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New Multiplayer Details for Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

Xbox Evolved:

"Find out exactly when you can get your hands on the multiplayer beta. "

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AridSpider5616d ago (Edited 5616d ago )

Sweet! Multiplayer and the co-op was one of my best experiences in GRAW2. I can hardly wait

ProA0075616d ago

fully agree. The co-op missions were amazing in GRAW2

StanLee5616d ago

While a great idea, does this indicate a lack of confidence in Splinter Cell Conviction to be a successful title on its own.

Blaze9295616d ago (Edited 5616d ago )

So I guess kinda like inFamous with the Uncharted 2 beta? /s

BeaArthur5616d ago

StanLee...that's such a reach. Although it will probably boost sales some, Splinter Cell is a very popular IP and doesn't need the help of a beta that will be multiple months away.

Old Greg5616d ago

But I wish Dev would let us participate without having to buy a certain game, like they do with PC betas.
But money is important i suppose, and the gamer does get a game to play---so i guess its win/win, but still.....

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Blaze9295616d ago

It's a good thing I'm buy Splinter Cell: Conviction then. Can't wait. Glad this isn't the same time as the Halo: Reach beta either.

JasonXE5616d ago

Speaking of Halo Reach I hope we got more details on that beta today

StanLee5616d ago

For real. The beta is the only reason I've held on the ODST for so long.

peeps5616d ago

"For real. The beta is the only reason I've held on the ODST for so long"

yeh lol i haven't actually completed odst. keeping it for halo 3 mp if i'm ever in the mood tho, but yeh mainly just cus i really wanan get my hands on the reach beta

BeaArthur5616d ago

StanLee...unless you are a huge Halo 3 campaign fan the reason to hold onto ODST would be for Halo 3 multiplayer. I traded in Halo 3 as soon as I discovered that disc 2 was the entire Halo 3 multiplayer experience. But the Reach beta is also a very good reason.

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tdrules5616d ago

good to see the beta going to the PC platform.
oh wait.

I don't mind too much, never been a fan of Ghost Recon, more a SWAT4/SOCOM person

ProA0075616d ago

yeah weird they are not having a PC beta

JasonXE5616d ago

I'm a bit worried about the direction Ubisoft is taking this game. They said they got competition from Modern Warfare and Battlefield now so it seems they are competing with them? As long as it's still the same third person shooter I love then whatever.

Fishy Fingers5616d ago (Edited 5616d ago )

Beta's seem more about promoting your product, selling another product or seeing who will cough up more, than actually improving the game.

As far as I'm concerned, if the developers believe a beta is needed it should be run across all platforms to ensure a stable launch and better product for all. That is their purpose after all.

Blaze9295616d ago

no doubt its just the icing on the cake for Conviction to sell.

chak_5616d ago

same here, they ruined ghost recon anyway.

Now a proper swat 5 would be...argh lovely

Raf1k15616d ago

Completely forgot about the SWAT franchise.

A new SWAT game would be awesome.

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Grown Folks Talk5616d ago

Been a fan from the 1st person Ghost Recons on Xbox through GRAW 2. Just hoping this doesn't end up looking like an episode of the original G.I. Joe cartoon with blue & red lasers flying everywhere.

DecoyOctopus5616d ago

hmmm... might just get splinter cell conviction for this!

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The Best Ghost Recon Games to Play Before Breakpoint

KeenGamer: ''Wildlands, Shadow Wars, Future Soldier, and Advanced Warfighter 2 are among some of the best Ghost Recon games that tactical shooter fans can play until Breakpoint finally releases for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on October 4. Wildlands, Shadow Wars, Future Soldier, and Advanced Warfighter 2 are among some of the best Ghost Recon games that tactical shooter fans can play until Breakpoint releases for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on October 4.''

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2pacalypsenow2097d ago

Have there been any reviews for this game?

Akira20202096d ago

Wait till you guys see all the Pay To Win micro-transactions that are in this game!! Yes, everything from buying weapons (NOT just skins), to attachments, to skill unlocks, to "time savers", etc....and this is just naming a few. Check out the videos online for Breakpoint's Store!

I was so jacked for this game, but now it's a pass just like this year's COD.
I'm predicting that these greedy companies will soon be the death of video games as we know it.

