EA Working On New Syndicate Title

[wraggster]

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Cast your minds back to February, and you'll remember some excitement surrounding the revelation Starbreeze had been tapped by EA to work on one of the company's "classic" franchises. Some comments by EA boss John Riccitiello made it seem like that franchise was Road Rash, but CVG now say that - according to a "secret agent" - it's not. It is instead Syndicate, which EA didn't develop (Peter Molyneux's Bullfrog did), but which they do own the rights to. Exciting news, if also a little terrifying, since the chances of another studio capturing the feel of the original are - as we've already seen - slim.

http://kotaku.com/5065321/ea-working-on-new-syndicate-title

[jaws365]

What!?! EA bought Syndicate from Bullfrog...

Then I hope they will make this more classy than their average tits-and-ass-with bad music-titles. Personally I think EA has gone downhill ever since Skate Or Die.

[KeenCommander]

Why does this seem like "Fallout 3 is doing really well, so we'll take the closest thing we have and try to rip it off"? Oh, probably because that would be typical EA. I just hope they don't screw it up too badly, but I guess ruining game franchises would also be typical EA.

[osgeld]

meh i would have much rather had a new road rash

oh well back to the sega and ps1 for me

[Tunnaz]

ehhehe, i put the old (and original) one in the PSP with dosbox some days ago!
This is good news...

[markdevas]

I just hope they don't screw it up too badly, but I guess ruining game franchises would also be typical EA.