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True Crime: Hong Kong Coming In 2012 With New Title

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by Matt Helgeson on August 04, 2011 at 08:15 PM

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Square Enix says "the game previously known as True Crime: Hong Kong" is coming in 2012.

In a blog post on Square Enix's European site, the company revealed that it is indeed moving forward with production on the game, which is still being developed by ModNation Racers developer United Front Games, which had started the project when it was still owned by Activision.

The game will document the efforts of Dectective Wei Shen, a Hong Kong police officer who is attempting to go undercover in the notorious Triad organized crime family.

While it's great news that the game is still coming along, it will be interesting to see just how drastic the name change is. Will Square Enix keep the already established True Crime brand and just change the subtitle or rebrand the franchise altogether?

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by batchick21 Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 08:20 PM

Since the True Crime name belongs to Activision they might change the whole thing all together, it will be interesting to see what they do.
by xplay92 Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 08:22 PM

I don't care what they do with the name, I'm just glad it is coming out. Been waiting for this one for awhile now.
by Jonathan Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 08:24 PM

Instead of calling it "True Crime: Hong Kong" why not "Hong Kong"?
by xX-w0lf_r3b0rn-X Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 08:24 PM

If any one could pull it off, it's Square Enix. They are truly rising to their full potential. From Hitman: Absolutions to this? What is next up their sleeve?
by gamefan4564 Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 08:26 PM

more big canceled games should come back like this: like say,oddworld games
by Robert Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 08:28 PM

its always great to see a game rise from the grave i hope it turns out good
by DragonLord1123 Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 08:28 PM

I think they should change the name or just get rid of the True Crime name. I think Streets of Hong Kong would be a great name. Or Triad, kind of like Yakuza but better.
by Andrew Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 08:29 PM

Didnt they cancel this game last year?? but im glad they didnt cause this game looks like it could be pretty good
by Yusuke Urameshi Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 08:29 PM

What was that game Square cancelled? Planet Loco, or something? I dunno, it looked interesting. They're really branching out lately with games like this and Just Cause 2.
by theworldofgreggory Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 08:42 PM

activision sucks. square einx is awesome!
by D. Robinson Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 08:43 PM

YES! I remember thinking how great this game looked when it was announced, so I was disappointed when they said it was cancelled. Good look by Square on picking it up. And...wait, the ModNation guys are doing this? I didn't know that. That makes it even more interesting.
by dwilliams11346 Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 08:44 PM

**SNIP** Lame joke is lame.
by kmcroc Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 08:56 PM

Crime Syndicate , sounds cool.
by Steve the Random Comment Guy Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 09:02 PM

great, another spinoff.
by xCSTxChaos Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 09:02 PM

I hope they stick with True Crime, the main character reminds me of the cop in Streets of LA. That'd be cool if it was him again
by ZoMbIEx23x Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 09:05 PM

They'll probably re-brand the franchise all together.
by zhongilo Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 09:05 PM

**SNIP**
by NobleEinherjar Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 09:10 PM

I'm really happy to hear about this. I haven't ever really been a True Crime fan (only because I've never played any of them) but True Crime: Hong Kong had me extremely interested and I was disappointed when Activision canceled it.
by The Matt Belknap Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 09:41 PM

This game looked decent enough to at least keep an eye on when it was announced, so I'm glad its getting the chance to come out. Hopefully its worth the effort.