TVGB: "When the original Army of Two was released last year, it was easy enough to pass it off as just another Gears of War clone, but really it wasn't according to EA Montreal's Alex Hutchinson. He offered a few more thoughts towards the problems of the shooter genre when we asked him what it was like coming from Maxis, the developers of Spore, to a more conventional game like Army of Two: The 40th Day. "I think in the shooter genre or RPG genre, or any of these established genres people get stuck in a rut, they're inspired by other games that are the same. So everyone right now making a shooter wants to be Call of Duty, or every time you make a third-person shooter, everyone says you're Gears of War, which isn't good.""
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Nov 3, 2009

Army of Two originally "a buddy cop kind of game"

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TVGB: "Moving from the unique title Spore to a more conventional one like Army of Two: The 40th Day must have been an interesting experience for EA Montreal's Alex Hutchnsion. We caught up with the ex-Maxis dev on the show floor of Eurogamer Expo 2009 on Saturday to get his views on the original title now that he had been tasked with making the sequel a must-have. "I thought it was a very brave game to make," he began as we watched over The 40th Day's zoo level being played out in front of us, "Everyone at first kinda thought it was a Gears of War clone, but I really don't think that it is. I think the reason it sold well is that the core fantasy is very strong, the idea of you and me against the world, you and your best friend.""
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Oct 22, 2009

EA Dev: 'Game Stories Are Crap'

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NowGamer: Alex Hutchinson, creative director on Army Of Two: The 40th Day has said that linear stories in videogames don't make the grade

Speaking exclusively to NowGamer about the Army of Two sequel, Hutchinson, who spent six years working on titles like the Sims and Spore, told us that videogaming suits narratives generated by players.
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Oct 21, 2009

XBLS: Games on Demand Update 10/20/09

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360 - Army of Two - XBLS: Games on Demand Update 10/20/09

New games have been added to the growing list of full downloadable games on Xbox Live. Check out the new additions after the jump!
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Oct 9, 2009

GTA IV and Dead Space coming to 360 GoD this month

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VG247: Microsoft said today that both GTA IV and Dead Space are to be added to 360's Games on Demand service this month, which is probably pretty awesome.
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Jun 23, 2009

First Look At NECA's Army of Two Figures

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NECA's recently announced Army of Two figures revealed!
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May 14, 2009

Buy 2 Select Xbox 360 Platinum Hits, Get 1 Free at Buy.com

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earvcunanan of Cheap Ass Gamer writes:

"Ending, 5/17, Buy.com has a buy 2 select Xbox 360 Platinum Hits, get 1 free promotion which includes free shipping."
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Apr 26, 2009

Conservative Phyllis Schlafly Talks Games with Fund Manager Who Claimed Homo-Eroticism in Army of Two

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360 - Army of Two - Conservative Phyllis Schlafly Talks Games with Fund Manager Who Claimed Homo-Eroticism in Army of Two

GamePolitics: "When an arch-conservative chats up a guy who thinks he detected homo-erotic overtones in EA's action shooter Army of Two, you just know that video games are in for a beat-down."
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Mar 6, 2009

Rumor Killers: Army of Two 2, COD: MW 2 Details, and Champions Online PS3

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360 - Army of Two - Rumor Killers: Army of Two 2, COD: MW 2 Details, and Champions Online PS3

Army of Two 2 on the way?, Leaked details on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2? Champions Online coming to PS3?
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Dec 10, 2008

Christian Group Thinks Army Of Two Is Totally Gay

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360 - Army of Two - Christian Group Thinks Army Of Two Is Totally Gay

A common joke among gamers who have played Army of Two is that the two main characters, a duo of mercenaries, are homosexual lovers. A conservative Christian group has just released a holiday shopping guide for parents that agrees with the theory.
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Nov 24, 2008

In-Depth: The Difficult Birth Of EA's Army of Two

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360 - Army of Two - In-Depth: The Difficult Birth Of EA's Army of Two

Gamasutra: "The production history of EA Montreal's Army of Two is an interesting one, with the company's decision to delay the game just before its release widely covered in the media.

