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Ruslan74
17th February 2006, 08:04 AM
Very nice article here. (http://blogs.rockymountainnews.com/denver/freePlay/2006/02/sleeping_giant_the_revival_of.html#more)

Snippet :

"Epic Game's Rein says Vista will make it much easier for developers to squeeze every bit of power out of a computer.
"It will get us much closer to the hardware," he said. "Right now you can get a lot more work out of an Xbox than you could get out of a PC."

Rein, whose Epic Games is developing titles for both consoles and PCs, says that in many ways the two markets compliment one another.

"The good thing about next-gen consoles is that they are such powerful machines and that will translate into better games on the PC," he said.

That's because many developers create games that can play on all platforms, PC and console, and often they have to limit their titles to the lowest common denominator - usually the console. As the consoles elevate their power, the games can catch up."

And a quit true statement :

""Publishers need to take more chances," said Robert "Apache" Howarth, editor of gaming site Voodoo Extreme. "PC gamers are sick and tired of color-by-numbers designed World War II games, generic real-time strategy titles and massively multiplayer tripe."

You listening EA? Are you?

WAJKILLER2
17th February 2006, 08:12 AM
LOL, interesting, the real question is what type of games do we like to play or do we want to play?

doobiwan
17th February 2006, 08:42 AM
Multiplayer Solitaire pvp Deathmatch !!

Ruslan74
17th February 2006, 09:50 AM
i was thinking more about 64 player freecell competitions...

doobiwan
17th February 2006, 10:35 AM
How about 3D realtime Strategy Minesweeper?

WAJKILLER2
17th February 2006, 10:42 AM
Claymores among the cards.

rainy
17th February 2006, 11:57 AM
I would put that on the wall of every game publisher out there, in 200pt caps.

I mean, seriously - who isn't sick and tired of WW2 shooter #3796? Really outstanding and innovative titles are few and far between - last year the only on eI can think of was 'Fahrenheit'.

stoke
17th February 2006, 12:12 PM
Hmmmmm ...
What do I want from a game ?
Good original story with awesome gameplay, funny and not so funny characters and animations and a bit of "dynamicism".
And please please please ... I did not spend a fortune on my hardware just to not be able to see in the dark. Somebody make light harted fun games where you can see everywhere please please please.

I wonder if the job title freelance game scripter exists ....

FeralBanana
17th February 2006, 12:26 PM
32 on 32? or are there unbalanced teams? :P

FeralBanana
17th February 2006, 12:27 PM
sorry... that was in reply to
i was thinking more about 64 player freecell competitions...

:) athe thing was still open from earlier and I didn't bother refreshing

FeralBanana
17th February 2006, 12:31 PM
I absolutely LOVE WW2 shooter #3796! or was it #3742?... I can never remember :(

Ruslan74
17th February 2006, 12:36 PM
i wonder if you can TK in freecell.... :rolleyes:

FeralBanana
17th February 2006, 12:44 PM
lmao

Dunno, but I've heard you can stats pad in minesweeper... U just keep placing those flag things... I wonder how many Asault guys train there? :P

Ruslan74
17th February 2006, 12:47 PM
nah... after you place 5 flags the next one overwrites the first one.. just like mines in BF2... :p

doobiwan
17th February 2006, 04:09 PM
I hear their adding TK punishes to the co-op mode of minesweeper . . .