Category: PC

UT3+PS3+Mouse+Keyboard is possible. Xbox 360 can go to hell.

UT3’s shiny graphics.

Mark Rein, VP at Epic Games announced on the Epic Games Forum not long ago that the PS3 version of Unreal Tournament III will feature keyboard and mouse compatibility. Why is that such a big issue, you ask? Because of two main reasons.

  • As any UT fan will tell you, there is no better UT experience than a good ol’ keyboard and mouse. While consoles are nice and all, you can’t beat the PC’s controls. So bang, add the Keyboard/Mouse compatibility to the PS3 and you’ve got yourself a winner.
  • Microsoft is big on not allowing developers to make games K/M compatible. Of course, they’re Microsoft.

This effectively means that Epic is going to over to the PS3 camp even more, while Microsoft is wondering where they went wrong. Epic had also announced earlier that the Xbox 360 version of the game will release quite a while after the PS3 and PC release. Also, the PS3 will support user-made modifications, something that the Xbox Live shindig isn’t cool with.

Here’s what he said, if you’re too lazy to click the link above.

I checked with Steve Polge and he said that YES we are supporting keyboard and mouse in Unreal Tournament 3 on PS3. He is confident we are doing it in a way that will be balanced without feeling “gimped” for either side. We’ll also allow people to choose whether or not they want to allow mixed controller vs. keyboard/mouse games or not.

Mark also states that more details will be coming soon. I can’t friggin’ wait!

id’s Rage

Road rage

At QuakeCon 07 id Software revealed it’s latest game Rage. If you’ve ever played a video game before you might already know what this one is about: post-apocalyptic world where the player fights the government. How original…

Rage is being developed with all-new technology called tech5, developed by John Carmack – the dude that is the reason why id Software is so popular aka the co-founder.

The major difference between Rage and other id games in the past is that you’ll be able to roam in the outdoors! What a concept.

Game-to-movie of the day: Painkiller

Painkiller

The film industry conducted a raid on the gaming industry recently, taking with them Painkiller, the acclaimed shooter for PC and Xbox. The “old-skool” sort of game will now be turned into a movie by Guy Walks Into a Bar, the guys behind Starship Dave, starring Eddie Murphy which will be released next year.

Jon Berg and Todd Komarnicki, big guys at Guy Walks Into a Bar will be handling production, along with Matthew Weinberg. No director announced and pretty much no other details divulged as of yet. Berg decided he wanted a movie on the game when he watched a “60 minute” segment on competitive gaming. Uwe Boll refused to comment.

The rights were eventually sold because, according to the DreamCatcher VP, Guy Walks Into a Bar were going “to blend the fast-paced action, the wide array of weaponry and cast of demonic characters in the feature adaptation.” Gee, I was hoping for a nice date movie to cuddle into. Thanks for telling us, genius.

[Via Variety]

Codemasters and GameTap Sitting In A Tree

Codemasters has signed a deal with GameTap where it must release the games in retailers as well as online exclusively on GameTap on the same day! So now you won’t ever have to leave your home to buy fun things to entertain yourself at home! Codemasters’ titles will be available in with the subscription based service as well as the ad supported versions of GameTap. In addition to that people can buy Codemasters titles through GameTap’s new online digital retail storefront. The first batch of titles are DiRT, Overlord, Clive Barker’s Jericho and Turning Point: Fall of Liberty.

A glimpse into Far Cry 2!

Farcry 2 Logo

We brought you news of Far Cry 2’s announcement some 11 days ago. And in a most predictable manner, we have some more news of the same. Luckily, it’s more useful news that actually says something other than “Brace yourselves. Greatest game yada yada awesome graphics yada yada”

Far Cry 2 will be free from any special alien, magical, mutant or Force powers and you won’t be seeing any nanosuits in it. Jack Carver won’t be in it either. And no Tropical islands. No Trigens.

This begs the question, what is there in Far Cry 2? I’ll tell you what is. African Savannahs. Hungry animals. Angry people. The story will involve charging the protagonist for killing an arms dealer who supplied arms to two sides of a conflict in a failed state. The player will then be involved in many more plots, missions and conflicts. The whole concept of the game will be to shape itself around the player. So the story essentially builds on the player’s actions. Now where have I heard that before?

Far Cry 2’s producer Louis-Pierre Pharand reveals:

The game takes place in two fully open worlds that are five kilometres on a side, with the second world ‘unlocking’ roughly one-third of the way through the game. This gives a playable area of 50 square kilometres, through which the player is allowed to freely travel at any time.

Sounds real sweet to my ears.

[Via CVG]

Fable 2 Love

I wasn’t a big fan of the original Fable title on the Xbox. It was an RPG game that didn’t have much going for it in my mind. Now on the Xbox 360 Fable 2 is definitely building up hype with its simple combat and Love-centric gameplay possibilities. After watching the following two developer diaries you too may just fall in love with these upcoming title…

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