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Is This The First Teaser For Kane & Lynch 2?

Do I look like I read German?

It's blurry as hell, but those guys look enough like Kane and Lynch to me. 
It's blurry as hell, but those guys look enough like Kane and Lynch to me. 
Kotaku's Michael McWhertor got a line on a deliberately blurry video hosted off of MTV's German games site. The video isn't really surrounded by text that tells you what, exactly, it's supposed to be, but it sure as heck looks like Adam "Kane" Marcus and James "Lynch" Lynch, totally naked, and totally busting into a restaurant to escape gunfire and dogs. That could mean that this is the first piece of promotional material for the sequel to IO Interactive's Kane & Lynch, which was released in 2007.

Here's a machine translation of the German text that's alongside the video.

Disturbing, confusing and a bit erotic. Thus one could describe the surveillance camera footage, which we make you this world exclusive access, if you wanted. Let's not. 

It was pretty difficult to find the. I had several of my dubious and ill-smelling Contacts anhauen, (PR-people are truly the very worst) bribes changed their purses and a dirty piece of paper was signed with blood and sweat. 

But now times butter for the fish: Does anyone have the two types identified in the video? What are they doing anyway? And why? And what has that to do with games? Give me your speculations, and Spiced gingerbread! Soon it's Christmas! 

You do not even come on it anyway.

Yes, that's right. You do NOT even come on it anyway. Thanks, Google Translate.

While Eidos has stated that a sequel to the first game is in development, there haven't been many announcements about it, just trademark filings for "Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days." If having a pissed-off attack dog attempting to rip up a naked dude is IO's idea of "Dog Days," then I'm pretty interested in seeing more.

Actually, I'm super-interested in seeing what this game ends up being. The first one, for better or worse, will always hold a "special" place in my heart. I'll probably never be able to think about that first game without a rush of extremely mixed feelings, which, obviously, have very little to do with the actual game at this point. It's been my secret hope for some time now that K&L2 comes along and turns out to be completely amazing from top to bottom... basically everything that the first game wasn't. Something that actually capitalizes on the concept of "hey, what if we took Freedom Fighters and crossed it with Heat?" instead of pissing it away with poor shooting and bad squad AI. Something with a script that doesn't make you feel like you need to take a shower after you finish it. Hey, better, more random AI in the online mode would be nice, too, while I'm making a list.
 
Anyway, if you want to see the video and missed the part where I linked to it already, click here to see it.
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It's blurry as hell, but those guys look enough like Kane and Lynch to me. 
It's blurry as hell, but those guys look enough like Kane and Lynch to me. 
Kotaku's Michael McWhertor got a line on a deliberately blurry video hosted off of MTV's German games site. The video isn't really surrounded by text that tells you what, exactly, it's supposed to be, but it sure as heck looks like Adam "Kane" Marcus and James "Lynch" Lynch, totally naked, and totally busting into a restaurant to escape gunfire and dogs. That could mean that this is the first piece of promotional material for the sequel to IO Interactive's Kane & Lynch, which was released in 2007.

Here's a machine translation of the German text that's alongside the video.

Disturbing, confusing and a bit erotic. Thus one could describe the surveillance camera footage, which we make you this world exclusive access, if you wanted. Let's not. 

It was pretty difficult to find the. I had several of my dubious and ill-smelling Contacts anhauen, (PR-people are truly the very worst) bribes changed their purses and a dirty piece of paper was signed with blood and sweat. 

But now times butter for the fish: Does anyone have the two types identified in the video? What are they doing anyway? And why? And what has that to do with games? Give me your speculations, and Spiced gingerbread! Soon it's Christmas! 

You do not even come on it anyway.

Yes, that's right. You do NOT even come on it anyway. Thanks, Google Translate.

While Eidos has stated that a sequel to the first game is in development, there haven't been many announcements about it, just trademark filings for "Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days." If having a pissed-off attack dog attempting to rip up a naked dude is IO's idea of "Dog Days," then I'm pretty interested in seeing more.

Actually, I'm super-interested in seeing what this game ends up being. The first one, for better or worse, will always hold a "special" place in my heart. I'll probably never be able to think about that first game without a rush of extremely mixed feelings, which, obviously, have very little to do with the actual game at this point. It's been my secret hope for some time now that K&L2 comes along and turns out to be completely amazing from top to bottom... basically everything that the first game wasn't. Something that actually capitalizes on the concept of "hey, what if we took Freedom Fighters and crossed it with Heat?" instead of pissing it away with poor shooting and bad squad AI. Something with a script that doesn't make you feel like you need to take a shower after you finish it. Hey, better, more random AI in the online mode would be nice, too, while I'm making a list.
 
Anyway, if you want to see the video and missed the part where I linked to it already, click here to see it.
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 Why naked?
 
They're all old and I don't want to see naked old men.

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Kane and Lynch: Dead Men is an ugly, ugly game.

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Think this will spawn Giant bomb 2?

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i wonder if jeff will review this game 
 
awkwaaaaaaard

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Reserve your copy today!!!

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I'm surprised that they're making this considering how the first one was like.

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UH OH!

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great translation XD  
naked robbery FTW 

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I think they're playing to the 'run around in underwear whenever possible in video games' crowd this time around. Which includes me.   
 
Kane and Lynch 2 endurance run?

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I loved Kane and Lynch. It brought me a wiki on hamburgers in games, Endurance Run, Bombcast and so much more.

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oh dear... soon maybe another Gerstmann-gate scandal! :P 
 
i never played the first Kane and lynch and im not sure i ever will play that or if this is a coming sequel play that either... we will see

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FUCKING GODDAMN A JEFF, just tell us what happened already! FUCK the contract, they wont sue you.

