Halo revolutionized shooters on the consoles and it’s not secret, I’m a big fan. X-Play recently had the chance to speak with 343′s Frank O’Connor, who you may r …
So if you’ve read my hands-on with id’s Rage from yesterday (which you can do just here if you haven’t), you’ll know that it’s looking good. Very very good, in fact. But that knowledge isn’t all we came away from that preview day with. Oh no. We’vew also acquired some words with id Creative Director Tim Willits. And he said some rather interesting things, in regards to Rage’s chances of success, the generic, formulaic, misguided state of shooters in general, and how consoles really stack up against PC hardware (clue: they’re slower, and not just in the ways you’d think).
Also, it seems that Rage’s full set of development tools are going to be available when the PC version launches. Which isn’t surprising, as id are always good like that, but it’s welcome news regardless. Click the big magic arrow above to see and hear him moving and talking as if he were in the very room with you. It’s witchcraft, I say.
Feel the power of commanding a modern jet fighterProduct Information Fly a variety of combataircraft in the most graphically rich audio intense game environment evercreated for a combat flight simulator. Lock On: Modern Air Combat combines abroad scope of game play that includes engaging missions an immersive combatenvironment and in-your-face action. Choose from eight U.S. and Russian jetsthat range from the tank-killing A-10 Warthog and ground-pounding Su-25Frogfoot to air superiority fighters like the F-15C Eagle and Su-27 Flanker. Filled with intense campaigns realistic flight modeling and flexible gameoptions Lock On will provide unlimited….
Wings of Prey is based around the large-scale aerial combat and ground military operations of World War II. Players can participate in some of the war’s most famous battles piloting fighters, attack planes and bombers across a wide range of thrilling missions. There are six theatres of war to engage in The Battle of Britain, Stalingrad, Ardennes, Berlin, Sicily and Korsun representing the main airborne battles of World War II in Europe. Wings of Prey also boasts an all new damage effects engine as well as advanced environmental visuals enriching the game play. Wings of Prey features….
As a U.S. Army Air Force, Royal Air Force, or Luftwaffe pilot in Microsoft’s Combat Flight Simulator 3 you fly in the historical framework of the tactical air war in northwest Europe starting in mid-1943, but there’s a significant difference. The skill and perseverance you and your squadron bring to each battle can alter the tactical situation and the timeline of the campaign. This open-ended and flexible campaign means you can influence events, alter history, and extend the timeline to add new technology to your arsenal. How you handle these tactical and technological advantages will determine the outcome?