Raven Software's Singularity may have an uphill battle ahead of it to convince the first-person shooter market of its unique qualities, but Activision top brass loved it. Supposedly, it play-tested better than anything before it.

Perhaps more gamers will need to go hands-on with its unique power glove, the TMD. That's short for Time Manipulation Device, the handheld time weapon that can rapidly age an object or enemy, put it in time stasis, or revert in-game things to their previous states.

It certainly looks like the best use will be disarming Russian Spetsnaz soldiers with expected festive social interactions, as they'll think you're approaching them harmlessly for a high-five. That's when you nail 'em. Because who doesn't love a friendly high-five? Am I right? Up top!

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