Mark Rein on Halo 3, 360 UTIII mods
by Richard Mitchell 
{ Aug 1st 2007 at 3:30PM }
Remember the CVG interview in which Epic VP Mark Rein stated that Microsoft's E3 showing hurt Halo 3? Now the first part of the interview has been published in its entirety, giving a further look at Rein's opinions. One of the more interesting tidbits, after his spiel about the Halo 3 showing, he goes on to admit that Halo 3 will break all of the sales records set by Gears of War. According to Rein, "We've had a nice nine, ten months of being the record holder, and now we're going to get our ass kicked. In a good way." Good form, old man, good form. Rein goes on to discuss the various versions of Unreal Tournament III and Gears of War PC and the fate of its exclusive content (hint).Also worth nothing, in the second part of the interview, which has yet to be published, Rein admits that the reason for the delay of the Xbox 360 version of Unreal Tournament III is that Epic has yet to sort out how user created mods will work on 360. Rein notes that in the "worst case scenario" Epic will submit user created mods to Microsoft for certification and offer them as downloadable content. Rein adds that, "hopefully between now and whenever it is we ship on Xbox 360, we figure out a user-managed way to do it." Our fingers are crossed.
Read -- Mark Rein interview, part 1
Read -- Epic struggles with UTIII mods on 360
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Tony @ Aug 1st 2007 3:43PM
I'm honestly also willing to bet they just don't want to compete with Halo 3. For better or worse, other FPS games are likely going to buried by it. It makes more sense to put it elsewhere for the time being anyway.
That said, I hope they figure it out. It'll suck if only the PS3 version can have quick access to the PC mods because I'm really looking forward to this one.
JeremyK @ Aug 1st 2007 3:55PM
Ka ching! Get ready to pay for those mod downloads!
DjDATZ @ Aug 1st 2007 3:58PM
There's the fact they didn't want to compete with Halo 3, and I'm guessing he's telling the truth when he says they're trying to figure out a way to do user created content...
UT3 is still gonna be sick no matter what. Although...it can't fuck with the likes of Halo 3 and Mass Effect.
JeremyK @ Aug 1st 2007 4:27PM
@DJ
Epic wanted to make all the new maps for Gears free too but they were overruled by Microsoft. I expect much the same here. I know they tecnically compromised by making them free in September but come on. Gears will be on the back burner to all the new stuff coming out by then.
Microsoft would much rather be making money off of these kinds of things IMO...
I don't know. Maybe the fact that Sony is offering them free, as far as I know, will sway them but I remain skeptical about these types of things...
THA1icarus @ Aug 1st 2007 4:20PM
That PS3 version of UT3 is looking pretty good, I hope Microsoft will get his head out of his ass and allow Epic to freely distribute the Mod for FREE.... The hole certification process is good and well but if Epic picks the mods and makes shore that hey work, what is the problem with that..
Tony @ Aug 1st 2007 4:25PM
In the end, I imagine someone out there will have to test them all before they go up regardless... so I do kind of wonder what the concern is.
I really can't see anyone charging for these things though. Mods from Epic might be one thing, but charging for user mods brings you into very iffy territory... the creators would have to be fine with companies profiting off of their work and I really doubt they'd like that.
DUG E. FRESH @ Aug 1st 2007 4:37PM
WE WANT MODS!!!!!!!
Chris @ Aug 1st 2007 4:42PM
I hate mods, especially those that put unreal sounds in servers and make me download them ! "head shot" "multikill" god those annoy me.
THA1icarus @ Aug 1st 2007 5:00PM
Isn't there a rule that if the contend is free on one console it should be on the other too. Like the Rainbow 6 contend.....
ccc @ Aug 1st 2007 5:09PM
The only thing I am concerned with is the ability to use Mouse and KB to play. Thats all I want. And if 360 cant do it I just might pick u a pos3 for this feature. In a game like this, controller users have no chance, even the best of them compared to almost any mouse and kb user.
Seroth @ Aug 1st 2007 6:05PM
Yeah, keyboard and mouse support is higher on my wish list than mod support.
SteveMB @ Aug 1st 2007 6:34PM
I love games for the PC, so I can't wait until Gears of War comes to the PC!
http://www.gearsofwarpc.com
NitroFrost @ Aug 1st 2007 6:54PM
Urge to kill fading.......... fading
edhe @ Aug 2nd 2007 9:30AM
@6 the maps weren't free not because MS owns the marketplace but because MS publishes Gears of War and it's the publisher that sets prices on the marketplace...
Midways' publishing UT3.
erivera3 @ Aug 1st 2007 8:11PM
It's a good thing Rein understands that Gears and every other game is about to get their asses handed to them by Halo 3. Good form old man, good form indeed.
Urge to kill.......rising
nickcps2000 @ Aug 2nd 2007 6:01PM
people people please, one thing you have to remember is that microsoft basically owns the pc too. so no way they'll let people on pc post mods for ps3 people or even let the ps3 connect to a pc. and i know that the "content" will be on servers but microsoft can still block upload to ps3 servers and dont even think a crappy mac is going to work,
Hoffer @ Aug 1st 2007 9:27PM
I'm not overly interested in UT3. Saying that, I'd probably get the PS3 version if they don't figure out this whole mod thing for the 360. MS promised user created content. If they're not going to allow simple map downloads, that is pure BS.
Arob @ Aug 1st 2007 11:05PM
Edward, i don't get it are you supposed to be funny? Your probably the woman who is pissed off at RE5.
Rees Clissold @ Aug 2nd 2007 6:16AM
Why can't they just do it the same was as Forza 2? Or are they not willing to pay for the server space?
Rees Clissold @ Aug 2nd 2007 6:16AM
Or the same way, even... :P
Boff @ Aug 2nd 2007 6:39AM
The feeling I repeatedly get these days when I read any of the epic stuff is that they can't be arsed with the 360 anymore. I don't know if it's because there was SO MUCH fucking hype in the run up to Gears or if they think there's no point at the moment because of H3 or what.
If just feels a bit like "we've finished with Gears on the 360 and that's that."