If you recall, word about the reboot of the Syndicate franchise was leaked out early a couple of days ago through a mishap on EA's Origin service as I detailed in this post.
Publisher EA and developers Starbreeze Studios, best known for their work on the Chronicles of Riddick and The Darkness, have made an official announcement of Syndicate. The game is set to be an FPS revival of the classic cyberpunk series on the PC.
Players are set to take on the role of Miles Kilo, Eurocorp's latest prototype agent, and embark on a mission fraught with danger.
"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."
Set in 2069, Syndicate takes players into a dark, Machiavellian world run without government oversight with many syndicates vying for total dominance of their local market place. With no one to question their intentions or actions, three mega corporations — Eurocorp, Cayman Global, and Aspari — are at the forefront of this brutal war for control of the pivotal American market. In the world of Syndicate, everything is digitally connected, including the people. Players aren't limited to the weapons in their hands. Through DART 6 bio-chip technology implanted in their head, players can slow down time and breach the digital world around them to take down their foes using a variety of upgradable hacking mechanics. Syndicate's blend of fast-paced, futuristic, action shooter settings and story combined with innovative chip breach gameplay instantly immerses players in a unique digital world.
"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 Jeff Gamon, EA PartnersExecutive Producer. "Fans of the franchise will recognize many weapons and environments in the game, but in a whole new way. The game also provides a separate and deep 4-player co-op mode featuring missions from the original cult classic, which adds another layer of depth to the overall experience."
Syndicate is set for an early 2012 release on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. An official website has been set up at www.syndicate.ea.com. Best-selling novelist and creator of the "Altered Carbon" cyberpunk series of novels, Richard Morgan, is penning the story.
Check out all the new screenshots here.
