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    At Least One Twist, One Upgrade For Kane & Lynch 2

    Square Enix Makes Kane & Lynch 2 Official

    Hitman Devs Working On Something Involving Neither Assassins Nor Small Ninjas

    Mini Ninjas Review: Hitman: Lunch Money

    Eidos Prez: Rocksteady is Not Doing Hitman 5

    Mini Ninjas Sneak Up On September Release

    Next Hitman Game Due "Late 2010", Movie Sequel Will Tie In [UPDATE]

    Snowbound Mini Ninja Screens

    Mini Ninjas Make Happy Pandas

    GameSpot's Kane & Lynch Review Hit The Dev Team "Like A Hammer"
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    Image of BallPtPenTheif BallPtPenTheif
    11/19/09

    In reply to At Least One Twist, One Upgrade For Kane & Lynch 2
    They just need to show footage of the game functioning correctly where people aren't magically being shot through walls.

    That alone killed my excitement for the previous game.
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    Image of Koztah Koztah
    11/19/09

    @BallPtPenTheif: If someone is being shot through a cinderblock wall by a .22, that is magical. If someone is being shot through a gyprock wall with a .50BMG, that's physics.

    Besides that, game isn't ready yet. Missing clipping planes and all. We'll see.
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    Image of BallPtPenTheif BallPtPenTheif
    11/19/09

    @Koztah: Yeah, unlike MW2 the issues in Kane and Lynch weren't physics based
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    Image of Ducce Ducce
    11/19/09

    @Koztah: Not sure if you are being sarcastic about the .50
    But handguns does not make bodies fly through any walls.. not even the largest guns..
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    Koztah promoted this comment Ducce was starred Ducce was unstarred
    Image of Koztah Koztah
    11/20/09


    @Ducce: The .50BMG is not a handgun round.

    And I never said anything about bodies flying through walls (though I'm sure anyone could headbutt their way through a sheet of gyprock with next to no effort).

    I said being shot through the wall. See diagram

    Mans <------|------Mans shooting
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    Image of Ducce Ducce
    11/24/09

    @Koztah: Ahh, apologies there

    #speakup
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    Image of badass.geek badass.geek
    11/19/09

    In reply to At Least One Twist, One Upgrade For Kane & Lynch 2
    im not going to make a decision to pick this up until i can read a review on gamespot.
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    spiderweb1986 promoted this comment badass.geek was starred badass.geek was unstarred
    Image of Salen Salen
    11/19/09

    @badass.geek: Is that a review on Gamespot or a review that has been influenced by large piles of money given to Gamestop to advert the game in a none-to-subtle form that makes the phrase "Conflict of Interest" seem tame and will ultimately cost one or more journalists their jobs?

    I'm just asking... for clarification sakes.
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    Image of Sustenance Sustenance
    11/19/09

    @badass.geek: I'm looking forward more to the GiantBomb review than to the game itself. I just hope Gerstmann is the one reviewing it.

    Not that I'm expecting any sort of controversy. Just sayin'.
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    Image of jporter313 jporter313
    11/19/09

    @Salen:

    Once again, do you believe everything you read in online comics?
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    Image of badass.geek badass.geek
    11/19/09

    @Salen: lol.. will be fun to watch how this one folds out again! last one was like watching the oj trial!

    #speakup
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    badass.geek was starred badass.geek was unstarred
    Image of Salen Salen
    11/19/09

    @jporter313: No, I don't believe everything I read in online comics. Otherwise I'd probably believe the webcomic that I color for. But what I do believe is that one of my favorite reviewers from Gamestop got the BOOT(tm)! after he reviewed the last Kane & Lynch game and pretty much crucified it at the same time the website was adverting the game pretty damn heavy.

    And then there were the many, MANY other reviewers and journalists who left Gamespot because of the situation.

    So no, I don't believe everything in comics, I believe what I've seen before.

    @badass.geek: Yeah, the last Kane & Lynch game had fallout going all over the place. It left a REALLY bad taint upon the reviewing industry and it still surprises me that all the bad press that happened from the original situation didn't kill this IP faster than a shotgun to a zombie's head.
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    Salen was starred Salen was unstarred
    Image of jporter313 jporter313
    11/20/09

    @Salen:

    Agreed Salen, Jeff getting fired and the exodus that followed REALLY sucked, but it's a big leap to go from someone getting fired for reasons that you have really no insight on other than internet rumors and loose correlation, to the idea that a game journalism site is giving better reviews to companies that give them more advertising dollars.

