From the release:

• Play in Single Player Campaign, Online Multiplayer, or Instant Action on all of the multiplayer maps against a robust and competitive AI.
• No more classes, completely customize the Loadouts of weapons, gear, and passive module upgrades for your powered armor suit.
• Burn-In Spawning deploys from dropships 15,000 feet above the battlefield, and choose anywhere on the map to land.
• Dynamic Combat Missions (DCMs) offer a robust player-driven objective system, allowing for dynamically generated missions during the course of combat.
• Vehicle and Deployable Requisition can be delivered anywhere on the map.

Choose the experience you want to play by customizing your own equipment Loadouts, and dynamically manipulate the flow of combat with on-demand vehicle requisitions, strategic asset deliveries, and Dynamic Combat Missions.

On a completely player-driven and dynamic battlefield, no two games of Section 8 will ever play the same.

I have for you ten screens of the game. The five images of the guy standing there all like, “Hey. What’s up?” are to show in-game Captain’s Armor offered to GameStop pre-orderers. Just so ya know.

Images|SouthPeak Interactive

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Section 8 Screenshots

The game promises “dominantly story driven objectives”. So, from what I’ve read, they’re promising a FPS, RTS and RPG [role-playing game] all rolled into one game? That should be a hoot-if they can pull it off. Oh, and there’s multi-player.

From the release:

• Set in the Amazon in the year 2011, players will experience lush jungle visuals, haunting ambient sounds, changes in the weather, and an enemy in their home element
• Featuring the best of both worlds, Raven Squad has core FPS and RTS gameplay combined, for a new type of experience
• A multiplayer co-operative campaign that allows players to take control of a squad and play through the entire game with a friend online
• Multiple solutions to every conflict – every battle can play out differently and be resolved in many different ways
• 8 characters with their own unique backgrounds, personalities, behaviors, weapons and skills
• Players can order their squads into vehicles and take the wheel in first-person mode

The original release had the game set to hit Fall ‘08 but since it’s almost SUMMER ‘09, I can only assume that Raven Squad developed a bit of stage fright.

SouthPeak will debut the game at E3 this year so I know that there is a workable copy out there somewhere. Looks like it’s now set for a Q3 ‘09 release for PC and Xbox 360. All this extra time had better mean and extra good game.

Images|SouthPeak

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Raven Squad Screenshots

OK, this is a “First Person Shooter”.  Notice the first person view, and shooting.

This is also a first person shooter. The only difference is that in this one you are not killing humans.  So, even if you are killing other types of animals in a game, it can still be called an fps.  (I know another difference is that you are on a different planet. Give me a break!)

This “hunting” game is in the first person and you are killing an animal by shooting it.  So, it can technically be called a “First Person Shooter”.

Following that logic, if this game involved shooting the fish with some type of gun than it too would be a fps.  And that sounds totally RAD!

So, as you can see, an FPS Fishing game.

Sounds cool doesn’t it.

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Maybe?

Of course, in this busy season of game releases, let’s not forget Far Cry 2, which made its presence felt in this year’s Tokyo Games Show. With this year’s batch of great games, we wouldn’t be surprised if blood banks are flooded with donors.

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New Far Cry 2 video shown at TGS

The Fallout 3 release date is just around the corner and GameTrailers was ruthless enough to show off several more videos to get us all worked up before the big day. If you’re looking for more reasons to aggravate the Fallout 3 itch, hit the jump to watch even more videos.

Fallout 3 is hitting North American store shelves on October 28. The Bethesda-developed RPG is arriving in Europe and Australia on October 30, and Japan in December 4.

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Fallout 3 videos aggravate “the itch”

There’s a new trailer for Far Cry 2 showing some more gameplay mechanics. This time, it’s about gaining the high ground to “win.” Unfortunately, all the advantage offered by high ground won’t be much help if you can’t shoot a lick.

Let me guess. Gamepad? No wonder.

For what it’s worth, this guy can shoot better than me when using a controller. I, however, don’t use controllers when playing first-person shooters.

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High ground gives advantage in Far Cry 2

It looks like the Wii is finally going to have another “hardcore” game. High Voltage Software, known for titles such as Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law (PS2, Wii, PSP) and Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude (PS2, PC, Xbox), is developing The Conduit for the Nintendo Wii. While the Wii may be considered underpowered compared to its rival consoles, The Conduit includes interesting “features” that make it look like a semi-respectable, run-of-the-mill sci-fi FPS.

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The Conduit shows off “hardcore” features

Aside from a growing list of must-have games, the other thing I’d like to have this coming holiday season is a beefy new PC that can run bleeding-edge FPSes Crysis and Crysis Warhead at maximum resolution and detail without any hitches. Fat chance of that happening, though.

The next best thing is to watch how GameTrailers liked Crysis Warhead. If you can’t run either of those Crysis games, then it’s sheer torture to watch the pretty, pretty video. Still, there’s a sick sense of pleasure to be derived out of just witnessing the whole clip unfold, even if your PC is too old and you’re too cheap to upgrade it.

Watch the video after the jump.

Strangely, the game is said to run at a smoother clip this time around. Does that mean your two year-old PC can play it? The review used the term “run-of-the-mill” to describe PCs that can run Crysis Warhead. That means “run-of-the-mill” in relation to the current PCs. Yes, I feel your pain.

Image for Crysis Warhead is courtesy of EA. No EA reps were harmed in taking the screenshot.

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Video review: Crysis Warhead is still the best way to punish your PC

Remember Shellshock: Nam ‘67? It’s a reviled third-person shooter from Eidos that came out four years ago. There’s a sequel coming this December, but it isn’t quite the same game. Shellshock 2: Blood Trails has morphed into a survival horror FPS.

Since the sequel has switched developers, we still can’t say if Blood Trails would be better than its predecessor. Rebellion, Shellshock 2’s developer, is responsible for games such as Rogue Trooper, Gun: Showdown, and Miami Vice: The Game. Yeah, not quite A-list, I know.

One advantage that Rebellion has over Guerrilla Games’ original Shellshock—they can’t make the sequel any worse.

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Shellshock 2 morphs into a survival horror FPS

Joystiq seems to be intent on providing another video extravaganza. Last week, we were treated to several Far Cry 2 clips. This time, we’re talking about 10 (count ‘em!) Resistance 2 videos. Like before, the videos aren’t your typical short clips that are used mainly to tease. The videos are substantial and provide a deeper look at how Resistance 2 is going to be like.

Let’s get this extravaganza started! Ready the junk food and watch the videos after the jump.

Based on what we’ve seen, Resistance 2 seems like a huge jump from the original game, especially with the class-based system in play. There are times when the game feels like an MMO because of the multiple items being displayed onscreen simultaneously. Unlike Call of Duty 4, each shot a player lands in Resistance 2 rewards a bit of experience, which is fair compared to not getting anything when one gets killed.

Honestly, I’m now torn between Resistance 2 and Far Cry 2. Ubisoft’s FPS is still on my purchase list (next to Fallout 3) because of its impressive map editor and open-world gameplay, while Resistance 2 is begging to be bought because of its seemingly endless replay value via multiplayer. How can one say no to eight-player cooperative play?

Are you drooling over Resistance 2 like I am, or am I alone in this sentiment?

Image for Resistance 2 is courtesy of Sony Computer Entertainment.

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New Resistance 2 videos show even more multiplayer details