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Hire thieves for your dirty work, reap the rewards in The Swindle
Heists can be exhausting – all those break-ins to plan, bags of money to haul and the mounting stress of getting caught, not to mention the extensive leg work involved. Thankfully, the recently-relaunched The Swindle instead lets you coach hired men through your master plans, and should your wit lead to their demise, well ... at least you didn't learn your shortcomings firsthand. Any cash your goons escape with can be spent on upgrades (which stick with you beyond a thief's eventual death), but The Swindle's lucrative structures are procedurally generated, so you'll never know a route like the back of your hand. There aren't random perks or chance-based rewards though, so you'll need to get by on your hacking, thieving and whacking skills rather than luck. The Swindle is planning a break-in within early 2015, and while platforms have not been announced yet, Size Five Games' Dan Marshall notes that "PC is a good bet" and that he's talking to Sony about PlayStation's platforms, including the Vita. Marshall once described The Swindle's physics-based platforming as "Deus Ex meets Sonic the Hedgehog." The project was eventually canceled due to Marshall feeling its elements "didn't hold together properly," but after tinkering with a procedurally-generated reboot earlier this year, Marshall decided to give The Swindle another chance. [Image: Size Five Games]
Size Five reveals The Swindle: A Steampunk Cybercrime Caper
The team that was recently redubbed Size Five Games, which subjected us to Ben There, Dan That and its Privates, has unveiled the first game under the new banner: The Swindle. Subtitled "A Steampunk Cybercrime Caper," the physics-based platformer is described by creator Dan Marshall as "Deus Ex meets Sonic the Hedgehog," a combination that may be just weird enough to work. With their telekinetic gloves, players will gain progressively better hacking, telekinetic abilities and weaponry. With those powers they'll plot bigger heists, the money from which will allow them to improve the gloves and the cycle continues. Though plans still seem a little less than concrete, Marshall says the game will come to PC and possibly Xbox 360 if he "can resist putting vaginas in it this time." This unorthodox policy may help Size Five's newest avoid the unfortunate fate of Privates, but it also means The Swindle will be penalized by one star in the inevitable Joystiq review. Sorry, guys, but rules are rules. %Gallery-128637%