    There is a large team of people working at GameSpot who have a lot of journalistic credibility and take their integrity very seriously, and it's incredibly frustrating to hear people who have no connection to the situation repeatedly slander them over something that they don't know anything about.
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    Image of -MasterDex- -MasterDex-
    11/19/09

    In reply to At Least One Twist, One Upgrade For Kane & Lynch 2
    I hope they tigthen up the aiming and cover systems for the sequal. I tried so hard to like the first game and there were indeed many things I did like about it but those two problems kept me from really enjoying the experience to it's fullest.

    The first game was an unpolished diamond. For the second game, I'd settle for some sparkling cubic zirconia.
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    Image of Dr Durdon Dr Durdon
    11/19/09

    In reply to At Least One Twist, One Upgrade For Kane & Lynch 2
    How many cliches can someone cram into one sentence?

    ...seduction and corruption...highlight the contrasts...seedy underbelly...ideals ripe with (insert item here)...

    I do love online co-op though.
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    Image of Black-Dog-Howls Black-Dog-Howls
    11/19/09

    @Dr Durdon: I'm cliche? You're cliche! This whole damn article is cliche!
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    Image of Dr Durdon Dr Durdon
    11/19/09

    @Black-Dog-Howls: YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE CLICHE!
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    Image of GohanGVO GohanGVO
    11/19/09

    @Black-Dog-Howls: Your playful take on that quote is out of order.

    [www.flixster.com]
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    Image of Black-Dog-Howls Black-Dog-Howls
    11/19/09

    @GohanGVO: I was trying to not be cliche. :

    #speakup
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    Image of Amazing_Spiderham Amazing_Spiderham
    11/19/09

    @GohanGVO: I'll allow it.
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    GohanGVO promoted this comment Amazing_Spiderham was starred Amazing_Spiderham was unstarred
    Image of GohanGVO GohanGVO
    11/19/09

    @Amazing_Spiderham: Are you from Chicago, judge? Because clearly you are corrupt.

    ;p

    #speakup
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    Image of Amazing_Spiderham Amazing_Spiderham
    11/20/09

    @GohanGVO: Hi-o!

    #speakup
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    Image of Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do... Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do...
    11/19/09

    In reply to At Least One Twist, One Upgrade For Kane & Lynch 2
    Any word on how review controversies will play/pay out this time?
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    Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do... was starred Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do... was unstarred
    Image of DefSheppard DefSheppard
    11/19/09

    @Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do...: Review controversies will no longer be news-venue-exclusive. All blogs and news sites will have equal chance for their advertising revenue to conflict with their review scores.

    We like to call it "Controversy Co-op Mode." Simply log in to your favorite video game news site and see the chaos ensue with all your favorite writers and corporate middlemen at each other's throats. Cooperation at its finest!
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    Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do... promoted this comment DefSheppard was starred DefSheppard was unstarred
    Image of rainofwalrus rainofwalrus
    11/18/09

    In reply to Square Enix Makes Kane & Lynch 2 Official
    I really enjoyed K&L's cops-n-robbers multiplayer mode. I can't be alone. You'd die and become a cop... good stuff.
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    Image of Voyou_Charmant Voyou_Charmant
    11/18/09

    In reply to Square Enix Makes Kane & Lynch 2 Official
    I think opening the door that way would hurt your fingers a little.
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    Image of Mega-Driven Mega-Driven
    11/18/09

    In reply to Square Enix Makes Kane & Lynch 2 Official
    I like this eerie, ambiguous clip. It is like a mash-up of Lebowski & Anton Chigurh.
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    Image of FP_slomo788 FP_slomo788
    11/18/09

    In reply to Square Enix Makes Kane & Lynch 2 Official
    The user-generated era is neither user-generated nor an era.

    Discuss.
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    Image of Black-Dog-Howls Black-Dog-Howls
    11/18/09

    @FP_slomo788: Well, the companies used people to generate it in this era of generated things via people being used.
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    Image of Mega-Driven Mega-Driven
    11/18/09

    @FP_slomo788: Ok slomo, I'll bite. The "user-generated era" is actually evidence of the creaky beginning, the kicks in the womb, the antique preamble of an entirely new epoch in which all conscious beings become inextricably, profoundly connected and share all subsequent thought instantaneously.

