Wing Commander, Populous, & More Re-TMed
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bogo24dk




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PostPosted: Tue, 11th Aug 2009 20:25    Post subject: Wing Commander, Populous, & More Re-TMed
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Electronic Arts has filed new trademark registrations for Wing Commander, Populous, Theme Park, and Road Rash. It's probably pretty obvious news like this comes way of superannuation, and we wholeheartedly agree with their accompanying comment: "I like the implications of this."



http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewstory&threadid=100966

Awesome news Very Happy
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Overlord123




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PostPosted: Tue, 11th Aug 2009 20:27    Post subject:
No Dungeon Keeper? Sad
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EyePatch




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PostPosted: Tue, 11th Aug 2009 20:31    Post subject:
New Road Rash? FUCK YEAH#@%%#@!

I still have Jail Break.
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$n@ke




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PostPosted: Tue, 11th Aug 2009 20:33    Post subject:
Populous +1

Man i loved Populous The Beginning.
Ah... the good old days Razz
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Thorwulf




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PostPosted: Tue, 11th Aug 2009 21:06    Post subject:
Overlord123 wrote:
No Dungeon Keeper? Sad


Indeed Crying or Very sad
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AwE




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PostPosted: Tue, 11th Aug 2009 23:02    Post subject:
Wing Commander!!!! YAY
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PostPosted: Tue, 11th Aug 2009 23:13    Post subject:
AwE wrote:
Wing Commander!!!! YAY

Well, Wing Commander V was shite (imo, but maybe I was just missing Mark Hamill as the protagonist Very Happy)
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Sin317
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PostPosted: Tue, 11th Aug 2009 23:15    Post subject:
Populus was fun, doubt it would be much fun today tho. And Wingcommander , why not.
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Spiderman
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PostPosted: Tue, 11th Aug 2009 23:21    Post subject:
WC6 with REAL ACTORS
MAKE IT HAPPEN EA
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CookieCrumb




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PostPosted: Tue, 11th Aug 2009 23:22    Post subject:
Spiderman wrote:
WC6 with REAL ACTORS
MAKE IT HAPPEN EA

I see a rather great gap in that sentence...
on the one hand we have "EA" and on the other "MAKE IT HAPPEN"
Those two just don't go together very well (anymore that is)
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suprman




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PostPosted: Tue, 11th Aug 2009 23:43    Post subject:
I didnt ever play the original Populous so cant really commenton that, the wing commaner series was pretty much nothing more than an interactive movie and pretty shit so I don't hold high hopes for a remake. Theme park! do we really need yet another theme park game? So I guess the only one that is remotely interesting to me is road rash, if done right it could alot be fun. But really all we are talking about here is them renewing the trade marks for each franchise so who knows if they are even going to do remakes, for all we know the may just be re-releasing the old versions on xbox live arcade or something.


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Sin317
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PostPosted: Wed, 12th Aug 2009 00:00    Post subject:
sure dont need theme park, rollercoaster tycoon is good enough as a continued series covering that genre.
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trancers




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PostPosted: Wed, 12th Aug 2009 00:11    Post subject:
they did same on system shock 2006 so they only keep trade mark to them self it dont mean that they are going to make anything


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soldat37




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PostPosted: Wed, 12th Aug 2009 00:24    Post subject:
Well my opinions,

If they are gonna remake a road Rash I hope they stick to the things that made 1-3 for sega genesis great.Police cars setting up road blocks,pursuit choppers,etc.I did not much care for the version that came out on play station because many of the elements from the first 3 were missing.

Wing commander series was great but I loved Privateer the best.
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Overlord123




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PostPosted: Mon, 12th Sep 2011 15:07    Post subject:
http://www.wcnews.com/news/4346

My guess: It will be a FPS with some arcade scenes in space Cool Face
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Epsilon
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PostPosted: Mon, 12th Sep 2011 15:22    Post subject:
Overlord123 wrote:
http://www.wcnews.com/news/4346

My guess: It will be a FPS with some arcade scenes in space Cool Face

Upcoming press release

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"With the new Wingcommander 3D YOU are in charge!, direct your squad as you board space stations in a visceral first person experience. You'll feel the bullets fly over your head as you take cover and order your teammates to engage the enemy.
You will know first hand what it feels to kill the Kilrathi as you level up and go through 25 engaging levels in the immersive and acclaimed Wing Commander universe!
Or team up with friends and enjoy the online Space Station Zombie mode!
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sabin1981
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PostPosted: Mon, 12th Sep 2011 15:26    Post subject:
Why would you do this, Epsi? Why? Crying or Very sad
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PostPosted: Mon, 12th Sep 2011 15:27    Post subject:
Sounds awesome. Cool Face
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PostPosted: Mon, 12th Sep 2011 15:32    Post subject:
We're closed to doomsday.
It's Dr. Strangelove doomsday machine. Laughing
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PostPosted: Mon, 12th Sep 2011 15:43    Post subject:
You forgot to mention "a natural and innovative cover system" and "next-gen graphics" Epsi :>
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Epsilon
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PostPosted: Mon, 12th Sep 2011 15:45    Post subject:
Werelds wrote:
You forgot to mention "a natural and innovative cover system" and "next-gen graphics" Epsi :>

I'm sure that'll still be part of it regardless Sad
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consolitis
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PostPosted: Mon, 12th Sep 2011 15:55    Post subject:
Populous 4: The Hand

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The title is being developed by Bullfrog, a studio revived by EA and managed by a guy named Todd from EA corporate. The development team is made up of the remnants of several development studios that ran aground on the rocky shores of EA as well as 20-25 texture artists and modelers from Kyrgyzstan.

