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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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Edited By Xeiphyer

Hmm.. obviously the first game was terrible, but the second game might actually be good, I heard that they scrapped the old voice actors, and are basically starting over again and doing it right. Also I heard bruce willis is the voice of kane? That sounds good to me.

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I considered picking up the first game recently, and then on a bombcast Jeff described the story as 'fucking terrible' and the characters as 'shit'. I then re-thought the $49 price tag and realised there are way more important games to buy. Thanks Jeff.
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Don't get fired Jeff!

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Wow the whole time i read that i couldn't stop thinking about the elephant in the room. Like everyone has said, it had some great ideas but just got destroyed by bad game play.

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As soon as I read the Kotaku story I couldn't wait to hear what you had to say Jeff. I'd say you handled it quite well.

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Jeff, please give this game 5 stars.

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Kane and lynch 2 will be comedic gold. GOLD. 

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@lordofultima said:
" 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. "
XD
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I'm waiting for Jeff to review this one.

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i really liked kane and lynch and i cant wait for the sequel! would really like another freedom fighters game but that wont happen.

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I have it on good authority that the first game was an "Ugly, Ugly game".

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uh oh, well, I guess the new site will be cool. lol.
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@Seedofpower said:
" Think this will spawn Giant bomb 2? "
Thats what I was thinking.
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To clear some things up: 
 
Disturbing, confusing, and even a little bit erotic. Thus could you describe the surveillance camera footage which we here make available to you as a world exclusive.  
 
It was pretty difficult to find it. I had to accost several of my dubious and bad-smelling contacts (PR people are truly the worst), bribes changed wallets and a dirty piece of paper was signed with blood and sweat. 
 
 But now for the point of the story: has anyone recognized the two guys in the video? What are they doing there anyway? Why? And what does that have to do with games? Send me your speculations, and your christmas cookies and gingerbread. Christmas will soon be here!  
 
You won't get around to it anyway.    

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No no. You all got it wrong. It's a conspiracy. Jeff is actually developing this game himself. He'll then review it, give it the first ever 6 stars and then G-Spot will offer him a position of super game senior executive editor. He'll refuse and G-Spot will be pissed and so CNet will acquire giantbomb and voi la ..... Giantspot.com.

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@Bucketdeth said:
"I'm waiting for Jeff to review this one. "

For gods sake I hope they give it 2 starts at most !!! That would be awesome!!! 
You cant make people lose thier jobs noww Eidos. ahahaha!!!
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Didn't bother with the first since the engine looked so dated, better be up to par with the rest.

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Jeff will get laid off from Giant Bomb ahahahahahahha

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@hwarang said:
" No no. You all got it wrong. It's a conspiracy. Jeff is actually developing this game himself. He'll then review it, give it the first ever 6 stars and then G-Spot will offer him a position of super game senior executive editor. He'll refuse and G-Spot will be pissed and so CNet will acquire giantbomb and voi la ..... Giantspot.com. "
Some call me the photoshop master of our times:  

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kane and Lynch. A thousand thank-you's to you for getting the GiantBomb rolling as it were.

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I love how everyone is all OMG IS JEFF GOING TO REVIEW IT? LOL

I HATE YOU ALL AND YOU SHOULD ALL FEEL BAD.

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@Tebbit said:
" @hwarang said:
" No no. You all got it wrong. It's a conspiracy. Jeff is actually developing this game himself. He'll then review it, give it the first ever 6 stars and then G-Spot will offer him a position of super game senior executive editor. He'll refuse and G-Spot will be pissed and so CNet will acquire giantbomb and voi la ..... Giantspot.com. "
Some call me the photoshop master of our times:  

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I knew I was onto something.
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@Kouerson said:
"

I love how everyone is all OMG IS JEFF GOING TO REVIEW IT? LOL

I HATE YOU ALL AND YOU SHOULD ALL FEEL BAD.

"
 
Oh we can be serious alright. Remember all the boycotts?
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@Seedofpower said:
" Think this will spawn Giant bomb 2? "
lol
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For some reason I always thought that with a last name like Gerstmann, Jeff knew a little bit of German. I guess I was wrong.

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$100 says Jeff doesn't review this. 
 
 Hell $1,000.

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Jeff will have to review it.  Just like those stories where people are scarred by a horrible event involving heights or lions or snakes or whatever.  They then face a giant cliff or hold a snake to get over it.  This is Jeff's moment

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That's disturbing as hell.

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Hmm, everytime I hear about this franchise, reminds me of when Jeff was with Gamespot.
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@DavidSnakes said:
" Jeff will have to review it.  Just like those stories where people are scarred by a horrible event involving heights or lions or snakes or whatever.  They then face a giant cliff or hold a snake to get over it.  This is Jeff's moment "
How would a snake help you get over a giant cliff?
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The fir one was decent enough, and that trailer was crazy.

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From the tepid response i doubt their is a longing for a second game....well, we'll see.

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What we have here is a case of an unprofessional tone.  I'm sorry Jeff, but the K&L2 article is the straw that broke the camels back, we have to let you go Again.

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Flashback.......and scene. I hope it redeems itself, that is if it is actually K&L2.

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I actually got a weird feeling in my gut when I saw "Kane and Lynch" in a Giant Bomb headline. Didn't that black cat already walk by a second ago?

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Awkwarrrrd...lol.
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Crazy weird video, I must say. Still plan on giving the first one a quick rent someday.

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@MarkWahlberg:
seconded.  
 
The irony would kill. literally.  
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Jeff, you have to do a video review. Start with "Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days is an ugly, ugly game," and end with "so if you do have an opportunity to see it... without paying full price." Those were epic lines.

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@Jeff said:
Adam "Kane" Marcus and James "Lynch" Lynch
Ha. 
Well, I certainly don't see anything you described in that image, but okay!  Anyway, yeah, I hope they get things right this time around and I can't wait for your inevitable 5 star review. A combination of the awesomeness of Freedom Fighters and Heat sounds exactly like the kind of game I'd like to play.
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Should be interesting...

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Why Kane and Lynch? 
 
Go make a new Hitman, jeez.

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@MetalR said:
" Why Kane and Lynch?   Go make a new Hitman, jeez. "
 
 
Ah, finally, someone speaks the truth!
 
I'd kill for a new, hi-def "Hitman" game (no pun intended).
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i hope this game sucks and Vinny does the review and says it sucks and Jeff fires him for it and Vinny starts his own Giantbomb website with a Long Island twist and Drew goes with him

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I hope Jeff reviews it, I also hope it's full of little references and knife twists to gamespot as well, but then unlike Jeff, I'm a bitter person. (although tbh, No Kane and Lynch Review = No GiantBomb, and we all know how fucking awesome GB is :D)

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I'm looking forward to a sequel, I actually liked the first game, it had issues sure, but also potential.

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@Seedofpower said:
" Think this will spawn Giant bomb 2? "
@JaM said:
" i wonder if jeff will review this game   awkwaaaaaaard "
As soon as I saw the title, I knew someone was going to reference the incident.
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Hitman 5 would be a much better option for Eidos. Does anyone know what were the sales for K&L?

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@Winternet: Ahh, I'd love a new Hitman game on the 360. I really like Blood Money a lot.