New Syndicate Game Finally Confirmed

Back in early 2008, EA announced that it was working with Starbreeze to reinvent an "acclaimed classic franchise" of EA's for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. It didn't give any indication as to what series it was, though later that year we heard rumors it was a new Syndicate game. In March 2010, one of Starbreeze's two projects with EA, a new game from the Robert Ludlum's Bourne franchise, had been canceled. A series of trademark filings over the course of the year reinforced that a Syndicate game was the other game it still had coming, and 1UP's extensive cover story on Starbreeze -- read it in its entirety here or in the second issue of 1UP Presents -- revealed a source had confirmed that Project RedLime was indeed a new Syndicate.

The new game ditches the old isometric view in favor of a first-person shooter framework, not unlike the move made with the new XCOM. Weapons, environments, and even some missions from the old game will be brought back with the addition of four-player co-op meant to mimic the team of four cyborgs from the original.

Today's press release sets up the story:

Set in 2069, Syndicate takes players into a dark, Machiavellian world run without government oversight with many syndicates vying for total dominance of their local market place. With no one to question their intentions or actions, three mega corporations -- Eurocorp, Cayman Global, and Aspari -- are at the forefront of this brutal war for control of the pivotal American market. In the world of Syndicate, everything is digitally connected, including the people. Players aren't limited to the weapons in their hands. Through DART 6 bio-chip technology implanted in their head, players can slow down time and breach the digital world around them to take down their foes using a variety of upgradable hacking mechanics. Syndicate's blend of fast-paced, futuristic, action shooter settings and story combined with innovative chi