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Revisiting Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

Gamerheadquarters; "Ghost Recon: Future Soldier was a shooter that felt tactical, slightly futuristic and was a blast when played cooperatively."

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FallenAngel19842660d ago

This is the only game in the franchise that I’ve played

skycaptin52659d ago

I heard the latest entry Wildlands was solid, the Advanced games were enjoyable and the free to play that no longer exists was alright from what I remember.

Zjet2659d ago

Future Soldier is damn good.

Advanced were also great.

Wildlands is really good.... It's like Open World SOCOM

PUBG2659d ago

Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm on PS2 and Ghost Recon: Island Thunder on Xbox were also awesome games.

2pacalypsenow2659d ago

You should really give Advanced Warfighter 1/2 a try.

TheColbertinator2659d ago

Ghost Recon has gone in all kinds of directions but I've enjoyed them all

icerob2659d ago

I have been waiting forever fór GRAW2.. please please please!!!

Elwenil2659d ago

You are a bit late, GRAW2 came out in 2007.

COZMIC2659d ago

I loved this game back in the day. Played multiplayer a lot with my friends. Only complaint I really had was how overpowered the auto turret was in multiplayer. Good times.

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3 more arrivals hit Xbox One via Xbox Backwards Compatibility – Are they worth the return?

Carlos writes: "Once again, the Xbox Backwards Compatible library is expanding and with 2018 already proving to be a great year for the program, even in these early months, new titles can only be a good thing right? With that in mind, let’s jump into this week’s additions to see which Xbox 360 titles have hit Xbox One and whether or not they are worth spending time with once more."

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TheOttomatic912659d ago

Still waiting on Splinter Cell Blacklist

LucasRuinedChildhood2659d ago

Badass game. Way better than Conviction. Cool split screen co-op too.

mikeslemonade2659d ago

Are they worth the return? No.

BC not needed.

Grown Folks Talk2659d ago

The entire series please. Either a X enhanced Chaos Theory, or a remastered Chaos Theory in the Blacklist engine will do.

ULTp0ltergeist2659d ago

Wouldn't mind it at all especially with some enhancements.

chris2352659d ago

no. no backward compatible game is worth anything. i looked at playstation now the other day because finally it‘s available in switzerland. but the only thing that emerged by browsing the old unaltered titles were question marks. it is beyond me who uses this service or prefers to play something very dated instead of playing the actual versions.

starsi3602659d ago

Not everything has to be about how up to date the graphics are.

There are many games from the 360/PS3 era that stand head and shoulders above their current iterations from a gameplay perspective.

Halo 3 campaign versus Halo 5 campaign for example. Halo 3 for me is a very enjoyable game, I found 5 to be bland an uninspired (the multiplayer was good though)

Gaming_1st2659d ago

I thought Halo 3 campaign was not very good. It had rehashed audio, terrible AI, irritating story telling, continued backtracking, very short and the list could go on. Between Halo Ce, Halo 2 and Halo 3. Halo 3 is by far the worst.

timotim2659d ago

And that's just it....every BC title for Xbox is altered in some way. Better performance, smoother visuals, can use system features like screenshots and video clips and even others are completely enhanced to look damn near current gen.

PS Now is actually worse than owning the games because it downgrades the visuals slightly, while its performance is always on a delay and has lag due to it streaming nature. Nothing about PS Now enhances the titles.

In terms of playing old games...well, a good game is a good game. Geometry Wars will forever be good, Zuma will forever be good, Ninja Gaiden will forever be good...the fact that I can play them on my X is a major plus. Look at all the people excited for Sega's Genesis Collection for X1/PS4. If I already bought game in the past, why shouldn't I be able to play it whenever I want?

fathertime44642659d ago (Edited 2659d ago )

@Timothy
I agree with ya, but just want to correct one part of what you said
The game code isn't touched for bc to work on Xbox . It running or looking better on the x is all because of the emulator programming and better hardware.

