News | 3/6/2009 at 1:27 PM

Rumor: Army of Two 'The 40th Day' to be Announced March 14th

Yesterday, we held back a rumor about the fabled Army of Two sequel currently being developed. EA Montreal had posted a splash screen and absently included spoilers in the source file names. "Army of Two: TFD" was deduced by snopping gamers.

Today, a few details come from an anonymous tip at Joystiq...so as neat as this info is, take it with the usual grain of salt.

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The game takes place in Shanghai, where a network of PMCs are looking to take over, under the rule of a leader with a hidden purpose Rios and Salem are back, however they've been reluctantly dragged into the conflict and don't have the full story The game will feature moral decisions, a deeper weapons customization system, multiple endings, and even a few followers Multiplayer will be outsourced yet again On the technical side: The 40th Day adds Beast lighting and Fracture, as well as an improved networking system Environmental interaction: some weapons will be capable of tearing through thin walls and obstacles in the game; and new AI scripts will improve your partner's realism (e.g., peeking through windows, taking out enemies silently, etc.) EA will be tossing civilians into the mix, which you can use as human shields 1st map is the introduction 2nd map is the invasion; with Rios and Salem escaping from a crumbling building 3rd map takes place in a zoo 4th map takes Rios and Salem to a hospital