One of the first rumors coming out of the upcoming Game Developer's Conference (GDC) comes from PlayStation Universe (PSU), where they mention of the rumored name to the follow-up to Resistance: Fall of Man.

From PSU: "We were talking to some of the people showing up at GDC, and this little interesting tidbit came across our desks. A middleware company informed us that Insomniac was working on a sequel to Resistance. They didn’t want to tell us anything beyond the name: 'Rise of Man'."

Of course, no official word on the next Resistance yet, but we'll see how things develop in the near future. IGN recently covered the upcoming May Multiplayer Map Pack and other plans for Resistance. Check out Insomniac Games' "Full Moon Show" podcasts here, released on the first and third Thursdays of each month. Listen to the latest on what is happening within the game developers' studio and get an insider's look, or listen, at game development.

UPDATE: Added the official press release on the new downloadable content, the Map Pack, below.

Full press release:

NEW RESISTANCE: FALL OF MAN™ ONLINE CONTENT AND FEATURES COMING THIS SPRING

Sony Computer Entertainment America and Insomniac Games today announced new features and online content for Resistance: Fall of Man™, the top-selling PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) game.

First, an update for Resistance: Fall of Man is scheduled to coincide with the European PLAYSTATION 3 launch on March 23.Within this update, two new online gameplay modes will be added- Team Conversion and Assault mode.

Team Conversion mode is the same gameplay mechanic as the existing Conversion mode except that gamers will play a team and both teams will start off as human and have one life on each side.

The Assault mode is based around the concept of attrition where the objective is to wear down an opponent’s defenses before destroying their base. In addition, another new online feature is the spectator camera that allows players to either observe the action from the player’s point-of-view or free-roam across the entire battlefield. Matchmaking also will become even quicker and more reliable, and the old radar will make a comeback as a new custom game option ideal for nostalgic players.

Then, in May, a map pack update is scheduled that will enable worldwide gameplay and allow players to purchase and download new multiplayer maps in-game. Insomniac Games has created two fresh maps to provide players with an entirely different feel from the maps released with the packaged game. One of the maps is set in Westmorland, England where players will find the struggle against the Chimera continues among the snowy hills of northern Great Britain. The other map is set in Camborn, England where once again the British Resistance battles the Chimera. In Camborn, players will be able to take part in both above-ground and subterranean combat.

The story behind the new maps is told as an extension of the backstory presented on the Resistance: Fall of Man website, www.rfomps3.com , and additional details will be revealed closer to the May release.

The May update also expands Resistance: Fall of Man by allowing players globally the choice to challenge one another. Players from around the world now will be able to hop online with one another and establish new friends and potential opponents. Leaderboards on www.myresistance.net will be filterable by region, and each territory will retain the ability to make announcements and hold events that are targeted to their players.

Comments

Written by Guest on 2007-06-27 00:00:00 I'm looking forward to this game evan it comes out. I just hope by the time it does come out I'm not to rusty

Written by Guest on 2007-10-21 00:00:00 yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

sweeet Written by Guest on 2007-05-31 00:00:00 that would own if their was rise of man =0

vglov3r Written by Guest on 2007-08-14 00:00:00 holy shit i love resistance

Written by Guest on 2007-09-01 00:00:00 I agree . Resistance RULES!!!

Written by Guest on 2007-08-16 00:00:00 Resistance is Literally like crack!...I have 9 other games and I always end right back at this one. Developers take notes!!!

wow Written by Guest on 2007-10-14 00:00:00 this would be f***ing awesome if they came out with a rise of man and the good thing is if it comes out march 23 i get my license then SWEET!!!

David Written by Guest on 2007-04-20 00:00:00 will there be a psp home

yobro Written by Guest on 2007-12-02 00:00:00 whens it comin out???????

ehh? Written by Guest on 2007-12-12 00:00:00 sure it sounds cool but rise of man? dont you slay the chimeras in fall? so what do you rise from unless its like a whole new story line or something

Written by Guest on 2007-12-18 00:00:00 Did you not play fall of man? at the end you only destroy the chimeran head quarters in great britain.... the chimera still own the entire european and russian continent.. so obviously the next game has you attacking the chimera on the european stompin

steve-o Written by Guest on 2008-01-02 00:00:00 i hope it has more  mosters to pick   and more people   i hope itS gana   be a good game   later ....AND  MAKE IT LIKE   UNREAL TOURAMENT  3 AND HALO 3 !!!

Written by Guest on 2008-01-20 00:00:00 rfom is amazing 2x better than halo3

Written by Guest on 2008-02-22 00:00:00 sounds good, to make it better insomniac NEED to make AI allies better at, well, fighting, instead of dieing as soon as chimera look at them.

this guy Written by Guest on 2009-10-10 22:49:17 wouldn't rise of man be a sequel 2 resistance 2 coz at the end hale says (can you hear them they're calling to us it's beautiful) sorry to the people who haven't yet finished res 2

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