wait a second....
Steam, xbox360, ps3 nor wii u require an always online internet connection....
and today was a good day, for i witnessed both the birth of a new meme, and microsoft destroying their business...all in one fatal swoop.
EDIT: sorry if i broke rules about re-posting...
it sounds like they want 3rd party developers to create Star Wars titles instead of having Lucasarts shit the bed on every release.
good. ive wanted a new X-Wing Alliance or Dark Forces....since forever
this fantastic news for machinima producers.
i spent years producing frag movies for the css competitive scene, and this would have been a god send back in 2008, when anything that wasnt vanilla had to be externally produced in 4dcinema/3ds.
i dont know if im slow to the party....but HLAE...
actually, this is rather important news from a developers stand point, as it sheds a very very small glimpse of what valve is planning.
the openess of a closed hardware & software platform is vital to its success. not enough developmental freedom, and it tanks because its too difficult to...
i had the pleasure of starting a massive argument with the statement "i believe that all men are created equal and that everyone is a product of their surroundings" right after my fairly religious family had returned from Easter Mass.
holidays are a blast when theres a bible on the dinner...
i agree with you completely....but valve is the cause for all of this.
the PotatoARG (while being revolutionary and amazing) sent the entire HL community into a tailspin, where people like me started looking for ANY possible clue that could spark a HL3-ARG.
last christmas, valve's graphic...
haha well said. it is like being stuck in limbo...or "Valve Purgatory"
so...if we ignore the elephant in the room....im 95% certain its a source2 engine + Oculus Rift + Havok Engine Announcement/Release/Tech Demo.
if valve has a working demo of source2 using Havok's brand new physics...
very true. i guess i just come from Hat Land and thats how i think haha.
when i look at how valve developed CS:GO and DOTA2, i always compare one with the other because they could have "CS:GO'd" DOTA2 as well, or "TF2'd" CS:GO, and visa versa, if that makes sense.
day of defeat....now that....that is a franchise i could see valve rebooting with a new engine + freemium business model & item store...like TF2. if you couple that with the immersive back stories and character development that valve is famous for (which feels fairly lack luster in DOD:S to...