EA reveals Tiberium FPS details

Never one to shy away from squeezing its franchises for all their worth, third-party giant Electronic Arts has this week revealed details related to Tiberium, the upcoming first-person shooter Command & Conquer spin-off. Electronic Arts reveals story and feature details for new Command & Conquer-inspired shooter Tiberium. Credit: EA.

Electronic Arts reveals story and feature details for new Command & Conquer-inspired shooter Tiberium. Credit: EA.According to EA, Tiberium will mix richly original fiction into visceral squad-based FPS action to deliver exciting, tactical, and immersive gameplay unfolding in a stunning sci-fi world. Tiberium’s core narrative thread will see players taken on an adventure across a devastated Earth, throwing them deep into the heart of an epic battle for control of a powerful energy source. Is anyone else envisioning an FPS version of Lost Planet at this juncture?Tiberium, as with recent strategy game Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (Xbox 360, PC), is the contested energy source in question and far exceeds the power capabilities of depleted fossil fuels. However, while it offers mankind a path to survival, Tiberium also has the power to destroy it."For eleven years, an alien tower has stood dormant, looming like an unholy mountain over a wasteland once known as the Mediterranean Sea," outlines EA’s press release. "The tower was thought to be a relic of the Third Tiberium War; a devastating war fought for control over Tiberium crystal. It is not a relic. It is not dormant. Deep within the tower, plans are in motion for an alien invasion. This is where the Tiberium adventure begins."
So, stepping bravely into the blood-encrusted boots of Forward Battle Commander Ricardo Vega (great name), player will be tooled up with an arsenal of impressive weaponry and accompanied by elite squads in order to fend off the escalating global crisis. Weapons will include a transforming personal weapon system, multi-launch homing missiles, capital ship air strike bombardments, and devastating tactical ion cannon strikes (a la Empire Strikes Back?).Inspired by the hugely popular Command & Conquer strategy series, Tiberium has been in the pre-production phase for more than two years and has seen EA investing considerable effort into evolving the tactical shooter experience by incorporating command, choice, and domination-based gameplay elements into the first-person genre. "We’re very proud to be part of a project that has the potential to really make a mark on the canon of sci-fi fantasy fiction," trumpeted EA Los Angeles executive producer Chris Plummer, while studio general manager Mike Verdu enthused that Tiberium "is the birth of a new franchise – we couldn’t be more excited." Electronic Arts has said that Tiberium will arrive in Q3 of 2008 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Games for Windows.

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GameWizardOct 3rd, 2008 - 20:23:07

The real problem started with them placing Chris Plummer in charge. The dude had no idea how to make a video game and had mostly marketing experience - no actual game dev experience other then a few nightmare projects at EALA. He didn't listen to any of the more experienced staff and changed his mind every few months, causing the team to churn and burn things over and over. The project ended up costing as much as a Hollywood movie and wasting years of people's time. You simply cannot succeed when the guy at the head of the project has no idea what he's making, and no idea how to really do it. I'm amazed they let him churn and burn for 4 years on it. Sad... there were some great ideas in the game and some great people on the team.

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meOct 17th, 2008 - 21:16:49

im realy looking forward this game!
i hope ea wont spoil this one

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