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Mysterious Games Lurk In The Future

Posted by Zonk on from the welcome-to-the-world-of-tomorrow dept.

FiringSquad has up a piece running down a bunch of games that we know are on the horizon, but have precious few details about. Without even names to describe them, the article talks about projects like Bioware's MMOG, the next original title from id, Tim Schaefer's new game for Vivendi, and whatever the premier title for John Romero's new studio. The article taken as a whole is short on details, but brings to light several titles that are sure to provoke public interest when they are finally announced. From the article: "Psychonauts was a rarity in games; a title that had a quirky and fun game design that was actually funny and original. The high sales, however, did not occur as expected. The acclaim that DoubleFine got for their first title helped to secure their publishing deal with Vivendi and that hopefully will give their next title more of a marketing boost than Majesco created for their first game. So what will it be like? Quirky, fun and original ... just like all of Tim Schafer's titles."

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  1. Curse you blizzard... by rehtonAesoohC · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm holding out for Starcraft 2.

    Or World of Starcraft...

    Or... Star...craffttt.....

    1. Re:Curse you blizzard... by User+956 · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'm holding out for Starcraft 2.

      They'd make it, but they require more vespene gas.

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  2. UQM2 by Brunellus · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ur-Quan Masters: 2 (or, how you got the Mark 2)

  3. it's a sequel by User+956 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Without even names to describe them, the article talks about projects like Bioware's MMOG, the next original title from id, Tim Schaefer's new game for Vivendi, and whatever the premier title for John Romero's new studio.

    I heard John Romero was working on a sequel to his last blockbuster. That's right. Daikatana Forever, starring Samuel L. Jackson as your sidekick Superfly. The whole game takes place on an airliner full of snakes.

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    1. Re:it's a sequel by Purity+Of+Essence · · Score: 2, Funny

      If Slipdate Ionwrecks can make a game even half as good as Daikatana, I'll be impressed. It's not that they aren't capable of good code, I just think they've probably already smoked it all.

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  4. TIE Fighter by liak12345 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Unless the list says a new game involving Ties and Fighting, you can count me out.

  5. Free Radical + LucasArts by PresidentEnder · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Oooh! Oooh! New adventure games, in the vein of Day of the Tentacle, Maniac Mansion, and Monkey Island?

    What's that? Free Radical does shooters? Darn.

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  6. Re:As for Tim Shafer, three words: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Psychonauts was such a great game I don't even recall the loading times. What I do remember was everytime I went into a new level I wanted to know what the hell these guys were on and where do I get some! The grin on my face from the milk man level laster for at least a week.

  7. In summation by 5c11 · · Score: 4, Funny

    So... to sum up the article: "Some companies are working on games that have not been announced and they are mysterious and we don't actually know anything about them really."

    Wow, how does one about getting a job in games journalism again? I want me a piece of that action.

    1. Re:In summation by StikyPad · · Score: 2, Insightful

      How does one about getting a job in games journalism again?

      By turning that into 10 paragraphs that keep people reading, basically.

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