SouthPeak enlists to distribute Hungary-based Atomic Motion's RTS-FPS hybrid on Microsoft platforms this fall.
Formerly a PC stalwart, real-time strategy games are becoming less of an oddity on consoles, particularly in light of Command & Conquer and Halo Wars heading to the Xbox 360. The genre is getting a little more crowded on Microsoft's platform, as SouthPeak Games today announced it would be distributing Budapest, Hungary-based Atomic Motion's RTS-first-person shooter mash-up Raven Squad: Operation Hidden Dagger on the Xbox 360 as well as Windows PCs. Evolved Games is set to publish the title.
Scaling down the full-nation approach to RTS gameplay, Raven Squad drops two mercenary squads consisting of eight members in total in the middle of a conflict in the Amazon. While exact gameplay details have yet to be revealed, SouthPeak noted that players will be able to seamlessly transition between the RTS and FPS approaches to accomplishing missions.
SouthPeak expects to unveil more details on Raven Squad via its official Web site as the game's fall release window approaches.
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Another games that is just outright bad! There are some great developers out there and than again you have this game and rogue warrior! I think some developers think that gamers are stupid or something and they want us to waste our money on this kind of gaming trash! Shake of the head people.
the graphics in this game look terible and icould do without people yellin i found somethin or im under fire every second of my life god this games gonna suck i feel srry for these guys they already f.cked up terminator now this piece of sh you know what kearnice out
I like the fact that MS are pushing and nuturing PC/360 X Platform gaming, games like this are simply the beginning of the MS roadmap whereby both platforms become very close, enabling Devs to simply make a game for PC and making minor changes (graphics, controls, etc) then simply transfering it to the 360 and Visa-Versa, therefore saving Devs alot of Time & MONEY, as well as allowing them more Dev time to ensure a great product when released, and not a rushed one. A very smart business move, why target just one audience (eg 360) when you can target 2 (360 & PC) therfore targeting the largest gaming audience on the planet with a game that has only been developed for 1 base platform 'Vista'. The key to any great game is simply for devs to put TLC into thier products and not to RUSH them for release. This game looks quite good and refreshing, am very intruiged.
Considering how much Two Worlds sucked this or any game from SouthPeak Interactive will always be a pile of crap.
Hopefully they will make this a good one. Two Worlds needed a lot more work on it when they released it. If they take their time with this one then it should be good.
gameboy i have the same prob to lol. this game could be cool, but from the graphics and hud set up looks like it will be poor, doesnt look very refined or sleek. but i guess those things they can change
Other then the fact that my PC i don't consider it "Microsoft's Platform" i would more consider it Dell's....
wondering 1 thing , all the games of this day and the past 1 day , were almost similar like this, (exept wow , diablo , socom .... ,similar i mean the qualety lvl ... they aren't famous and they w,'t be..... mabe ..... but i a saying that there is a new era coming,now that the halo series are don,the final fantasys are over the 10nd,half life is almost ended ,the old school is gone ! (sad) .... i se that there is a massive attack of low qualety games comming .... and everyone ses that they are good,now probebly they are ... but this game,i mean the "hood" is so bad designed ... the animation ***** whoooooooo ........ ,i realy can't promise somthing about this,or space siege or what ever ... the storyline,come on iven a kid of 6 year can get that idea (syborg whaaaaaaaa ***************** ) , jsut say the throy , don't lie, i think this games are kine of a "beta" to the top gmaes that we do'nt evin know the name of....and will come out in mabe 2011 or 2010 - 2012 ... now we need to give real commetns and no lie comments to have points :(
This game would have to be infinitely better than the last SouthPeak title I saw to be worth playing.
At least they are trying, that alone is good enough for me. And no PS3 version. Starting to be the norm. :D
Sounds ambitious. How much compromise will be made to mix FPS & RTS though? It would be cool if you could play CnC style then jump into a character and run round BF2 style. Doubt it'll be a good FPS or a good RTS but its a genre that could be brilliant if done well.
If you think FPRTS is something new: Battlezone - as in Activision's '98 remake, which got a 9.4 here - wants a word with you. It had the concept down back in 1998...
OMG microsoft is coming out with so many games? WoW that crazy.I don't have time for all of them but keep them coming!if you want games and the best games 360 is the way to go.Plus amazing live!
Yeah, FPS-RTS hybrids are going to be huge in the near future. I always thought the STALKER series could benefit greatly from something as simple as a few squad commands and followers. Now with games using humongous maps such as Supreme Commander and the Battlefield series, I could see this style take on a whole new dimension of gameplay.
You know, after playing Warcraft II and Goldeneye back in the day, I thought it would be an awesome idea to merge the genre's together... I with now that I had gotten a patent.
Seriously though the 360 is now over flowing in RTS games. Infact the 360 is pretty much overflowing with all the genres... However you can never have enough can you :)
This game sounds fun. RTS, strategy and MMO's are becoming more apparent on the 360 and are getting some pretty damn good transitions if I do say so myself. I can't wait for Halo Wars though, that game looks friggin amazing:)
i love full spectrum warrior on Xbox, and I hope this game will be just as good, if not better.
nobeaner you own tons of games with colons in them and gave quite a few of them good reviews ... i think this game looks very interesting and if they pull it off right could be awesome.
It really does work to MS's advantage that the XNA tools allow for easy transition between PC and 360. It's one of the huge advantages that MS has being a software company.
Both of my favourite genres in one game, seems quite unique, i just hope they get it right.
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