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Vetteman94 on 08 May 2009
dsister44 said:
Vetteman94 said:
Zlejedi said:
Studios gained:
Big Park

Studios lost:
Bioware
FASA
Ensemble

Sounds like a great deal they made :)

 

 I would probably be a hardcore MS & 360 fanboy if they had not closed down FASA Studios and was still pumping out MechWarrior and Mech Commander games every other year.  It was such a shame to see them go. :(

 

 

ever heard of smith and tinker?

 http://www.smithandtinker.com/news/

Yes I have heard of them,  I heard that they purchased the rights to the Battletech universe and all of the MechWarrior/Mech Commander naming rights as well.  But What are they going to do with it?   Is it going to be a console game?  PC Game?  If it is a console game, I just hope it isnt like MechAssualt,  it was poorly implemented in my eyes.  No customizable Mechs and a very limited number of them as well.  A PC game wouldnt bother me since I am in the process of getting a high end gaming PC, mainly so I can play the MechWarrior Crysis Mod.

 



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Zlejedi on 08 May 2009

If they released Mech Warrior 5 I'd be first one running to the shop for new X360.

I really can't understand why the hell they killed series like Mech Warrior and Age of Empires those were truly amazing games.

Well fortunatly MS already lost IP rights to battletech games so we might see one at some point in time.



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lhill81 on 08 May 2009

we will see, microsoft is getting scared ps3 is going to smack them in 2009 and on, depending on the type of games the gamer is in to , ps3 has about 8 exclusives i eill buy , compared to 360 having 2 maybe, so they are trying to stay compedative



waron on 08 May 2009

Project Gotham Racing 5 confirmed? it's about time since PGR games are always released every 2 years(PGR in 2001, PGR2 in 2003, PGR3 in 2005 and PGR4 in 2007).

MS didn't lost Ensemble - Studio was shut down but all employees went to the rest of Microsoft Game Studios in-house developers.



Zlejedi on 08 May 2009
dsister44 said:
Vetteman94 said:
Zlejedi said:
Studios gained:
Big Park

Studios lost:
Bioware
FASA
Ensemble

Sounds like a great deal they made :)

 

 I would probably be a hardcore MS & 360 fanboy if they had not closed down FASA Studios and was still pumping out MechWarrior and Mech Commander games every other year.  It was such a shame to see them go. :(

 

 

ever heard of smith and tinker?

 http://www.smithandtinker.com/news/

Hmm ok they have rights to previous MW and Mech Commander games but they haven't done anything in 15 months and I think BT universe rights are currently in hands of new owner of the orginal board game.

 



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Dallinor on 08 May 2009
S.T.A.G.E. said:
This is all companies like Microsoft and Sony need to do. Buying devs are all they can do because they don't make games. As I've always said, variety will make them stronger.

How would they go about making games by your definition? Hiring individuals and creating an unproven and untested internal team?



 

rover on 08 May 2009
Zlejedi said:
If they released Mech Warrior 5 I'd be first one running to the shop for new X360.

I really can't understand why the hell they killed series like Mech Warrior and Age of Empires those were truly amazing games.

Well fortunatly MS already lost IP rights to battletech games so we might see one at some point in time.

 

Really?  I doubt you'd pick up a 360 for MW5.  More like you'd curse MS for having MW5 only on 360 and not sharing the love with the PS3. :)

The Age franchise isn't killed.  Microsoft owns it and you can bet you'll see another one, and relatively soon.



Vetteman94 on 08 May 2009
rover said:
Zlejedi said:
If they released Mech Warrior 5 I'd be first one running to the shop for new X360.

I really can't understand why the hell they killed series like Mech Warrior and Age of Empires those were truly amazing games.

Well fortunatly MS already lost IP rights to battletech games so we might see one at some point in time.

 

Really?  I doubt you'd pick up a 360 for MW5.  More like you'd curse MS for having MW5 only on 360 and not sharing the love with the PS3. :)

The Age franchise isn't killed.  Microsoft owns it and you can bet you'll see another one, and relatively soon.

I know I would,  that is if it was truely exclusive, if it got a PC version I would get that since I am looking to buy a gaming PC right now.   But if it was Xbox 360 only, the day it released I would walk out and pick up an elite or something just so I could have room for possible DLC.

 



S.T.A.G.E. on 08 May 2009
lhill81 said:

we will see, microsoft is getting scared ps3 is going to smack them in 2009 and on, depending on the type of games the gamer is in to , ps3 has about 8 exclusives i eill buy , compared to 360 having 2 maybe, so they are trying to stay compedative

 

 

This is a funny joke.



S.T.A.G.E. on 08 May 2009
Dallinor said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
This is all companies like Microsoft and Sony need to do. Buying devs are all they can do because they don't make games. As I've always said, variety will make them stronger.

How would they go about making games by your definition? Hiring individuals and creating an unproven and untested internal team?

 

 

First party games are never from within the likes of Microsoft or Sony. They own the work horses as you well know. Thats how they do it and always will.