Condemned 2, Gas Powered RPG, Wii Ghost Squad top Sega slate

By Tor Thorsen, GameSpotPosted May 10, 2007 11:49 am PT

Japanese publisher unveils quintet of new titles, including 360 Universe at War and XBLA Happy Tree Friends.

Traditionally, the second week in May is when the Electronic Entertainment Expo is held. However, following the event's drastic revamp and move to July, the time slot has been pounced upon by several publishers, including Electronic Arts, to use the period to hold near-simultaneous gamers' day events.

Among the publishers showing their wares to a thinly stretched press corps is Sega. The company announced a quintet of new titles this morning, including a sequel to its popular survival horror title, Condemned. Though no mention was made of a PC version, Sega did confirm Condemned 2: Bloodshot will ship in early 2008 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in North America and Europe.

No rating or pricing for Condemned 2 was announced, although an M for Mature sticker is almost assured. That's because like it predecessor, Condemned will have players "engage in visceral combat using a variety of firearms and blunt instruments," according to Sega. However, the game will sport an all-new combat system with a reworked fighting mechanic and will introduce several online multiplayer modes including (what else?) deathmatch.

Sega also announced another deal with a Western game developer, continuing a recent trend for the Japanese publisher. In 2005, the Japanese publisher bought British-based studio The Creative Assembly, developer of the highly praised Total War series. In March 2006, it struck a deal to develop a role-playing game with Obsidian Entertainment, maker of Neverwinter Nights 2. Nine months later, the game was revealed as a sci-fi RPG based on the Alien film series.

Now, the publisher is prepping an all-new, as-yet-unnamed PC RPG with Redmond, Washington-based Gas Powered Games, developer of the critically acclaimed Supreme Commander. However, the companies had nothing to reveal other than the title's existence and their enthusiasm for working with each other.

"Sega is continuing its march forward in building a strong western developed portfolio of games," said Sega of America and COO Simon Jeffery. "Partnering with well-established and visionary game creators such as [Gas Powered founder] Chris Taylor and his talented group at Gas Powered Games aligns perfectly with our strategy."

Also announced today was an Xbox 360 port of a previously announced PC game, Universe at War: Earth Assault. Set for a late 2007 release on the PC, the far-future real-time strategy game will arrive on Microsoft's console in the first quarter of 2008. Like EA's just-released 360 version of Command & Conquer 3, the game will sport a control schemed designed "from the ground up" for console controller play.

Speaking of dual PC and Xbox 360 games, Sega is also prepping a new game for both platforms based on the popular cartoon and Web short series Happy Tree Friends. The game will be released via Xbox Live Arcade and digital download and is being developed by Stainless Games (Crystal Quest).

Finally, Sega is also prepping Ghost Squad, the 2004 Sega-AM2 shooter, for release on Nintendo's new console. The game will let players use the Wii Remote as they did the game's light gun in arcades, and it will also add new, Wii-specific features like four-player multiplayer. It will arrive in stores this coming holiday season.

Check back later today for a spate of previews from Sega's 2007 Gamers' Day.

152 Comments

  • supardood

    Posted Jan 9, 2008 4:38 pm PT

    Happy Tree Friends.... VIDEO GAME?!
    Jesus.

  • rikhan_z

    Posted Aug 15, 2007 12:16 pm PT

    Ghost Squad... for the Wii,.. good use for the control, I wouldn't have thought about it.

  • jesus_knight

    Posted Jul 14, 2007 10:07 am PT

    finally an interestin game for the wii

  • anamnawshad

    Posted Jul 11, 2007 2:04 am PT

    Good for Sega....

  • quickhhh

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 5:58 pm PT

    is this a joke?

  • DoctorFu

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 6:43 am PT

    Will Happy Tree Friends attract psychos like Jack whatshisname and will it even pass an ESRB rating board?? LOL, I would think not.

  • Ravi_1900

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 6:14 am PT

    Condemned was one really good title and it miss audience attention, I personally feel with the new mechanics and online mode and if the story line gets to 12-15 hours range this will be one hit title.

  • KingKoop

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 1:05 am PT

    Cool Condemned 2 looks good.

  • theKSMM

    Posted May 21, 2007 6:40 am PT

    I really hope Condemned makes it to the PC again. Seems like it shouldn't require tremendous effort to make it happen.

  • SilentHillX

    Posted May 13, 2007 9:12 pm PT

    Finally!!! The sequel to the reason I bought A 360. F**K Yeah!!! Im so excited, I think I'll buy 2 copies when it comes out, for no apperent reason!

  • Da1ShrpSh0trGrl

    Posted May 12, 2007 6:21 am PT

    Hopefully Condemned 2 will explain a few loopholes from the first one. I think it was a great game though, hopefully they won't ruin it.

  • kappareign

    Posted May 12, 2007 4:16 am PT

    neato

  • Mikeh_515

    Posted May 12, 2007 2:51 am PT

    Condemed 2, I never wouda thought a number 2 would be made I wassen't a big fan of it really But I guess loads of people were, the story wassen't really all that great thought the last bit was good with the big boss and the choices you can make.

  • Jayzee994

    Posted May 12, 2007 1:16 am PT

    Yeah Ghost Squad!

    Well to be honest I've never played it but my friends have and I've seen people play it and it looks cool. Perfect for my Wii.

  • Pete5506

    Posted May 11, 2007 6:01 pm PT

    cool

  • KillaHalo2o9

    Posted May 11, 2007 1:36 pm PT

    Woot and, some more woot

  • Boy_Man07

    Posted May 11, 2007 1:29 pm PT

    since i don't have a Xbox 360, i just played once(friend's house) the game and it is awesome! i'll buy Condemned 2 for PS3! it will rock!

  • Retro_Man

    Posted May 11, 2007 12:35 pm PT

    I'd really like it where you get full control of the forensic tools. You decide how you want to approach the evidence area, with maybe hidden achievements for doing certain things, such as maybe fingerprinting the hobos, or stuff like that.

    Just finishing the game again, to get all the achievement points, and it's still enjoyable to play. The combat needs a little work, (I never seem to be able to block, now i just zap with the super taser and kick them on the floor), but it really is a fun game, especially how guns end up playing so little part.

  • lithus

    Posted May 11, 2007 11:43 am PT

    I hoped they atleast fix the lame weapon system. Only able to carry ONE weapon at a time and not being able to combine ammo from another gun...WTF was that about?! And if it's the same repetitive "Enter dark area, get attacked by nut jobs while trying to gather evidence" I'm not interested.

  • blue-fish

    Posted May 11, 2007 11:29 am PT

    And yet another port to Wii... COME ON PEOPLE, bad games are selling badly on Wii BECAUSE they are bad games! Jesus!

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