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OXM UK Features: Dead Online Games - Part II

So you have the likes of Call of Duty 4, Halo 3, Gears of War and Battlefield: Bad Company if you ever fancy a multiplayer shoot-off.

But what about Turning Point, The Darkness, Prey or Battlefield 2: Modern Combat? Do people still play these or has everyone moved on?

OXM UK fired up 10 of the older games on Xbox 360 to see what the deal is. For their previous results on Tenchu Z, Marvel Ultimate Alliance, Brian Lara Cricket and the like, check out Part 1.

sak5006095d ago

Nice article. People still playing BF:MC, i remeber buying it way back in 2006. Left teh single player after sometime and went into MP for quite somtime. ITs still quite fun even in this day and age and beats the hell out of the abomination MP of BIA:HH.

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Obsidian CEO Would Love to Make a Shadowrun Game

Obsidian Entertainment CEO Feargus Urquhart revealed that he would love to make a Shadowrun game if given the chance.

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CrimsonWing69301d ago

Yes! But don’t water it down or make it an MP competitive shooter. I’d love a Cyberpunk 2077 level Shadowrun game.

anast301d ago

This would be awesome, but let's see what they can do with Avowed first. I don't think the talent is there anymore to make a deep RPG.

OneLove301d ago

They just made the outer worlds👀

anast301d ago (Edited 301d ago )

Outer Worlds is extremely average.

TheNamelessOne301d ago

What do you mean? They still have the OGs like Josh Sawyer, Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarski as acting design leads on all of their projects. A lot of the veteran talent have remained at the studio.

anast301d ago

The faces can be there, it doesn't mean the talent is. I suppose we'll see.

TheNamelessOne300d ago (Edited 300d ago )

@anast

All the creative leads of classics like NeverwinterNights 2, Kotor 2, New Vegas, then to Pillars of Eternity 1 and 2; and modern games like Pentiment and Outerworlds; all very legitimate, deep RPGs; them being there, doing as they always have, means we need to question whether the "talent" is there to make deep RPGs. Definitely makes sense, as long as you don't think about it.

shinoff2183301d ago

Shadowrun would be a nice game to get the series going again.

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Arkane Co-Founder Says Dishonored and Prey Fans 'Will Be Happy' With His Next Game

WolfEye Studios president and co-founder of Arkane Studios Raphaël Colantonio has said Dishonored and Prey fans “will be happy” with his new studio's next game.

Marcus Fenix308d ago

Can’t wait to see what they’re working on

Relientk77308d ago

If it's something like Dishonored, then I am totally here for it.

TheNamelessOne308d ago

Let's hope. Their first game, Weird West, really wasn't my thing.

Miacosa308d ago

Ouch, already placing a sales cap on this is potentially bad as these games never seem to sell all too well. Hopefully the budget is in check so no one gets laid off after launch.

Psychonaut85308d ago

Fuck yeah. Even if it’s just a spiritual successor I want more titles like Dishonored in terms of art style, design and gameplay

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All Hopes I Had For A Prey Sequel Have Been Crushed — Well Done, Microsoft

The magnificent Prey was once again abandoned as Microsoft disregarded Arkane Austin's achievements and crucified it just for Redfall.

RaidenBlack396d ago

well, not entirely ... the main Arkane studio i.e Arkane Lyon's still there ...
Its only that, the sequel will take more time now ... after Blade & Dishonored 3

MrBaskerville396d ago

But who knows, Dishonored 3 could have been Austins next project, so might be cancelled.

RaidenBlack394d ago

Dishonored is Lyon's flagship IP ... Austin only assisted in the first one, the sequel was wholly developed at Lyon whilst Austin developed Prey.
If Dishonored 3 was indeed greenlit ... rest assured, it would've been helmed primarily by the Lyon studio.

-Foxtrot396d ago (Edited 396d ago )

Not even this Prey

Still longing for a sequel to the original Prey with Tommy

The studio didn't even want to call this Prey, it was just Bethesda being dicks to them for some reason.

RaidenBlack396d ago

MS closed Roundhouse Studios (ex-Human Head Studios) as well

Yui_Suzumiya396d ago

Yeah, that's who was going to do the original sequel.

bunt-custardly395d ago

Don't worry there are some other games in development that might fill that void. Look up Vigilancer.

isarai396d ago

Came here to say this, my hooes for a Prey sequel died when this "Prey" came out

Profchaos396d ago

Prey 2017 still hurts to play because what could have been looked so incredible

Profchaos396d ago

Same Bethesda basically screwed over the original developer team human head back around 2011 so it was really never going to come despite a honestly amazing trailer. I liked prey 2017 but it always held a stink of disappointment due to what we never got

FinalFantasyFanatic395d ago

I really didn't like this game, tried it because of how loved the original Prey was, played the demo of this one and thought it was garbage, it didn't feel nice/fun to play.

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LostPotato396d ago (Edited 396d ago )

Keep dreaming then as Prey and Dishonored 2 did not sell well enough to get sequels.

Hence we got Deathloop and Redfall instead.

RaidenBlack396d ago

lol, Deathloop came from Prey: Mooncrash idea

Unknown_Gamer5794396d ago

To everyone who cheered MS’s acquisitions, we told you so…

Inverno396d ago

Those people will just argue that Arkane Austin and Tango would've been shut down either way.

MrBaskerville396d ago

Zenimax allready put them in a tight spot by demanding them to do a multiplayer title. So it's not unlikely, considering how bad the game performed. They didn't stand a chance. MS had the money to save them and to correct Zenimax' mistakes.

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