In the article, Todd describes Populous 4: The Hand as "a visceral experience" through which you learn more about "the back story of Populous" and experience firsthand what it's like "to be a god thrown out and fighting his way back [to the land of the gods]."

Players will take on the role of Jayce Carter, a top agent in the celestial organization called The Hands. He is a demigod who uses his powers to help the supposedly-neutral Hands maintain the balance in the eternal struggle between the Monads and the Demiurge, two opposing forces of true gods.

According to a hands-on play by SKUURK writer Joorhan Vurskellytons, the game begins with a Hands raid on a Demiurge technolab where primitive villagers are being harvested to provide power that threatens to tip the balance in favor of the Demiurge. Jayce is betrayed by his commander, Grandfather, and framed for helping the Demiurge. For violating his celestial ops oath, Jayce is cast out of the floating city called HeavN and into the primordial world below.

"It's like the idea of the haves and the have-nots," says Todd in the article. "Basically what would it be like if you suddenly had no electricity? We'd be cast out of the modern world. That's like Jayce, but at the same time he has to get revenge and unravel the mystery of why The Hands are working with the Monads to destroy the Demiurge."

Stripped of most of his godlike powers, Jayce must join with primitive allies and collect natural Ur-force to upgrade his hand with the ability to control his environment and use mutation arcs to change foes and friends. He will also be able to use stealth and an arsenal of powerful weapons created by the Demiurge as he ascends back to HeavN.

"Jayce and the human tribesmen are tired of the meddling by the gods and want freedom."

Confirmed to help Jayce in his battle for freedom are hand powers including the ability to summon lightning, tornados, fireballs and even raise and lower the elevation of terrain, Hand assault rifles, a sniping rifle, a double shotgun with "satisfying feel" and over ten drivable vehicles.

"We give the player the ability to make their own story in the primordial world," explains Todd in the interview. "You start out in like this swamp where there's just bugs, but you fight your way up evolution to dinosaurs and these ape people and then you encounter the primitive humans and you lead them into the light."

32-player multi and two-player co-op are intended to ship, although they may be cancelled or ship as a free DLC over a year after the game releasers. Todd was tight lipped about possible DLC, but mentioned to SKUURK that "Fans of zombies should get ready for some wild multiplayer content."

Populous 4: The Hand is scheduled for release in 4th Quarter of 2012.





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PostPosted: Mon, 12th Sep 2011 16:00    Post subject:
It's almost as if I'm predicting the future here, but it's really not that hard. I must admit though these things fill me with so much hate.
I can feel myself just going


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human_steel




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PostPosted: Mon, 12th Sep 2011 16:02    Post subject:
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Populous 4: The Hand is scheduled for release in 4th Quarter of 2012.


No biggie. It won't have the chance to see the light of day. Cool Face
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Roger_Young




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PostPosted: Mon, 12th Sep 2011 16:06    Post subject:
I'm viscerally crying.
Fuckers. Fuckers. Fuckers.
Even Molyneaux couldn't go so down. Or could he...?
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human_steel




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PostPosted: Mon, 12th Sep 2011 16:07    Post subject:
Roger_Young wrote:
Or could he...?

Fable 4 is on its way. Cool Face
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sabin1981
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PostPosted: Mon, 12th Sep 2011 16:08    Post subject:
No.... no.... please.... please tell me you're just kidding, consolitis. It's a joke, right? A perfectly-worded mock review, right? Sad

~edit~

http://www.somethingawful.com/d/news/populous-syndicate-xcom.php

Nah, it's fake. It has to be. Look at the cover art... what is that? The hand from Hexen photoshopped poorly onto Generic PS3 FPS ¤120823
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Epsilon
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PostPosted: Mon, 12th Sep 2011 16:09    Post subject:
sabin1981 wrote:
No.... no.... please.... please tell me you're just kidding, consolitis. It's a joke, right? A perfectly-worded mock review, right? Sad

In the words of Jon Irenicus:" Do you see now? Do you understand?"
In reference to where all the hate is coming from.

The cover art is just editorial freedom, theres no such thing in the screenshots themselves.


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sabin1981
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PostPosted: Mon, 12th Sep 2011 16:11    Post subject:
I don't need to "see", sir, you know me well enough now to know EXACTLY how I feel about Generic Remake FPS #128593245. I'm the one who gets shit off everyone whenever I voice my concerns about existing franchises being butchered into FPS titles, remember?
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consolitis
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PostPosted: Mon, 12th Sep 2011 16:11    Post subject:
sabin1981 wrote:
No.... no.... please.... please tell me you're just kidding, consolitis. It's a joke, right? A perfectly-worded mock review, right? Sad

~edit~

http://www.somethingawful.com/d/news/populous-syndicate-xcom.php

Nah, it's fake. It has to be. Look at the cover art... what is that? The hand from Hexen photoshopped poorly onto Generic PS3 FPS ¤120823


I've left behind all references to SA, to make it credible Very Happy but you ruined it Crying or Very sad Razz
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