Tom Clancy moves his gaming empire to the skies
by Nick Doerr 
{ Sep 25th 2007 at 4:45PM }
Tom Clancy dips his fingers into everything these days -- he's a one man army of political intrigue and pretty decent gaming franchises. Seems his crew has decided that what they have now isn't quite enough and want to start building a new franchise, this one based in the skies. Ubisoft claims the first "air combat" Tom Clancy title will soar into our hands in 2008.The first title will put gamers in the cockpit of jets, balacing and tweaking attributes as the title progresses. Since this is a Tom Clancy franchise, you'll probably be fighting some sort of rogue fighter squadron who desires something sinister against the US Government. Ubisoft has faith in this new endeavor, saying that "...we're redefining the aerial combat genre and extending the Tom Clancy universe to deliver a compelling new action title to next-generation gamers." We'll update with details as they arrive.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Justin @ Sep 25th 2007 5:04PM
a super-realistic warhawk?
with a single player campaign?
well lets see...
i like single player campaigns.
i like ubisoft/tom clancy games.
i like warhawk.
i think this could be a good thing.
zer0her0 @ Sep 25th 2007 5:12PM
Am I the only one that immediately thinks of the Jane's series of flight sims? Are those still around? Am I just too old? *sigh* GET OFF MY LAWN
Robert @ Sep 25th 2007 5:32PM
Please.. I want a realistic flight simulator, or at least to have that option, I do not want an arcade one, the only game I still play on a PC is Falcon, I want something like that on my PS3
Ian @ Sep 25th 2007 6:00PM
I wonder whether Ubisoft will bother to get the game up to a smooth minimum of 30 fps and ensure it's ability to display at 1080? I doubt it.
MYPS3KilledMy360 @ Sep 25th 2007 10:20PM
wasnt it called over g fighter on the 360. over g fighter was made by Ubisoft right?
Kris @ Sep 26th 2007 12:00AM
I'm more interested in the hardcore speculative fiction stories they come up with in clancy's games. However, if future flight combat is as engaging as modern flight combat, they may have a hit on their hands here.
Consolcwby @ Sep 26th 2007 12:27AM
@zer0her0 & @Robert: I used to love playing the Janes games and the old Spectrum Holobyte Falcons! Microprose was the best at this when Sid was designing sims back in the 80s! But, sadly, the days of the flight sim grognards are at a close. The damn children these days need action action action constantly to enjoy anything like this, and I'm afraid that Clancy isn't about to disappoint them. =/ It's too bad too, since I've been dying for a great sim (okay, I'd even take a Red Baron-esque game at this point!)... The consoles can deliver the goods, I'm afraid it's too much of a niche market now. Sucks being old, eh? =D
@Everyone: Until Clancy says SIM and not ACTION, I'd be wary of this one - I mean Ace Combat already fills this role, doesn't it?