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Goldeneye, one of the greatest games ever developed by Rare and published by Nintendo, to the Nintendo 64 in the history of videogaming, and James Bond hops in for another shoot up FPS adventure game in Goldeneye 2!
Just in from IGN report...
February 25, 2004 - Having heard about the greatest James Bond game for more than seven years now, nobody knows more about the popularity, success and unbelievably long-lasting lore of GoldenEye 007 than the current owner of the videogame rights to that property, Electronic Arts. According to several recent reports, IGN has learned that a spiritual successor to the Rare-developed first-person shooter is indeed in the works. Called Goldeneye 2, the upcoming first-person shooter takes a different spin on the Bond formula, giving players the ability to play as a bad guy, fighting against James Bond. Goldeneye 2 takes place in the Bond universe, and according to EGM magazine (which will have the full story in its next issue), players will fight against James Bond and they might be able to pair up with other well-known Bond villains. Since the first game was developed by Rare and published by Nintendo there is likely to be very little in common with the first game, except the notoriously well received name. What official comment did EA have on the game that will appear in the next EGM? "No comment," said an EA representative. All other questions were also answered by "no comment." The game is believed to be in development with EA LA, according to the Website gamesindustry.biz, and not Free Radical, the development studio that split from Rare's GoldenEye team back in the day. There is a lot of speculation sure to spring from this news tidbit, news that is actually not so new. But let us at least get our crack at the speculation fest. We suspect the game is planned for a PS2, Xbox and GameCube release, perhaps this fall, and the PS2 game will be online (as has been the case with all of EA's most recent games). We'll have more news and speculation on Goldeneye 2 in the near future.
Just in from IGN report...
February 25, 2004 - Having heard about the greatest James Bond game for more than seven years now, nobody knows more about the popularity, success and unbelievably long-lasting lore of GoldenEye 007 than the current owner of the videogame rights to that property, Electronic Arts. According to several recent reports, IGN has learned that a spiritual successor to the Rare-developed first-person shooter is indeed in the works. Called Goldeneye 2, the upcoming first-person shooter takes a different spin on the Bond formula, giving players the ability to play as a bad guy, fighting against James Bond. Goldeneye 2 takes place in the Bond universe, and according to EGM magazine (which will have the full story in its next issue), players will fight against James Bond and they might be able to pair up with other well-known Bond villains. Since the first game was developed by Rare and published by Nintendo there is likely to be very little in common with the first game, except the notoriously well received name. What official comment did EA have on the game that will appear in the next EGM? "No comment," said an EA representative. All other questions were also answered by "no comment." The game is believed to be in development with EA LA, according to the Website gamesindustry.biz, and not Free Radical, the development studio that split from Rare's GoldenEye team back in the day. There is a lot of speculation sure to spring from this news tidbit, news that is actually not so new. But let us at least get our crack at the speculation fest. We suspect the game is planned for a PS2, Xbox and GameCube release, perhaps this fall, and the PS2 game will be online (as has been the case with all of EA's most recent games). We'll have more news and speculation on Goldeneye 2 in the near future.
This brings tears to my eyes! This is so wonderful! It has finally come! This is the moment I've been waiting for! YES!