Wasabi2659d ago

@fathertime

"The game code isn't touched for bc to work on Xbox . It running or looking better on the x is all because of the emulator programming and better hardware"

I agree with ya, but just want to correct part of what you said,

In the case of several Xbox One X backwards compatibility titles

Assassin's Creed
Crackdown
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Fable Anniversary
Fallout 3
Forza Horizon
Gears of War 3
Halo 3
Mirror’s Edge
Skate 3
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

The games have actually been tweaked to run at 4K on the X and/or at a higher framerate. MS actually altered the games code and assets on a per game basis to mark them out as Xbox One X enhanced BC titles, these games feature enhancements not provided solely by the emulator.

fathertime44642658d ago

@fragnum
MS didn't touch the game code on those games. It's a 9 time sampling algorithm specially designed by MS that takes every frame multiplies it by 9. Look it up. It's why not all games are why not all of the games are 4k.

NeoGamer2322659d ago

Not everyone thinks that only new games are worth playing.

A great game is not only based on its graphics but the quality of story, gameplay, controls, music, multiplayer, and environmental setting. There are many great games from previous generations that I would rate higher than most games released this generation.

This generation has been high on beauty but lacklustre on innovation. Especially innovation for single player games.

Pickledpepper2659d ago

I've been having a blast on dead space on my X played through 3 times to get all achievements, now playing dead space 2 on my 3rd run still think them games hold up against newer titles. Love BC addition well worth having.

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Cy2659d ago

If no backward compatible game is worth anything, why do the sales of pretty much every game that gets put on BC massively increase after they get added?

OffRoadKing2658d ago

Not pretty much every, a handful of select titles like GTA, COD and RDR. And its easy to "massively increase" sales when they go from virtually nothing to some people buying them.

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Zerobalance2659d ago

As an Xbox gamer BC is fine. Been playing Just Cause 2 using my old 360 disc. Old games are history to real gamers. Also replayed RDR too. Never touch my PS now service to expensive & rubbish.

chaos-emeralds2659d ago

Old games are history to real gamers. Written by a casual. I've been gaming since the c64, and I love the old games still. The xbox 360 has some great classics worth revisiting.

NeoGamer2322659d ago

lol. I've been gaming since the Coleco Telstar, the Commodore 64 was my fourth gaming device!

Pickledpepper2659d ago

I've been gaming since atari 2600 woody and still have it now boxed, I still have every console I've ever owned and zx spectrum lol

PUBG2659d ago

Oh yeah? Well I've been gaming since the Texas Instruments TI-99.

Gaming_1st2659d ago

Some people have new games to worry about. Haven't played a old game in quite some time. Now maybe if i didn't have anything to play, i wouldn't mine checking out some old games i wasn't able to play.

LucasRuinedChildhood2659d ago

C'mon now. Stop with the clickbait. I don't have an XB1 myself but this is a really good feature and you don't need to ask "Are they worth the return" every time a few games get added. It's just clickbait. More games is never a problem unless they're atrocious. I've mentioned this point in the past. Unfortunately, these dumb articles are never going to stop.

Also, to PlayStation (my console of preference by far) fans who are doing this in the comments: stop attacking BC. It's one of the reasons the PS2 was such an incredible console. Every time a new console iteration comes out, we shouldn't lose access to all our old games if the old console dies. Consoles are digital platforms now. BC is awesome. End of. "Who wants to play old games?" If you said,"Who wants to watch old movies. I only watch new movies," you'd look like a moron.

Aenea2659d ago

It's a dedicated Xbox site doing this, not a generic gaming site, so rather doubtful they need to have clickbait headlines...

SlyBoogie19932659d ago (Edited 2659d ago )

There's no clickbait here in the slightest, it's an opinion based on whether the games being made available are still of a good quality today. With so many games coming out all the time i'm pretty sure no one has the time to play all of them, these articles look at how well they hold up, offers an opinion on whether it was a good game that was worth playing to begin with or as you put it if they are atrocious and more importantly if it's worth taking time away from the extensive library of Xbox One titles that continue to be added to head back to a game you've probably played before, whilst offering an opinion to those who haven't played them and may wish to now on Xbox One. You wouldn't call a review clickbait and that's an opinion so how is this?

waljaber2658d ago

i got sick from playing 10 years old games, i need new IP.

timotim2659d ago

Had my GR disc from years ago. Still have more of the campaign left to finish...thanks Microsoft...my X library is crazy.

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