GRAW lead turns to Kickstarter to fund hardcore tactical shooterMar 5, 2012 - EurogamerGhost Recon Advanced Warfighter and Halo: Reach lead designer Christian Allen has taken to Kickstarter to fund his resurrection of old-school, hardcore tactical shooters. He's after $200,000, and he's got until 1st April to make it. So far he's had 151 backers who've pledged a combined $7448. "For years, fans of tactical shooters have been crying out for someone to make a quality, hardcore, close-quarters combat tactical shooter," wrote Allen on his Kickstarter page. Christian Allen with, appropriately, guns. "But in contrast to these requests, game publishers eschew realism and tactics in exchange for ease of use and 'cinematic' flavour. " don't care about a blockbuster cinematic experience; they can already get that from COD or Uncharted. They want a focused, challenging experience that leaves them satisfied in conquering it." Christian Allen, founder, Serellan "This campaign aims to see if my theory that real tactical shooters aren't dead, and that enough people want one to justify the cost of development." Allen has started a new company called Serellan, and formed a small, experienced team. "We are focusing our initial development on a hardcore CQB tactical shooter," he shared. "This game will get back to the core of what is loved about the tac-shooter, featuring realistic weapon modelling, outfitting and commanding your squad, objective-based, non-linear missions set in real-world locations around the world, single player, co-op, and multiplayer. The funding will help Allen prove to investors that the appetite for such a game exists. "My approach is to look to the fans and what they have been asking about for so many years," Allen explained in a separate interview with Hookshot Inc. "They don't care about a blockbuster cinematic experience; they can already get that from COD or Uncharted. They want a focused, challenging experience that leaves them satisfied in conquering it. Here's a whole basket of Pledge. "Pitching that to a publisher, though, is like pitching a new flight sim. They think the genre is dead, like point and click adventure games supposedly are - Double Fine showed them the error of their ways." "This game will get back to the core of what is loved about the tac-shooter, featuring realistic weapon modelling, outfitting and commanding your squad, objective-based, non-linear missions set in real-world locations around the world, single player, co-op, and multiplayer." Christian Allen Tim Schafer's Double Fine studio received overwhelming Kickstarter support for an old school point and click adventure project. Double Fine sought $400,000, but has received - with eight days to go - a staggering $2.4 million from 69,507 backers. Christian Allen and Serellan will reward Kickstarter funders in different ways. There are three tiers of involvement: Silver, Gold and Platinum. Pledging $50 or more gets you into the Silver tier, where you'll be able to vote game content. Pledging $100 or more gets you into the Gold tier, allowing you t...Ghost Recon/Ass Creed films coming?Mar 16, 2011 - EurogamerUbisoft is considering film versions of its Ghost Recon and Assassin's Creed franchises, so suggests a new customer survey from the French publisher. The questionnaire, which was flagged up by Evil Avatar, asks those surveyed what factors would convince them to see movies based on the aforementioned series. Possible answers include scenarios that bridge the gap between games, look at existing characters' backstories or introduce new personalities to the games' fiction. This wouldn't be the first time Ubisoft had let Hollywood producers have their way with its IPs. Last year Jake Gyllenhaal starred in Walt Disney Picture's take on the Prince of Persia universe. Tom Clancy sale assaults Xbox LiveFeb 17, 2011 - EurogamerNext week sees a host of Tom Clancy-related titles attempt to sneak up on Xbox Live users and pry open their wallets, armed only with a set of price discounts. From 21st to 27th February you'll be able to take advantage of the following offers, as detailed on Major Nelson's blog: * Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 Co-op Collection, 200 points (50 per cent off); * Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 Co-op Collection 200 points (50 per cent off); * Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction Deniable Ops: Insurgency 400 points (50 per cent off); * Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Chapter 2, 300 points (50 per cent off); * Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. Air Supremacy, 400 points (50 per cent off); * Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2 All-in-one Pack, 400 points (50 per cent off); * Tom Clancy's EndWar Escalation, 200 points (50 per cent off) ;* Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, 600 points (50 per cent off) ;* Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction Outfit, 200 points (50 per cent off); Should you survive that onslaught, Pac-Man wades in the following week with an army of demented, blood-thirsty ghouls in tow. From 28th February you'll be able to grab the thoroughly awesome PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX for 400 Points, down from 800.
