Codemasters announces Damnation for PS3, coming winter 08

by Jem Alexander { Mar 6th 2008 at 3:30PM }

Another new game announcement today comes in the form of Damnation a "shooter gone vertical," developed by Blue Omega Entertainment, that promises to "change the landscape of third-person action shooters forever." The game is due out this winter and will feature "huge, open environments, frenetic combat, daredevil acrobatics and high-octane vehicle-based stunts." Sounds energetic to us. The story involves an arms dealer hell bent on world domination - a story which promises to be "epic and in-depth", but which already has us snoring.

The press release is full of superlatives and high-energy words, but not many details are given of what we can expect from the game. Each level will have up to three hours of "actual gameplay," which seems like a lot to us, and players will be able to choose their own paths, utilizing their various acrobatic abilities to get from point A to B. Of course, Damnation will come with a fully-loaded multiplayer experience that takes full advantage of the vertical nature of the game. We'll reserve judgment until we see it in action.

Tags: blue-omega, codemasters, damnation

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

russell @ Mar 6th 2008 3:50PM

sounds like another assassin's creed. all hype, long drawn out and repetitive game play, and no delivery. thanks again for nothing!

drdre74 @ Mar 6th 2008 3:43PM

another game that sounds better than it actually will be.

cg @ Mar 6th 2008 3:57PM

its from codemasters!!!!!! DO NOT WANT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are masters of the mediocre.

Dahk @ Mar 6th 2008 5:35PM

I mostly agree, although, their menu for DiRT was like the sickest interface I've ever seen.

john paul @ Mar 6th 2008 4:36PM

Should i play this or resistance (sorry killzone but i don't like you)
let me think.........

Shadowen @ Mar 6th 2008 5:15PM

but.. lost planet already does this stuff :P

Iain @ Mar 6th 2008 9:06PM

The only good thing code masters did was "1nsane!"

Kyle Z @ Mar 7th 2008 4:44AM

Shirtless female protagonist
Badass looking male protagonist with large weapon
First Person Shooter "storyline"
Gimmick

Sounds like another age 18-35 shovelware.

Where's the innovation? This is 2008. Stop making FPS's.

Darko @ Mar 8th 2008 6:18PM

Hold up people. This game was a mod for UT2004 ... called Damnation. It was pretty damn good for a mod don't know how it will be as a full fledged game. Looks like it got a full graphical overhaul thats for sure. For anyone who wants to check it out heres the link: http://www.moddb.com/mods/6546/damnation

take a look at the pictures... pretty sure its the same game