And during a Gamasutra-attended lecture at the Montreal International Game Summit, executive producer and franchise manager Reid Schneider delved deeper into the game's development."
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Oct 24, 2008

Army of Two movie in the works at Universal, EA producing for the first time

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360 - Army of Two - Army of Two movie in the works at Universal, EA producing for the first time

Variety writes: "Army of Two is the latest videogame heading to the big screen.

As Variety reporter Michael Fleming and I are reporting in tomorrow's paper (read the story here), EA has licensed the rights to Universal, which has set Scott Z. Burns ("The Bourne Ultimatum") to write the script.

In an interesting twist, EA is actually attached as a producer on the film (along with Scott Stuber, who was previously attached to produce the "Halo" movie, amongst many other projects). As I was writing yesterday, EA is getting very active in film licensing recently and being attached as a producer gives it a whole higher level of involvement in how the end product turns out."
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Oct 23, 2008

Sequels for Army of Two, Battlefield: Bad Company and Dead Space

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360 - Army of Two - Sequels for Army of Two, Battlefield: Bad Company and Dead Space

Ripten reports that Variety have recently interviewed EA games label president Frank Gibeau and Dead Space executive producer Glenn Schofield, who revealed that there are sequels in the works for some of EA's biggest games. Gibeau stated that there is a "sequel idea planned" for Army of Two and a Battlefield: Bad Company. We can only hope that the sequel for Army of Two is called "Army of TwoTwo (TuTu)". Also mentioned was that a sequel to Dead Space, EA's recently released horror shooter, was already in the works, and that ideas for a Dead Space movie were in the pipeline as well.
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Sep 25, 2008

Army of Two sales figures bring shock, no awe

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360 - Army of Two - Army of Two sales figures bring shock, no awe

The NPD Group has released the latest 360 software sales figures for the U.S.A., and there are a couple of surprises in there. While no one's going to be confused by a top three consisting of GTAIV, Call of Duty IV and Madden, the games in fourth and fifth place are Ubisoft's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 and Army of Two, respectively. If nothing else this comprehensively proves that Americans really, really like guns.

But it also proves that in the face of being the only new franchise in the top five and receiving merely good-to-average review scores, Army of Two still went on to sell some 900,000 copies in the US. Our guess is that to some the lure of co-op is so strong it makes the game itself seem like virtual wrapping paper. Brr.
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Aug 15, 2008

Electronic Arts keeping price of games artificially high

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Electronic Arts always seem to get the sh!t@y end of the stick when being discussed in the gaming community. Not least because of their aggressive buyout of top developers such as Pandemic, Bullfrog and such like, but also the tendency for them to invest huge amounts of money in acquiring licenses only to produce a bunch of shovelware that sits atop the festive gaming charts year in year out.

As if that wasn't bad enough - EA are now beginning to attempt to 'strangle' the second hand games market.
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Jun 6, 2008

Army of Two DLC hits Euro Live

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VG247: The Major's just confirmed that the promised free Army of Two DLC is now available for download from Live.
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May 29, 2008

Army of Two Map Pack Delayed

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IGN-"EA informed us today that the free Veteran Map Pack for the PlayStation 3 version of Army of Two has been delayed in North America, while the Xbox 360 download has been delayed in Europe. However, North American Xbox 360 owners and European PlayStation 3 owners will still be able to download the pack tomorrow, May 29th."
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May 28, 2008

More Army of Two DLC "over the coming months"

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VG247: EA confirmed this morning that more Army of Two DLC's on the way, saying there's a schedule in place for further releases throughout the summer.
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May 27, 2008

Army of Two Free Map Gets a Release Date: May 29th

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360 - Army of Two - Army of Two Free Map Gets a Release Date: May 29th

EA recently announced free maps for Army of Two, EA has now announced that the map will be released on May 29th in Europe and North America on the PLAYSTATION Store and Xbox LIVE Marketplace.
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