Epic Games Unveiling “Surprising” New Franchise This Weekend

Nali Extreme Paintball Tournament

It doesn't have space marines, it has regular water marines because it's a modern military FPS.  The multiplayer will have perks.

I think I'm interested in this. Am I? I think so.

The Samaritan?

$20 it's going to be related to the last tech demo they put out that looks like a cross between Blade Runner and Ghost in the Shell.

This right here.

@Gabriel said:

Wow they already act like it's gonna be an success by calling it a franchise.

In this day an age no big studio starts off a new IP with the intention of making a one-off game.

I'll guess that it will be something similar to the trailer for the newest Unreal Engine. That looked pretty cool. Sci-fi Noire type setting.

@Veektarius said:

@XenoZak: Can't have Space Marines without Space.

You're right! Except there is Space. Seeing as Sera (the planet you're on) is a colony world I kind of have to come to the conclusion there's space. And Spaceships. Just cause you don't go there in the game doesn't mean there isn't space!

Also Space Marines on land are still Space Marines. They are only in space in big ships too...

Thinking about this way too much...

Dubstep Jackrabbit

CLIFFY WUB KEEPS WID DA TIMES.

You are all wrong.  It will be:  "Unreal Dragon Sky_rim-job, The Age: A role playing sex game about dragons of a certain age"
 
Isn't it obvious?

My guess is it will be third person and involve murdering

Bust A Move

Cliffy B's Anything With An Unreal Engine

It sounds pretty awesome. I know what it is and I'm really looking forward to it. Very different direction for the company.

@Sankis said:

I don't think Epic has made any game with space marines.

They published the Warhammer 40k knock-off RTS 7th Legion back in 1997, and all the Unreal- and Gears of War games have prominently featured bald space marines.

its a fucking facebook game?

@Voshterkoff: I hadn't seen that. Pretty awesome. It's got a real Human Revolution vibe to it, but you're right. Human Revolution was very obviously inspired by Ghost in the Shell.

Bring it on!

Generic fantasy action game of War?

Can't wait to go on the Internet and find out what it is instead of actually watching the VGAs! Thanks Internet!

Can we just cut the pretenses and not give out any awards at all? It's not fooling anyone, we know what this event is all about.

war of gears

This is the game Eric Holmes, lead guy on Prototype, came to do at Epic. However, he's since left Epic, so this Lee Perry guy has taken over. Curious to see what it is.

Dating Sim.

I would cry a tear of joy the day they make a new Jazz Jackrabbit. I'm sure it would suck as they try to modernize every aspect of it, but there would be a small window of awesome.

A first person racing game/dating sim with puzzle minigames set in prehistoric times.

@fisk0 said:

@Sankis said:

I don't think Epic has made any game with space marines.

They published the Warhammer 40k knock-off RTS 7th Legion back in 1997, and all the Unreal- and Gears of War games have prominently featured bald space marines.

You do know that Sera is basically an alternate form of Earth. There is no evidence of space travel capabilities in the Gears universe.

@Tim_the_Corsair said:

Cliffy B's Anything With An Unreal Engine

Best comment. ^^

Metal face guy from Unreal tech demo.

I'd be really surprised if it wasn't at least partially that.

New franchise? I guess that mean's that it's not ZZT 2. :(

Jazz it up motherfers

@Afroman269 said:

@fisk0 said:

@Sankis said:

I don't think Epic has made any game with space marines.

They published the Warhammer 40k knock-off RTS 7th Legion back in 1997, and all the Unreal- and Gears of War games have prominently featured bald space marines.

You do know that Sera is basically an alternate form of Earth. There is no evidence of space travel capabilities in the Gears universe.

Well, the GOW dudes display the classic tropes of space marines whether they're space traveling or not, there clearly is space travel in the Unreal games though, as the first starts off with you crash landing a space ship on an alien planet, Unreal II starting with you landing at a remote outpost on another planet and the recurring low gravity space theme in the Unreal Tournament games.

Bucky O'Hare > Jazz Jackrabbit

They should make tetris. I like that game.

"It's going to be a new franchise." *goes on to speculate about Epic revitalizing old franchises*

didnt epic acquire or express interest in buying the APB ip?

just sayin

Epic Games presents Mavis Beacon Typing: Unreal Engine Edition.

"Surprising' New Franchise" leads me to believe that it's not, you know, an existing franchise.

Gears of jazzblade storm

I'm cool with something entirely new. Gears was pretty refreshing, when it was first announced.

http://twitter.com/#!/mrleeperry

Nothing too interesting yet, but there it is.

Gears of War features no Marines and they are not in Space. Wrong franchise.

@jNerd said:

Bucky O'Hare > Jazz Jackrabbit

Jill Of The Jungle > Bucky O'Hare

Dino Riders the Video Game

Skyrim with exploding headshots is my best guess.

A JRPG full of dicktits. You heard it here first.

@nick_verissimo said:

A dating sim where Marcus tries to get Dom over his wife's death? Uhhhhh....

Ha-ha, that was my first though, too. I imagined something like The Bachelor but with bullets instead of roses.

Medival Marines I hope!

Barbie Ultimate Unicorn Dance Attack for Kinect - sorry to ruin the surprise..

I think there will be shooting and violence and probably blood in it