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I've been hearing rumors about LucasArts new shooter lately, the one that isn't Star Wars Battlefront 3. Instead of revisiting a long, long time ago, the company is looking to the future with their American civil war game.
Yes, the future. The game won't feature a North and South divided, brother versus brother, musket battles, or soldiers decked out in wool uniforms. Instead, the title will recount an all too familiar East Coast versus West Coast battle, thankfully sans hip-hop soundtrack.
Further unlike our nation's previous civil war, points of contention will focus less on slavery and taxation, but more on the evolution of the human race. In a nation separated by a midwestern wasteland, one side will focus more on nano-machinery and cybernetic development, the other on genetic manipulation and man-made evolution that will help create a race of super soldiers. This means characters will be stronger, faster, and heavily armored, whether by futuristic combat gear or thick biological shells.
But the game's real draw is its weapon system.
The first- and third-person shooter features some nifty land deformation schtick courtesy of an advancement in weapons technology. Players will be armed with grenades that can transform the landscape to their advantage, whether it be to establish cover or to reach new heights on a particular level, you'll literally reshape the battlefield. Each splintered faction will also have access to firearms that deploy mines that travel beneath the surface at rocket speeds to take out enemies and carve out craters. Expect plenty of flying rocks.
From what I've heard, LucasArts is readying a massive undertaking to ensure that their newest original shooter becomes a franchise hit. The game is slated to come to the latest generation of consoles, but a PC version may also be in the works.
We'll update when we hear more on LucasArts upcoming project. Michael McWherto
