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[MONOLITH]

Remember how great the original Ghost Recon was?

Remember how great the original Rogue Spear, Urban Ops games were?

John Sonedecker, legendary Red Storm Entertainment game guru, who was directly involved with both of those games, has put together his own company, and they are hard at work to bring back to first person shooters what we all miss so much from those games.

The company is called BlackFoot Studios. Right now there is a growing community over there of all the old school GR and R6 guys. There is an open forum where John himself and the rest of the dev team are very active, and even taking ideas and advice from the community.

They have been releasing some amazing screenshots from the forthcoming game.

Don't miss out on this amazing thing that is currently taking place. Be a part of the next big thing to happen to the gaming world. Sign up and tell John hello and throw them some support, and even tell John about your ideas.

They even have a great Moderating team over there   


Check these out......












www.BlackfootStudios.com





Dr.Jeckyl:
Game title has been chosen, 4 newsletters released, John and team participate regularly on the forums. If you haven't been to the BFS forums, I'd suggest you take a few minutes and check out the updates.

[ZJJ]

I can't say much about that moderating team  but those shots are awesome!

[Dr.Jeckyl]

SPAM!

*report*



good stuff! can't wait.

[MindlessOath]

as long as they make the game with less bugs, and support it, then i will be happy. cant wait for open beta's.

[sithdemon]

as long as they make the game with less bugs, and support it, then i will be happy. cant wait for open beta's.

Less bugs then? A game the studio is not responsible for (aka clancy games, which not all the people are from)? or less buggy then all their other games they haven't released. Please don't spit out complaints.


I think it looks pretty decent from the screen shots, they'll have alot to live up to, clancy games might have shifted focus, changed up their game style, but they still have a large volume of tactical shooters. SWAT, AAO, Red Orchestra, hidden and dangerous, and more have continued that tradition, if this studio can atleast match the foots steps it's following in, I'll be happy to play, maybe even pay

[MiStA PePPa]

thanks MONO, will participate.

[el aye]

Done and done.  I would love nothing more than another RS or GR (I never got big into GR because my computer couldn't play it that well).

[MONOLITH]

Tomorrow around Noonish....

We'll be releasing the name of BlackFoot Studios first shooter, seen in the screenshots above.   Stay tuned....  

[MaddGIJoe]

sweet.

[MONOLITH]

Another milestone in BFS history...

John Sondecker and Blackfoot Studios unveils







BlackFoot Studios is proud to announce to it's loyal and growing community.........



Ground Branch


Ground Branch Synopsis

Ground Branch is the premiere title from Blackfoot Studios. The term Ground Branch is a little known Military and Intelligence reference phrase for the paramilitary wing of the CIA. Ground Branch is composed of a Command that oversees operational teams which conduct military and intelligence actions in support of the goals specified by the National Command Authority.

These teams are not constrained by the law of land warfare that applies to military units. They operate under the radar and outside public knowledge, often conducting operations in conjunction with Special Operations Forces. Their members are drawn from the best former SOF operators from around the world including US Army Special Forces, British SAS, Australian SAS, Navy SEALs, Delta Force, and GSG9 just to name a few.

Ground Branch often operates in an area where there is no official or allowed military presence and utilizes the most advanced weaponry, intelligence and support mechanisms.

The story in Ground Branch opens with the expanding Chinese oil companies backing a guerrilla leader in Sumatra. The goal is the over throw of the West Sumatran government in order to allow China easier access to the massive oil strata discovered to the west of the country in Sumatran waters. Loss of communication with an advance Intel gathering team along with Guerrilla seizure of oil platforms and a bold move toward the capital of West Sumatra result in the CIA deployment of a Ground Branch 6 man team to gather intelligence and assess the situation in preparation for possible US Military intervention.

The Ground Branch Team enters the fray and the player begins a whirlwind experience where the battlefield evolves and the morality of right and wrong become a matter of choice. The gamer will chase a warlord and an elusive truth across a country while employing advanced techniques such as covert underwater scuba operations and high altitude parachuting techniques known as HALO to surprise a vastly superior enemy.

The basis for the Ground Branch game experience is, like everything else in the title, realism. There are legions of FPS fans that are constantly saying, “I wish there was a game where I could do such and such just like the real world.” With Ground Branch, they will. All the while getting their hands "dirty" and experiencing the visceral consequences of hard decisions made during desperate situations.


A game specific site will be online within a few weeks.


Some insight for you guys..

http://www.specialoperations.com/Domestic/...AS/Default.html



http://www.blackfootstudios.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1084&st=0&gopid=13359&

[Dr.Jeckyl]

Fitting!

look forward to spedning time and $ on this one.

[DaSmerg]

Thanks for the great find Mono.

Spreading that word

[MONOLITH]

Thanks for the great find Mono.

Heh. Not a find. Been staff there for months.  

[DaSmerg]

Oooh!  Beta invite ?

[MONOLITH]

Probably.  

[MaddGIJoe]

Mono so this is PC only, any word on a console release (later on?)

[MONOLITH]

The goal is to do console as well.

[MiStA PePPa]

I think they should do a ThePlatoon vs. BFS beta battle. I think everyone here agrees. Of course there will be a lot of discussion about bugs and various other gameplay related gripes, like a beta is meant for.

[Dr.Jeckyl]

I think they should do a ThePlatoon vs. BFS beta battle. I think everyone here agrees. Of course there will be a lot of discussion about bugs and various other gameplay related gripes, like a beta is meant for.

i'm with this guy.

[Delta16]

I knew it was CIA!  Ever since Sonedecker started denying that it was a game about a branch of the military.  Man, this is going to be awesome!  If Delta is the best of the best of the best of the best, then these guys are the best of the best of the best of the best!