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Earth Defense Force Iron Rain Announced

A totally new “EDF” project which takes place in a different world settings from the original “EARTH DEFENSE FORCE” series has started. Developed by YUKE’S Co., Ltd., with a theme song by Takashi Niigaki and creatures designed by Ryu Oyama for an “EDF” game that has never been seen before.

In addition to online co-op mode, “EDF: IR” supports online versus mode which competes for energy gem divided into two teams. The rule is very simple. Join either team “EDF” or team “Kindred Rebellion”, collect energy gems by defeating the Aggressors, and deliver them to the yellow recover drones. The team gathering more energy gems within the time limit wins. Also, the team which made it ahead of three Waves wins.

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John Breeden II
John has spent his journalism career covering just about everything, from small-town meetings and crime scenes to Capitol Hill and the U.S. Congress. He got his start writing about games and technology with a computer column called On the Chip Side, which grew to more than 1 million in circulation and ran in newspapers across several states. Today, John is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of experience. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, Newsweek and many other publications, and he writes a regular technology and government column for Nextgov/FCW and hosts security and educational webinars for FedInsider. He is also the founder of the Tech Writers Bureau and the chief editor of GameIndustry.com. He still loves disappearing into games, whether that means crawling through Baldur’s Gate dungeons deep into the night or planning one more big offensive in the latest wargame.