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Sat, 09 Feb 2008 14:57:21 +0000

[...] Faith and a .45, Age of Conan, Conflict: Denied Ops, MTB Target and Marble Blast Online all get the video trailer treatment, and discussion as to whether Faith and .45 is the best name for a game ever (apart from Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura, natch) [...]

By: nimble

nimble — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:50:45 +0000

In what is probably a good indication of Eidos’ lack of faith in Conflict: Denied Ops, it’s going to be receiving a simultaneous release on launch day on GameTap, which generally only gets games once every ounce of profit has been wrung from them (though I guess they sort of match Steam’s offer, since Deus Ex is already on the service — but that’s a game that really deserves buying, not renting from GameTap or leasing from Steam). It’s also kind of worrying, since GameTap don’t exactly do the whole “keeping our games up-to-date with the latest patches” thing very well, and Conflict gives off the air of a game that will be needing patches. Still, it’s free if you’re already paying the monthly subscription, so I suppose I’ll give it a try when it comes out.

Faith and a .45 is a great name, but the gameplay does look a little generic. Of course, I haven’t tried out Total Overdose yet, so maybe there’s something in there that makes this exciting news.

MTP Target is a horrible name, but the game looks entertaining. However, I’m not really clear on the free and free thing, since it’s an online-only game, and you need to make an account on their server by agreeing to Terms which take away all of the “rights” that are generally considered to be part of open source (you can only use the Game to talk to the Game Server, you cannot redistribute the Game, you cannot decompile or reverse engineer the Game, fees for playing the game can be changed at any time). Plus it crashed while I was trying to make an account.

By: Nobby

Nobby — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:33:55 +0000

Judging from the demo, Denied Ops is NOT a good game by any standard. Fairly average, with baffling controls and very poor performance.

For example, my x2 4600 is listed in the config as not meeting the recommended requirements. Clearly coded by monkeys.

And the depth perception effect is silly, nothing distorts that much in 15m, jesus.

Buy Deus Ex separately. Please.

By: Nallen

Nallen — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:15:12 +0000

Does anyone else think the girl in Faith looks more than a little like Famke Janssen?

By: James T

James T — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 05:11:54 +0000

I’m afraid I don’t see what’s so hot about the ‘Faith & a .45′ trailer; cute title, and the graphics are pleasant (aside from some customarily shonky fire FX, but you get that), but it doesn’t appear to be anything but another ho-hum third-person shooter. They talk a good game in their press release, with the focus on developing character and atmosphere, but the same was promised of Kane & Lynch, and that turned out pretty rubbish.

Oh, and they only speak of it as being a 360/PS3 title; is it actually coming out on PC?

By: James

James — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 02:11:34 +0000

That Conflict trailer is pretty damn horrible. Partial live action trailers for a game always make me cringe a little, especially with dialogue as corny as that. We’ll see though, I suppose.

FAAFF looks like it has some nice potential, too. I wonder if I could get my junker of a PC to run it at a decent clip.

And then… so MTB is a cross between lawn bowls and mini golf, played with living, flying penguins? Count me in.

By: Mickiscoole

Mickiscoole — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 02:07:09 +0000

Conflict: Denied ops is giving away Deus Ex if you pre-purchase over steam.

But then again, you all have the game anyway… right?

By: Seth Tipps

Seth Tipps — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:54:23 +0000

Yep, Red Hair, Green Eyes, Freckles, Gun. All systems are go for this game being a geek’s Cryptonite.

By: Dinger

Dinger — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:49:01 +0000

Denied Ops: Appalling. Genuinely Appalling. Did I see correctly, or was it just a few seconds after the “Realism” banner that the player shot his teammate in the back, several times on automatic, and nothing happened?

Oh, and Faith and a .45: Great name. The girl’s name is Ruby. I fear, from the “ominous evil dude” at the end, that it’s going to be “Bonnie and Clyde meet Far Cry”. You had me at the name, the gangster appeal, and the redhead with freckles and a tommy gun.

By: Man Raised By Puffins

Man Raised By Puffins — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:06:57 +0000

@Clicky: According to IGN it supports online co-op.

@Per: That they haven’t got a Publisher lined up yet suggests to me that they are somewhat independent. Although I guess it depends on whether your definition of ‘indie’ stetches to larger independent studios, really.

The trailer makes it look like a fairly fun shooter, or at least one with a nice aesthetic, although one I imagine I’d only pick up on budget.

By: Ferrous Buller

Ferrous Buller — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:18:41 +0000

Good to know that redheads with guns never go out of style.

By: Per

Per — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:11:40 +0000

You can hardly call Deadline Games an indie company with 70+ employees and 12 published games. Lets just hope the action is a bit more serious than their last two games.