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Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor First Look!

I love pushing BUTTONS!

YES! Steel Battalion! That game with the huge custom controller is back! Now without a controller at all!
…wait WHAT?



From the Official Press Release:

Steel Battalion Heavy Armor was officially announced by Keiji Inafune, Capcom’s Head of R&D Management Group and Contents Management Division, earlier today to an audience of media from across the globe at Microsoft’s Tokyo Game Show Keynote Address. “The announcement of Steel Battalion Heavy Armor is further testament to Capcom’s commitment to produce innovative titles that take advantage of the latest technology”, commented Keiji Inafune. “With Kinect’s ability to track your joints and movements and understand where the player is in 3D space and the development expertise of From Software in partnership with Capcom’s own personnel, we are confident of delivering a truly immersive experience for Xbox 360 gamers.”

The Year 2082. VTs Dominate Warfare.

“We are thrilled to once again work with our partners at Capcom and From Software to develop exclusive, innovative titles,” said Matt Barlow, General Manager, Interactive Entertainment Business Marketing for Microsoft. “It’s exciting to see publishers evolve renowned franchises like ‘Steel Battalion’ with Kinect to create gameplay that you can only experience on Xbox 360.”

Set in 2082, Steel Battalion Heavy Armor depicts a world devoid of computers, where war is waged with rudimentary weapons as new superpowers struggle for dominance. In a twist of fate, the US army has been forced to begin major landing operations on what was once its own soil. In this low-tech era there is one weapon class that will determine the course of the war – the Vertical Tank. VTs are guaranteed to instil fear in enemy forces when they burst onto the battlefield; but they are nothing without the crews who man them. Lacking computer aided weapon and piloting systems, these brave men and women must now rely on skill, intuition and each other to ensure victory.

So what do you think this new Kinect title will play like? Will it use a Minority Report UI or something closer to Joe’s Robot Dance as an On-Rails Shooter? Does this make you more excited about the possibilities of Kinect? Leave a Comment!

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  1. Kelly Pansini
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    I am extremely inspired together with your writing abilities neatly as with the layout to your blog. Is that this a paid topic or did you customize it your self? Anyway stay up the excellent high quality writing, it’s rare to look a nice blog like this one these days..

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     Posted: 28 Aug 11 at 8:54am  
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  2. Deven
    Deven says
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    LOL! I started busting out laughing at the robotic voice saying “SHUT THE F*CK UP!”

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     Posted: 26 Nov 10 at 9:40pm  
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  3. frenchy_jeff
    frenchy_jeff says
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    i wished so bad to play the original when it was released, and i hope to see more mech game, even like Heavy Gear and Mechwarrior.

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  4. Thomas Dudley
    thomasjester1975 says
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    I played the first game and the second that was Live only. the controler was the SH*T!!!! Most people dont realize that the controler was open source, that means that anyone could have made a game using it, but alas, video game CEOs “think” they know what people want, see the endless line of movie based crap games for my evedence.

    Anyway. This game might be OK, but it will more then likely SUCK and using motion stuff . . . thats . . . well, dumb as hell.

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     Posted: 02 Nov 10 at 11:02am  
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  5. MG, GAMEBOY
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    LOL. Shut the F*** up! Right now my favorite mech game is ChromeHounds and hopefully ChromHounds 2 will be on the way.

    This is gonna be intresting a mech game for kinect, and last time I checked motion control SUCKS! For me it sucks almost as much as 3-D, so really that’s gonna be a problem right there.

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  6. Michael
    Michael says
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    1:05 ROFLMAO XD

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  7. Panzer 56
    Panzer 56 says
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    Hey Joe wondering what yoour opinions are of the new mech game “Front mission evolved” are, im slightly weary of an armored core remake ( hate pointkess auto lock and weapon spamming), but im dieing for another chromehounds style game.

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     Posted: 09 Oct 10 at 12:23pm  
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  8. tigerija
    tigerija says
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    Try Mechwarriors Living Legends, you can even review it. Its best Mechwarrior game imo.

    Its Crysis mod actually.

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  9. chewbaccapasto
    chewbaccapasto says
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    Youd make a good robot, Joe!

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     Posted: 03 Oct 10 at 3:22am  
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  10. Jimmy Jim Jim
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    Man I can’t wait for this game it’s gonna rock!

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     Posted: 29 Sep 10 at 9:58pm  
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  11. Samuel Davidson
    majikman1977 says
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    I bought the original game and shamefully underplayed it and never got to experience it online in time :(

    I’m not prepared to declare this new one some utter shitfest untill I at least see some game footage, or better yet experience it myself so I’m mildly optimistic about this one.

    Funny video anyway Joe :D

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  13. CStyles
    CStyles says
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    Wait what? A Mechwarrior reboot?? WHAT?? WHEN??? Oh shit!! I’m googling that right now! I want answers

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    • lazenby
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      Steel Battalion doesn’t have anything to do with Mechwarrior.

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      • lazenby
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        whoops. Better to post after watching the video.

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        • CStyles
          CStyles says
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          Yea watch the video again, he mentions it in the video! I never even heard or thought there would ever be another Mechwarrior (one that isn’t MechAssault) game again. I thought it was all over. I can’t care about Steel Battalion after Joe mentioned a Mechwarrior reboot; some things are more important and Mechwarrior is one of those things lol. All these giant robot games…this is gonna be good.

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    • Alexander Lannoote
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      I joined just to reply to your comment.

      ULTIMATE FAILURE

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  14. Jack
    Jack says
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    I never heard of this game but from the original it looks like an amazing game. But i think they just took a good game and put it on kinect just to say “OH SEE GUYS ITS NOT JUST FOR LITTLE KIDS!!!!!!1!4! Its for the big kids too. BUY OUR PRODUCT” . That’s my opinion at least.

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  15. AF3619
    AF3619 says
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    i played the kinect and is not so childish as everyone tought

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