'Syndicate's' future in jeopardy?

Syndicate creator Sean Cooper has said he is unsure whether EA will ever resurrect the long-dormant series.

Speaking to IncGamers, Cooper claimed that the publisher has failed to grasp an understanding of the franchise, and is sceptical about the likelihood of its return.

"Looking at EA's track record of announcing titles, saying they're going to revive it... they don't tend to do it, because I don't think they really understand what the original game was."

It was previously reported that development studio Starbreeze has been working on a new Syndicate codenamed Project Redlime, with production on the title said to have begun in August 2007.

Cooper, however, revealed that he has been unimpressed by the early prototypes.

"Every time I've seen a prototype of a new Syndicate it's just been misguided," he added.

The original Syndicate was released in 1993, with a sequel Syndicate Wars following in 1996.