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Dead Space 2 and EA's Epic shooter slated for early 2011
EA's tentative release schedule for Q4 of its fiscal 2011 (or, as us normal people call it, January–March 2011) contains more than a few intriguing entries. You already heard about the new Dragon Age game -- but listed just below that is an untitled "Shooter from Epic TBA." Of course, this can only mean one thing: Gears of Madden 2012 is within spitting distance of becoming a sweet reality! Wait -- what's that? Oh, right, the listing more likely points to new speculative details about that possible "Bulletstorm" project from Epic's People Can Fly studio. How ... unofficial. Also listed under the early 2011 releases is Dead Space 2, which EA had previously promised would drop before next March. The excitement level of the remaining games drops off like the deep end of a pool: The list includes (deep breath) a new Need For Speed on consoles and PC (in addition to an apparent Holiday 2010 release), a downloadable "action" game, a new fighting game designated as a "sports" title, a new Hasbro game (more Family Game Night?), and new installments in the Sims and Spore franchises.
Epic's People Can Fly trademarks 'Bulletstorm'
It's been over a year since EA announced plans to publish a new IP developed by Epic's People Can Fly studio (Painkiller), and now we just might have the name of the project. People Can Fly has filed a software trademark (spotted by superannuation) for the term "Bulletstorm." While we could speculate as to whether this is the EA project, or whether it's the unnamed project that wowed Mark Rein back in 2007, there are more important things to discuss. Specifically, what kind of game could Bulletstorm possibly be? With such an ambiguous title, it could be almost anything. A point-and-click adventure game? A suburban economy simulator? The mind boggles at the possibilities.