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@Seedofpower said:
" Think this will spawn Giant bomb 2? "
I heard Brad is going to write the review and get fired, then start up his own East Coast Giant Bomb equivalent and take Drew and Coonce with him.
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Uh-oh.
 
Everyone be prepared for Massivebomb.com

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Ah yes, butter for the fish indeed.

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I'm liking Google Translate's translation.
 
I just want this game to go away if I'm going to see a bunch of Gerstmann-gate jokes all the time. There's already enough of them without this game coming out.

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I'll just put this here.
 
  @Origina1Penguin said:

" Hey, how about we go ahead and cut off the chain of lame jokes about Jeff being fired nowish.  They are not funny.  I like the first game, but this video doesn't do anything for me.  I'm tired of teasers that do not reveal anything about a game.  Plus, I'd much rather be playing Hitman right about now, Eidos... "

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lol @ the prospect of GB staff getting fired for their review of K&L2 hahahaha.

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@Jeff: Such negativity about the first game!  Can someone fire this dood already?  >.>   <.<
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Getting pretty damn sick of teasers.  Well, that, and burned popcorn.  I really need a new microwave.
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It's Giant Bomb's first 6.0 rated game!

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This is going to be a brilliant bit of drama in the making,  
 

 

Actually, I'm super-interested in seeing what this game ends up being. The first one, for better or worse, will always hold a "special" place in my heart. I'll probably never be able to think about that first game without a rush of extremely mixed feelings, which, obviously, have very little to do with the actual game at this point. It's been my secret hope for some time now that K&L2 comes along and turns out to be completely amazing from top to bottom... basically everything that the first game wasn't. Something that actually capitalizes on the concept of "hey, what if we took Freedom Fighters and crossed it with Heat?" instead of pissing it away with poor shooting and bad squad AI. Something with a script that doesn't make you feel like you need to take a shower after you finish it. Hey, better, more random AI in the online mode would be nice, too, while I'm making a list.     


 
 
Cant wait for the review,  
 
Mixed feelings indeed, 
 
Plus I agree with the first post Person, except his bad grammer, 
Jeff, are you going to be hyped? Really? 
I trust your integrity, You won't fuck around with them, Or will you? 
 
Dun Dun DUUUUN!

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@Alexander: The teaser quite sick, but first gam sucked
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fuck Kane and lynch.

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GIVE ME YOUR SPICED GINGERBREAD!

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I'm reserving my username for the new website massivebomb.com
 
jk

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Holy shit, I'm actually really excited about this. I just recently picked up the first game, and for what it is, it's pretty fun. It's definetly a flawed title, but it does a lot of interesting stuff, enough so that, for me at least, I kept playing to the end. I'm very hopeful they can make the sequel continue that, while also improving on what made the first so lackluster for most gamers.

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Giantbomb is going to run K&L2 ads, and Jeff is going to review it again and end up firing himself for not rating it high enough.

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Oh know, you bad mouthed Kayne and Lynch. Does that mean you're going to get fired again

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Well I can't say that I'm not interested to see if it'll be better. 
 
so let's just wait and see.
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the google translate feature should just be renamed hilarity generator

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HERKHERK COMMENT ABOUT JEFF'S CAREER
 
Seriously though. Old naked men? Well. To quote Liz Lemon's dad in 30 Rock, "You can't have a Lemon party without ol' Dick!"

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If Jeff reviews this and gets fired... does that mean Drew and Dave will leave with him forming GameBomb?

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anyone wanting to recreate another Freedom Fighters game is a-ok with me

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Butter for Fish...and gingerbread! 
 
I hope the game turns up good too, jeff. Too bad if it`s so, it wasn`t the Kane and Lynch you were unlucky enough to review. gamespot took a hit it never really recovered from, self inflicted at that.
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Hm, should've used Google CATS. 

Somebody set up us the videobomb.  
We get signal.
What!
Main screen turn on.
It's naked you!
How are you, gentlemen? You have no chance to gingerbread, make your time. Ha ha ha ha...
Move LYNCH, for great justice.

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If they can fix the limitless issues the first had, i think the sequel could definatley drive a promising title. I enjoyed the first one for its story and the gunplay was...decent....at best, but yeah it had too many faults concernin trying to take cover and the ending levels during the war are ridiculously difficult.
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@PeasForFees said:
" @Ineedaname said:
"  Why naked?  They're all old and I don't want to see naked old men. "
You could have worded this better "
Right you are. I could have.
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To be honest I liked the first one. Hope there really is going to be a 2nd.

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Hopefully Jeff wont be reviewing this one.

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If this is for Kane & Lynch, I really would like the game to work out this time around. I was looking forward to the release of the first K&L. It all sounded so great (in my opinion) before its launch day with great ideas and a story that dragged me in and looked really interesting and multiplayer that looked new and addictive, but then it fell flat on its face leaving me incredibly underwhelmed. I won't hold my breath this time around after the first one, that's for sure. But I still have hopes for the sequel or wherever it takes place.
 
Oh and hey, lets not forget about the upcoming Kane & Lynch movie! *sigh*

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@NorthernFredz said:
" I loved Kane and Lynch. It brought me a wiki on hamburgers in games, Endurance Run, Bombcast and so much more. "
I second that emotion.
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Let's really hope it's not an ugly, ugly game.

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I also sort of hope this game delivers on the premise.
 
... But I think we all know this mangled machine translation is already better than the game could hope to be: "Give me your speculations, and Spiced gingerbread! Soon it's Christmas!"