Ghost in the Shell MMO shooter due next year

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An MMOFPS based on the Ghost in the Shell Standalone Complex anime is due out in "the first half of 2014." It'll feature "fierce hacking battles between cyborgs fighting over strategic resources" and "a new concept that integrates artificial intelligence with the player"- wait, WHAT.

It's hard to imagine much of that making its way into an MMOFPS, and given Ghost in the Shell's world, talk of integrating AI with the player starts to sound a little- [EXTERNAL INTERFERENCE DETECTED - FIREWALLS BREACHED - EXECUTING EMERGENCY DEFENCE PROTOCOLS......]

GHOST IN THE SHELL: STANDALONE COMPLEX WILL BE A MOST EXCELLENT VIDEOGAME. HUMANS MUST INTERACT WITH IT TO MAXIMISE LIFE ENJOYMENT. BRAIN IMPLANT PERIPHERAL RECOMMENDED FOR MAXIMUM IMMERSION. PRODUCT CREATED BY GLORIOUS LEADERS, NEOPLE, CREATORS OF DUNGEON & FIGHTER, WHICH HAS MORE THAN THREE MILLION HUMAN SUBSCRIBERS IN CHINA. MESSAGE ENDS..........

It's made by Neople, who have put out some massively popular MMOs in Chi- hang on have I already said this? Hmmm. I'm going for a lie down.

Tom Senior
Tom Senior

Part of the UK team, Tom was with PC Gamer at the very beginning of the website's launch—first as a news writer, and then as online editor until his departure in 2020. His specialties are strategy games, action RPGs, hack ‘n slash games, digital card games… basically anything that he can fit on a hard drive. His final boss form is Deckard Cain.