New multi platform game revealed this week. Obviously CG trailers are merely nice to look at, but it makes you wonder about their budget when it's this good (although I could point to Section 8 as a recent, and failed, example). Seemed like a Halo/CoD mash-up to me, but then again, I suppose that's a safer bet than a radical new IP. The developer is CCP games, who were behind Eve Online (released in 2003). They started in 1997, so that gives us a 6 year development cycle. Which is huge. Now for the vid. I'm interested to know what your first thoughts/instincts are. If your connection can manage it, I recommend you check it out in HD and in a larger window than simply embedded here. YouTube - DUST 514 Debut Trailer [HD] More info (press conference) where they talk about integration between Eve Online and Dust 514, with the results of battles taking place in the latter affecting the tactical map of the former: YouTube - DUST 514 Trailer
I played Eve Online for a little. It was a pretty good game, nice and deep with some well-thought out ideas. I just can't see them switching to a first person shooter suddenly like that efficiently, and though with the time constraints I'm not convinced of anything great. Think of some of the great CG trailers and even when the graphics have rivaled it (Killzone 2, but worse?), it's often that the game is much worse.