Brave New Genre: Huxley, the MMOFPS

**SonyJunky6191** · Subject: Brave New Genre: Huxley, the MMOFPS Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:39 pm

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An MMOFPS? Many scoff at such a feat. A cross-platform MMOFPS? Many more join in. A cross-platform MMOFPS with the name of Huxley? Everyone dies of laughter. Korean-based Webzen is developing the Massive Multiplayer Online First-Person Shooter, Huxley (what a mouthful!) with battles up to 120 people participating in a persistent online world. Webzen plans to couple the hectic and fast-paced FPS with more traditional MMORPG elements, like leveling and questing.

Although no release date has been confirmed, Huxley is anticipated to be released for the PC in late 2008 with the Xbox 360 version following a few months later. The Xbox 360 version will have an exclusive single-player campaign (who’s going to play that?). It’s currently in open beta in South Korea with Webzen, sadly, having no plans for an open beta anywhere else.

Although Webzen has stated that there will be some cross-platform play between the PC and Xbox 360, it remains to be seen to what extent. Hopefully Webzen will take a page out of the now-defunct FASA playbook and allow gamers on the Xbox 360 to fight with and against those on the PC.

Huxley is being developed with Unreal Engine 3 (so you know it’s going to look good) and will have the aforementioned 120-player battles, along with advanced AI, 9 different types of weapons, 3 classes, ground and air vehicles, and armor.

Huxley will have two playable warring races and two non-playable AI races. The two playable races include the human Sapiens and the mutated Alternatives who are bigger and stronger than their more normal counterparts.

Massive battles, leveling up, and cappin’ fools with your friends—what’s not to love?

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This sounds pretty cool, and MMOFPS. I would love to play it, but how is it going to run on the 360, you got me. I could understand the PS3 cause it can put more things on screen at once. ALA MAG.

And this article makes it sound like they are the first to ever do it. Hasnt anyone heard of MAG that was annouced last month.

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**Nick** · Subject: Re: Brave New Genre: Huxley, the MMOFPS Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:42 pm

This sounds like the 360's answer to MAG.

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**SonyJunky6191** · Subject: Re: Brave New Genre: Huxley, the MMOFPS Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:50 pm

Nick wrote:

This sounds like the 360's answer to MAG.

It does, but I dont know if Microsoft has anything to do with this.

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apeh · Subject: Re: Brave New Genre: Huxley, the MMOFPS Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:37 am

I heard of this game roughly 2 years ago, looks a lot like unreal to me - i prefer semi-realism

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**SonyJunky6191** · Subject: Re: Brave New Genre: Huxley, the MMOFPS Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:16 am

apeh wrote:

I heard of this game roughly 2 years ago, looks a lot like unreal to me - i prefer semi-realism

I thought that to, it looked just like Unreal. I would prefer modern warfare or even if it was like close future.

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**Hybrid007** · Subject: Re: Brave New Genre: Huxley, the MMOFPS Wed Aug 06, 2008 5:40 pm

This and the Agency are both MMOFPS in a way. Maybe a head to head here? We shall see.

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