+Fates Posted September 25, 2007 Posted September 25, 2007 Tom Clancy's Air Combat Announced Ubisoft announces Tom Clancy's Air Combat, describing this as a franchise, rather than a game, saying the "brand will launch in 2008" for PCs and consoles, offering aerial combat, and what they're hoping will be "an instant online multiplayer hit." Here's word: Ubisoft Takes To The Skies With New Tom Clancy Air Combat Brand Chertsey, England – September 25, 2007 – Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, announced the creation of a new Tom Clancy franchise being developed by Ubisoft’s Bucharest studio for next generation consoles and PC. The first air combat game taking place in Tom Clancy’s universe, the brand will launch in 2008. “Ubisoft has an unrivalled track record of creating and sustaining new brands,” said Serge Hascoet, chief creative officer at Ubisoft. “Our commitment to refreshing our catalogue with regular introduction of new IPs is what keeps gamers coming back for more. With this new brand we’re redefining the aerial combat genre and extending the Tom Clancy universe to deliver a compelling new action titles to next-generation gamers.” Set in the near future, the game imagines a world where a private military force has accumulated such power that it attacks the USA. Thrust into the cockpits of incredibly powerful and technologically advanced jet fighters, gamers will benefit from hi-tech piloting assistance, providing comfort, security and enhanced perception. As players gain skills and confidence, they will be able to shed the assistance. But before choosing performance over security, they’ll have to weigh the risks carefully. “We are confident that this new brand will become the new benchmark for flight combat games and will be, like other Tom Clancy based games, an instant online multiplayer hit,” says Sebastien Delen, managing director of Ubisoft’s Bucharest studio. “The player will experience all the action and excitement of modern air combat, from intense dog fighting to tactical strikes.” Quote
tn_prvteye Posted September 25, 2007 Posted September 25, 2007 PCs and consoles Not a good sign for simmers. Might be a cool arcade game, but I read the title and got my hopes up. I'll still probably give it a shot. Quote
JediMaster Posted September 26, 2007 Posted September 26, 2007 I'm hoping this is more realistic than Over G Fighters and not less so, like Ace Combat. A big name product along the lines of the Jane's Fighter Anthology series would be nice...but I'm probably hoping for nothing. Quote
FOTF Posted September 26, 2007 Posted September 26, 2007 Did somebody fart or is this a stinker? Quote
TX3RN0BILL Posted September 26, 2007 Posted September 26, 2007 I wonder if it's based on any books... in existance or to be released... I must say I'm a Tom Clancy novels fan, but less so of the games based on his books... Quote
FOTF Posted September 26, 2007 Posted September 26, 2007 R6 is still one of my fave games...and was one of my fave franchises until they console-ized it Quote
Shashman Posted September 26, 2007 Posted September 26, 2007 I got a baaaaaad feeling about this Quote
JediMaster Posted September 27, 2007 Posted September 27, 2007 He's had nothing really to do with any of these games in a long time. Maybe the first Splinter Cell was the last? Don't recall. Quote
Atreides Posted October 22, 2007 Posted October 22, 2007 (edited) UBISOFT ! avoid their garbage like the plague. They've managed to completely ruin my beloved Splinter Cell series with their buggy console to PC port job know as SC4:Double agent ,the previous one's were great though. Edited October 22, 2007 by Atreides Quote
JediMaster Posted October 23, 2007 Posted October 23, 2007 Yeah, DA wasn't nearly as good as Chaos Theory or the original. I never played the 2nd one, although I heard it wasn't quite as good as 1 and 3. Quote
kazamashin Posted November 5, 2007 Posted November 5, 2007 Consoles ? Maybe something with realistic FM but light avionics like Aero Elite or Over-G fighters. Hope this doesn't end up like the Top Gun games. Quote
EricJ Posted November 8, 2007 Posted November 8, 2007 PCs and consoles Not a good sign for simmers. Might be a cool arcade game, but I read the title and got my hopes up. I'll still probably give it a shot. After GRAW2.. no way. The "Tom Clancy Experience" has left me with a bad console taste, even though I'm a strict PC Gamer. Quote
Viggen Posted November 8, 2007 Posted November 8, 2007 After GRAW2.. no way. The "Tom Clancy Experience" has left me with a bad console taste, even though I'm a strict PC Gamer. Only experiance I ever got out of a Tom Clancy game was Splinter Cell. Apart form that and the Rainbow 6 series they haven't been that good. His books are much better. Quote
JediMaster Posted November 8, 2007 Posted November 8, 2007 You never played the original Ghost Recon? Quote
EricJ Posted November 11, 2007 Posted November 11, 2007 I have yeah, but never went back to it. Unfortunately though, there's a great many mods still coming out, and I'm helping Jay with the CENTCOM mod every now and then. Quote
JediMaster Posted November 13, 2007 Posted November 13, 2007 I'd say the "Clancy" name has been as good overall as the "Jane's" name. Sure, there have been stinkers, but the ratio has been pretty good. I'd rather see the Jane's sims come back, though. Quote
EricJ Posted November 16, 2007 Posted November 16, 2007 True, but they can leave the ATF alone, I didn't enjoy that arcade game, but LB2 still has a place in my heart though.. I've tried to get JF-18 to work, but too much issues so I'll wait until a real version of that sim comes out.. Quote
Hans Topp Posted November 16, 2007 Posted November 16, 2007 We have wait until it appears and test it, Tom Clancy and Ubisoft have a good reputation, i hope this product it will very good Sorry for my english Quote
EricJ Posted November 19, 2007 Posted November 19, 2007 We'll have to see though, Ubisoft has always been somewhat of an issue. The split of Eagle Dynamics is an indication, but then again, that's only for the future to see.. Quote
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