Syndicate preview  Who knew violence could be so... sexy?
Starbreeze's upcoming Syndicate reboot is the beautiful blonde
girl in the club. Even surrounded by dozens of other games at a
preview event last week, it commanded my attention. Although a
FPS, it managed to look unlike any other game on show.
Controller in hand, I couldn't help but be impressed by how
stylish it looked, how smoothly it played, and how polished
everything was.  I can't wait to get a second date with
Syndicate, but I'm afraid that behind the beauty, there's might
be no brains.  The demo starts with a bang. Literally. Your
partner casually walks up to enemies and shoots their heads,
point blank. His nonchalance reminds you that, hey, you're not a
good guy, and your cause isn't exactly holy.  BOOM video 10823
This ten-minute hands-on segment confirmed nearly everything I
had thought the game would be. The debut trailer was a sexy,
musical celebration of violence, and the game is no different.
There's no shortage of brutality: within mi