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EA Announces BulletStorm, New FPS Coming In 2011

Just in case you wanted more first-person shooters on your console, Electronic Arts has got you covered. The mega publisher has teamed up with everyone's favorite development studio People Can Fly to bring a new action title to the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC platforms later next year. People Can Fly made its mark on the shooter genre with its award-winning \"Painkiller\" series of games for PC and Xbox prior to shipping Epic's \"Gears of War\" for PC.\n\nThe new game is called Bulletstorm, a new original intellectual property from the individuals behind the award-winning, multiple million-selling Gears of War, Unreal Tournament and Painkiller series of games. Set to release sometime in 2011, Bulletstorm brings new furor to first-person shooter action with its signature 'kill with skill' gameplay, which the publisher promises is packed full of blockbuster moments.\n\nBulletstorm tells the story of a futuristic confederation protected by an elite band of mercenaries: Dead Echo. When Dead Echo members Grayson Hunt and Ishi Sato learn they've been working for the wrong side, they're betrayed by their commander and exiled to the far reaches of the galaxy. In Bulletstorm, Grayson and Ishi find themselves surrounded by hordes of mutants and flesh eating gangs in an abandoned paradise. They have two objectives: get off the planet alive, and exact revenge on the man who sent them there.\n\nPlayers step into the role of Grayson Hunt complete with an arsenal of over-the-top combat moves and outrageously large guns. Bulletstorm's array of distinct 'skillshots' produces unprecedented levels of frantic gameplay and yell-inducing satisfaction. Think somewhere between Unreal Tournament and Sega's arcade inspired MadWorld for an idea of how all this will play out. \n\nThe skillshot system rewards players for inciting mayhem in the most creative way possible. The more insane the skillshot, the more points players collects to upgrade their character and unlock weapons, which then allows them to execute even more creative moves and exaggerated skillshots.\n\nElectronic Arts has had no problem backing this ambitious project:\n\n\"We're very excited to work with Epic Games and People Can Fly on this new project. The first time we laid eyes on Bulletstorm, we instantly knew this is going to be the next big hit from these two great studios delivering yet again an entirely new experience for shooter fans,\" said Senior Vice President of EA Partners, David DeMartini.\n\nThe publisher says that Bulletstorm is poised to be one of next year's most anticipated original games, and we'd have to agree. Check back soon for more info on this mysterious but promising action games.\n\n\n\n\n\n The latest issue of Game Informer has even more details about People Can Fly's upcoming shooter.\n\n
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