The last day of January will mark the first time that gamers will be able to create their own Syndicate. The re-imagined/shooter-based remake of the classic game of the same name, will have its demo released on January 31 in North America. It will be available for both Xbox LIVE and the PlayStation Network on the same day; at least, in this region. European gamers will have to wait one extra day to download the trial onto their PlayStation 3 consoles.
That aforementioned demo covers the title’s Western Europe co-op mission, where players must steal blueprints from an organization known as Cayman Global. While you’re there, Colonel Enrico Gabron must also be taken out. It is one of nine co-op missions which players will experience within the full game.
Additionally, fans who like the game’s official Facebook page, will gain access to remixed versions of songs from the original game’s soundtrack. The altered pieces of music have been worked on by such artists as Skrillex, Digitalism and Flux Pavillion.
Syndicate will be released on February 21, 2012.
HEADHUNTING BEGINS THIS MONTH IN THE
SYNDICATE FOUR-PLAYER CO-OP DEMOIn 2069 the world is divided into regions controlled by three mega-corporations known as Syndicates. Starting the end of January with the release of the four-player Syndicate™ co-op demo*, gamers have the power to create their own Syndicate to take down the competition. Some takeovers will be more hostile than others. The co-op missions tell the story of a new Syndicate on the rise, Wulf Western. As agents of Wulf Western, gamers must dominate their rivals – Cayman Global, Aspari and Eurocorp – by acquiring their technology and headhunting their senior executives. Just like in the single player campaign, at the frontline of this war are the Agents, the Syndicates’ bio-engineered and chip-augmented enforcers. Through the DART6 bio-chip technology implanted in their heads, they can breach anything in the wired world – enemies, weapons, even the environment – making them the most efficient and deadly technological weapons in the world.
The Syndicate co-op demo will feature one of the nine missions in the game, all of which can be played with up to four players and many of which have been reimagined from the original hit game. In this mission called Western Europe, gamers must team up and infiltrate Cayman Global, assassinate Colonel Enrico Gabron, steal his technology blueprints and force his people back across the Atlantic. The odds of success look promising with Cayman Global badly weakened after their war against Eurocorp, but it won’t come easy. The Syndicate co-op demo will be available worldwide for a limited time on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace** and the PlayStation®Network.
Syndicate is the re-imagining of a cult classic franchise from 1993 – a unique and brutal action shooter set in a not too distant future, where Business is War. The game will be available on February 21, 2012 in North America and February 24, 2012 in Europe for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system and PC. Fans of the original Syndicate game can relive the isometric, squad based PC game on February 19, 2012 on GOG.com for $5.99.
For more information on Syndicate, please visit www.syndicate.ea.com. Become a fan of Syndicate on Facebook at www.facebook.com/syndicate to download the exclusive remixed tracks of the original Syndicate theme song from three of the world’s top DJ’s, Skrillex, Digitalism and Flux Pavilion.
* Internet connection and Origin Account (EA) account required to play. Must be 13+ to register online.
** Xbox LIVE gold membership is required to download the demo.