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Cadroe Murphy

Assistant to Mr. Shatner

Join date: 31 Jul 2003

Posts: 689

07-06-2006 06:10

There was an interesting article in the New York Times this morning about the upcoming game Test Drive Unlimited for the 360. I was encouraged that Microsoft seems to be specifically fostering the development of massively mutliplayer gaming on the platform. I quoted a few excerpts below; the article requires free registration.

NY Times Article on Test Drive for 360

"The second surprise is Test Drive Unlimited itself, a sprawling, sumptuous experience that seems poised to become one of the more engaging games of the year. The game models the entire Hawaiian island of Oahu and allows players to race any of 90 cars over more than 1,000 miles of roads."

"But by creating the entire island of Oahu as a persistent online environment, Test Drive Unlimited is the biggest step yet toward the emergence of multiplayer games designed specifically for the next generation of consoles. Massively multiplayer online games, known as M.M.O.'s, allow thousands of players simultaneously to inhabit common virtual spaces that have traditionally been made for PC's, not consoles."

"'In terms of the massively multiplayer style of gaming, we don't want to see people just try to bring over concepts from the PC world," he said. "We're really encouraging people to design specifically for the 360 and do right by the console. And Test Drive is the first one out of the gate like that.'"

"'We wanted to offer the players a huge playground and in that playground give them lots of toys and tools to create their own challenges," Mr. Boukhelifa said. "Test Drive is about playing your way, not our way. We didn't see a game like that out there, and now hopefully there will be.'"

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Edav Nomad

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Join date: 12 Jun 2003

Posts: 130

07-06-2006 10:11

In this article about Electronics Art buying Mythic that it was announced during this years E3 that they had Warhammer Online running on an Xbox 360. But there has been no official announcement for that.

There have also been rumors that Microsoft is talking about getting Blizzard to put World of Warcraft on the Xbox 360.

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Kris Ritter

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Join date: 31 Oct 2003

Posts: 6,627

07-06-2006 10:13

I intend to be the first land baron in TDU!

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Annah Zamboni

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Join date: 2 Jun 2004

Posts: 1,022

07-06-2006 12:21

War in Test Drive: Is it upon us?

MMO Approach on 360
Cadroe Murphy Assistant to Mr. Shatner Join date: 31 Jul 2003 Posts: 689	07-06-2006 06:10 There was an interesting article in the New York Times this morning about the upcoming game Test Drive Unlimited for the 360. I was encouraged that Microsoft seems to be specifically fostering the development of massively mutliplayer gaming on the platform. I quoted a few excerpts below; the article requires free registration. NY Times Article on Test Drive for 360 "The second surprise is Test Drive Unlimited itself, a sprawling, sumptuous experience that seems poised to become one of the more engaging games of the year. The game models the entire Hawaiian island of Oahu and allows players to race any of 90 cars over more than 1,000 miles of roads." "But by creating the entire island of Oahu as a persistent online environment, Test Drive Unlimited is the biggest step yet toward the emergence of multiplayer games designed specifically for the next generation of consoles. Massively multiplayer online games, known as M.M.O.'s, allow thousands of players simultaneously to inhabit common virtual spaces that have traditionally been made for PC's, not consoles." "'In terms of the massively multiplayer style of gaming, we don't want to see people just try to bring over concepts from the PC world," he said. "We're really encouraging people to design specifically for the 360 and do right by the console. And Test Drive is the first one out of the gate like that.'" "'We wanted to offer the players a huge playground and in that playground give them lots of toys and tools to create their own challenges," Mr. Boukhelifa said. "Test Drive is about playing your way, not our way. We didn't see a game like that out there, and now hopefully there will be.'" _____________________ ShapeGen 1.12 and Cadroe Lathe 1.32 now available through SLExchange.
Edav Nomad Registered User Join date: 12 Jun 2003 Posts: 130	07-06-2006 10:11 In this article about Electronics Art buying Mythic that it was announced during this years E3 that they had Warhammer Online running on an Xbox 360. But there has been no official announcement for that. There have also been rumors that Microsoft is talking about getting Blizzard to put World of Warcraft on the Xbox 360. _____________________
Kris Ritter paradoxical embolism Join date: 31 Oct 2003 Posts: 6,627	07-06-2006 10:13 I intend to be the first land baron in TDU! _____________________
Annah Zamboni Banannah Annah Join date: 2 Jun 2004 Posts: 1,022	07-06-2006 12:21 War in Test Drive: Is it upon us?

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