Showing posts with label Consoles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Consoles. Show all posts

Monday, July 29, 2013

Xbox one can also be use as a Development kit !

   Xbox one will also serve as a Development kit 




Yes you read it right, even though it hasn't officially been announced in the last Larry Hryb ( Larry Hryb) podcast his co-host Eric Neustadter (e) basicly confirm that the feature will be announced soon 

Microsoft also released a statement a few days ago regarding their vision about the Xbox one 
Our vision is that every person can be a creator. That every Xbox One can be used for development. That every game and experience can take advantage of all of the features of Xbox One and Xbox LIVE. This means self-publishing. This means Kinect, the cloud, achievements. This means great discoverability on Xbox LIVE. We'll have more details on the program and the timeline at gamescom in August.
Personally i think this is great for indie developers and normal gamers who would like to learn and create their own games, something that was very restrictive in the consoles world, what else does microsoft has below its sleeve ? we'll have to wait and see

source Major nelson blog  source polygon

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Valve : "Left 4 Dead 3 Needs To Be ' More Than A New City, 4 Characters' user generated content might hit consoles




Left 4 Dead 3 would need to offer players more than simply "a new city with four characters," according to Valve's Chet Faliszek.

as we all know Left 4 Dead 3 is under development and valve doesn't want to bore players with the same content for their new game


His comments come as Valve prepares to extend Left 4 Dead 2's life with user-generated content via Steam Workshop. Asked if that new longevity would dent the cahances of a new sequel Faliszek told NowGamer: "One does not negate the other. I think if and when it makes sense and we are ready, you will see a new game but I think what that looks like needs to be more than a new city with four characters. But anything more is pretty speculative."

The developer wouldn't be drawn on whether that could mean a radical new directionsuch as an MMO, or open-world approach.

Asked whether L4D2 might ultimately head into the same free-to-play territory as Team Fortress 2, Faliszek said Valve will think about the future once it releases the new customisation features.

"We wanted a tool that could create new experiences with existing maps and also allow designers more control over the more gamey elements to allow them to make their own game modes," he explained. "This is really a natural expansion over some of the user and Valve created Mutations. With this, we need to do some work on match-making to make it all discoverable. As to the future, we are going to release the tools, the Workshop and go from there."

The developer also gave Xbox 360 gamers a glimmer of hope that future user generated content might hit consoles, despite Valve focusing on the tools for PC.

"While it wasn’t the quickest DLC, Cold Stream taught us a bunch on moving over user generated content to the consoles and at least one form it could take," Faliszek added. "We still have a big player base on the 360, so it is something we definitely think about but it is something we will need to work on and experiment t,o as what form it comes in."

Left 4 Dead's recent Payday: The Heist crossover also proved popular - but will more be forthcoming? "I hope so," the developer said. "People can feel free to contact me/us about it. We have had some fun little back and forth with other games in our graffiti text but this was the most involved interaction."

Anybody hoping for more movie tie-ins along the lines of the Super 8 level and mootedCabin in the Woods L4D level may be disappointed however. "While we have been asked before for crossovers, this was really a rare occurrence of our loving and respecting the people involved and their completely getting video games," comes the response to the latter. "We never got past the discussion level as the businesses underlying the movie changed, too bad – it would have been fun."


source Nowgamer.com

Monday, September 24, 2012

Nintendo's wii U console and games will be region locked !





Nintendo has revealed that the Wii U will be region-locked once it releases this November, so those of you who had plans to import certain games are fresh out of luck.

This means that games bought in the U.S., Europe, or Japan can only be played on a machine from the same region. The majority of Nintendo’s past hardware has been region-locked so it’s no surprise that the Wii U is also, however with both Sony and Microsoft allowing developers to choose it’s odd that Nintendo would decide to force the option.

Of course this is only an issue if you enjoy playing games that don’t always get a release in your territory or come out earlier in another

Source  EGMNOW.com