    [en.wikipedia.org]
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    Edited by Mega-Driven at 11/18/09 10:37 AM Mega-Driven was starred Mega-Driven was unstarred
    Image of Namikus Namikus
    11/18/09

    @Mega-Driven: I think both of you missed the SNL reference...or maybe I misconstrued it as such. Either way, the human consciousness is neither conscious nor human...discuss!
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    FP_slomo788 promoted this comment Namikus was starred Namikus was unstarred
    Image of FP_slomo788 FP_slomo788
    11/18/09

    @Namikus: +1

    Haha look up Coffee Talk on Youtube guys I was just joking.
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    Image of Knoxximus ver. 5.66 Knoxximus ver. 5.66
    11/18/09

    In reply to Square Enix Makes Kane & Lynch 2 Official
    I can't WAIT for the Giant Bomb review. ^_^
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    Image of tommyscomics tommyscomics
    11/18/09

    @Knoxximus ver. 5.66: They have to make a joke about score fix by giving it like a ten or something.
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    Knoxximus ver. 5.66 promoted this comment tommyscomics was starred tommyscomics was unstarred
    Image of kadjin kadjin
    11/18/09

    @Knoxximus ver. 5.66: too soon...
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    Knoxximus ver. 5.66 promoted this comment Edited by kadjin at 11/18/09 10:37 AM kadjin was starred kadjin was unstarred
    Image of Knoxximus ver. 5.66 Knoxximus ver. 5.66
    11/18/09

    @kadjin: Better to be too early than too late. ;)
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    Image of P45K4L P45K4L
    11/18/09

    @Knoxximus ver. 5.66: Jeff dug his own grave i played the game and it wasn't that bad as everyone made it...a solid 8 nothing more nothing less
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    Knoxximus ver. 5.66 promoted this comment P45K4L was starred P45K4L was unstarred
    Image of Knoxximus ver. 5.66 Knoxximus ver. 5.66
    11/18/09

    @P45K4L: One could argue that the game was actually the catalyst to providing him with some forced motivation to tap a little deeper into his overall potential, hence Giant Bomb.

    Sometimes you don't need a push...you need a pink slip. ;)
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    Image of kadjin kadjin
    11/18/09

    @Knoxximus ver. 5.66: [img.photobucket.com] Can`t seem to get the pic to show...

    Uff... Image embed. I`m doing it all wrong.
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    Knoxximus ver. 5.66 promoted this comment Edited by kadjin at 11/18/09 2:02 PM kadjin was starred kadjin was unstarred
    Image of High Speed Indeed High Speed Indeed
    11/18/09

    In reply to Square Enix Makes Kane & Lynch 2 Official
    I thought the picture was Andy from Little Britain, doing something sneaky behind Lou's back.
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    Image of Duin Duin
    11/18/09

    In reply to Square Enix Makes Kane & Lynch 2 Official
    I felt the first was a fun afternoon's worth of entertainment. Nothing great, definitely not as shitty as some claimed, but obviously not something to come back to or truly remember.

    The characters carried it though. The interaction between Kane and Lynch was fascinating and it seemed the story may have been going somewhere, but it completely sputtered out and become incredibly boring. Especially the moment you hit Cuba, the game just lost all sense of itself.

    The early set pieces like the doughnut shop shootout, the night club, bank heist, prison break-in (still a novel idea) and business building level were all fairly enjoyable and showed promise. However the game did have some pretty big flaws that prevented it from being anything other than mediocre.

    Hopefully IO can step it up like they have in the past and deliver on what they promised. Particularly in light of new Eidos ownership and leadership. That company's made some decent strides since the last game.
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    Image of Sir-Lucius does anything for Dethklok Sir-Lucius does anything for Dethklok
    11/18/09

    In reply to Square Enix Makes Kane & Lynch 2 Official
    Gah, it's gonna take some time to get used to seeing Square's name on fucking Kane & Lynch.
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    Edited by Sir-Lucius does anything for Dethklok at 11/18/09 8:29 AM Sir-Lucius does anything for Dethklok was starred Sir-Lucius does anything for Dethklok was unstarred
    Image of Keir_Eidos Keir_Eidos
    11/18/09

    @Sir-Lucius does anything for Dethklok:

    Hello, it's Keir from Eido... I mean Square Enix Europe here. Kane & Lynch 2 will be released on the Eidos label, so it'll be front of box and you'll have an Eidos splash screen. (It'll be the same for all the IP you'd traditionally associate with Eidos).

    Hope taht helps.
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    Image of mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta
    11/11/09

    In reply to Hitman Devs Working On Something Involving Neither Assassins Nor Small Ninjas
    Or they could just try to make more Mini Ninjas.

    Just sayin'. #iointeractive
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    Image of Cptn.PaxtonAstypalaea(Corsair) Cptn.PaxtonAstypalaea(Corsair)
    11/11/09

    In reply to Hitman Devs Working On Something Involving Neither Assassins Nor Small Ninjas
    Sparked interest but lost it at "Imagine all the violence"...

    Nothing against Violence really, but I am skeptical when I see it as a selling point. #iointeractive
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