story lines from the other two big hitters.
The whole thing sounds like a marketing strategy to garner favor from fans of either of the two largest Tom Clancy games, but at this point, it looks like Ubisoft is going to make it so fans will be required to complete all Tom Clancy games in the series in order to be filled in for various versions of EndWar. Sounds like a ton of money will be flooding Ubisoft’s way.
There’s currently no word on the Tom Clancy MMO that’s being planned.
Major Nelson will be giving a few lucky people the chance to download the New Xbox Experience prior to its set release date of November 19th.
He has a brief discussion regarding a listener receiving the NXE before anyone else. In response to a visitor enquiring as to whether or not it would be possible to receive the update from MajorNelson.com, Nelcon confirms the rumor, sending fans into a panic, scrambling to get their hands on the NXE before their friends.
If you’re interested in obtaining this update before the regular crowds, you can visit MajorNelson.com daily, where he’ll be handing out downloads for the NXE before the release date. This will allow you to get a head start on your avatar customization, as well as allow you to get used to the interface well before your friends. The give away is scheduled to begin next week, so winners of his contests will be receiving the NXE about two weeks before the masses. Not bad!
The video above is a debut trailer for the newest hit from an indie developer, which is scheduled to make its way to Xbox LIVE sometime this holiday season, which generally means any time from Thanksgiving to Christmas. Weapon of Choice is a side-scroller similar to what we saw in Braid, but the action game pits the forces of earth against mutant aliens.
The story is pretty basic on the surface, with players taking the role of members from the Solus Contingent who are to dispatch the alien threat on Earth. The aliens are grotesque hideous beings as you’ve come to expect, and perhaps not as bright as they should be, as their messe dup entry strategy leaves the whole fleet crashed across a series of islands.
Beyond the basic story, every operative in the team has their own weapon of choice which comes with a different type of gameplay and strategy, centered around the weapon.
Each operative also has a dynamically branching path with results in multiple endings and perhaps the ultimate in replayability.
The Developer is Mommy’s Best Games and seems to be targeting prodigal gamers, by offering intense gameplay which can be completed in a short time. However, make no mistake. Just because the game doesn’t offer hours of endless gameplay (unless you count replayability), you’ll not be breezing through this one. You’ll need expertly honed skills to get through this bloody action game. The soundtrack for the game is amazing, and the game is fully hand drawn, much like we saw in Braid.
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