Leipzig Games Convention roundup
In case you've missed it, or if your slavish devotion prevents you from checking other websites, below is a roundup of Microsoft related news from the Leipzig Games Convention. GC is a pretty big deal in Europe so, there's plenty of stuff to see.
A healthy selection indeed. May they help our American friends make it through a tedious workday, and our European friends settle in for the evening.
[Via Joystiq]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
aragorn @ Aug 24th 2006 5:43PM
Curious... am I the only one here who thinks portal is the best idea ever, and am ready to buy HL2 AGAIN just for it?
Kudos valve, kudos
sputnik @ Aug 24th 2006 7:29PM
I'm with ya on that. Very simple...yet very cool idea.
aragorn @ Aug 24th 2006 8:50PM
Cool. There is something to be said about simple, yet ingénues ideas...
Now to think of what kinda soundtrack the game needs. I feel like it's gonna be mostly ambient.
or maybe something a little more punchy.
RED @ Aug 25th 2006 12:09PM
1.Portal is not new, HL is kopying Prey.
2.Good move MS. Fifa and Specially Pro Evo are big sports titles.
aragorn @ Aug 25th 2006 1:16PM
Oh, I know the idea origionally came from prey.
but less face it... prey made absolutely no use of the concept... just used it to freak us out a little.
Tom @ Aug 25th 2006 2:49PM
Portal technology wasn't developed by 3D Worlds either. It's been around as long as BSP based gemometry has been around. But, before it was always used to create a seamless blend between BSP areas. Prey thought outside the box and made the portals into non-seamless transitions.
Portal is thinking further outside the box to make the portals into an integral part of the gameplay and the player's arsenal and movement abilities.
All games are copies of eachother. It's been that way since we first started kicking melons around and creating rules. Games evolve from other games. Who copied who is irrelevant.
aragorn @ Sep 6th 2006 1:08AM
Tom - Unless you're trying to copy GTA... in which case, you're just sad. :D