@Bold: If true then that is very bad.  They could get it all worked out in time though.  And I don't like that it says performance is the least of their concerns.  Hopefully that is not true.

OT:  Good for MS if it is exclusive, but it doesn't sound even remotely fun to me and I probably wouldn't buy it anyway.  Same with Destiny.  Not a fan of MP only games.

It is sad. I thought it was getting better around here too... Hopefully it still does.

Well, this was a surprisingly interesting article.

I'm going to hold off on believing this one is true since:

a) The cost of securing actual exclusivity for what sounds like it's aiming to be a Battlefield-to-CoD level shooter would just be huge. While I'm sure it's just pocket change for MS to throw at EA for exclusivity, that kind of money could still potentially be better spent elsewhere.

b) We heard similar stuff about timed exclusivity for Destiny. Doesn't seem to be happening (yet!)

Source engine is interesting. I don't really know enough about game engines I suppose, so maybe this is completely wrong but... isn't Source quite an old engine by this point? Even if modified.

Still, if it is true then it could potentially be a massive deal, especially if they target the advertising campaign with "The next FPS from the makers of Call of Duty". Something like that, anyway (because it is going to take a bit of work to get Joe-CoD-gamer aware of a new title).

All this corporate exclusivity is confusing.  Activision & Microsoft have been in cahoots for a long time, but now it seems that Acti are (slightly) softening up towards Sony ($$$) while EA, traditionally closer to Sony, are getting closer to Microsoft ($$$?).  And Ubisoft and Sony seem to be getting closer, judging by all their exclusive DLC as of late.  Weird.

I can't help but leave my final comment about the "Microsoft-is-6-months-behind-with-Xbox-development" bit though. A little bit surprised by that, because I thought they'd actually be more like a year ahead of Sony when planning for next gen.

I want to see that game, sounds interesting, I hope they show it of on the reveal.

Are we reading the same thread? Only a few FPS haters saying "meh" but most peole are saying "megaton".

On the flip side, why big up an unknown game/Ip from a newly formed development studio?  Just cause Zampella and his partner own the studio?  For all we know they can be just as bad as McNamara.  Luckily for McNamara though, L.A. Noire was a good game (Supposedly, I couldn't be bothered to play it), but there's a reason why Bondi shut down.  I take it more as a wait and see. Game can be terrible, good, or amazing.

This news combined with all the negative rumors surrounding the next Xbox....seems to me like Microsoft has no idea what they're doing. May 21st can't come soon enough.

I think Microsoft found their replacement for Gears.

I got somewhat excited until I read that EA would be the publisher for this game. A game published by EA that's always online? Ummmm,... yeah no.

just like how destiny was exclusive