EA Officially Confirms Syndicate Remake
by Stefanie Fogel, posted on 12 September 2011 / 1,011 Views
This weekend, an eagle-eyed member of NeoGAF uncovered leaked details about a possible remake of Bullfrog Productions' 1993 real-time tactical game Syndicate. Now, EA has made it official.
The publisher today announced that it is working with Starbreeze Studios to reinvent Syndicate as a first-person shooter. Set in a not-too-distant cyberpunk future where business is war, players will take on the role of Miles Kilo, Eurocorp's latest prototype agent, and will embark on an adventure full of corruption and revenge.
“We are excited to finally reveal what we’ve been working on the past couple years,” says Mikael Nermark, CEO of Starbreeze Studios. "It's been a great experience working with EA, and an amazing opportunity for us to use our expertise in the first person shooter and action genres to bring back, and reignite, the signature action/espionage gameplay of Syndicate.”
The developer says that in the world of Syndicate everything is digitally connected, including the people, and players won't be limited to the weapons in their hands. Through implants, they'll be able to slow down time and take down foes using a variety of hacking mechanics.
“Our goal with Syndicate is to provide a challenging action shooter for today’s gamers as well as fans of the original. I’m sure they will enjoy and recognize the legacy that made it such a classic,” says EA Partners Executive Producer Jeff Gamon. “Fans of the franchise will recognize many weapons and environments in the game, but in a whole new way."
In addition to the main single player campaign, Gamon says the game will provide a separate 4-player co-op mode featuring missions from the original cult classic.
Syndicate will be available in early 2012 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and the PC.
