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Epic Games is 'psyched' for Project Natal photo

Each day brings us yet another step closer to Microsoft's chilling vision of the future -- a future where we're expected to jump around like spastic mimes in order to play videogames that were once so simple to enjoy. Joining in with the "me too" motion control craze, a number of developers have come out in support of Natal, Gears of War studio Epic Games being among them.

"We're just sitting down with [Natal] in the next two weeks I think, to bring our studio guys in to have a look. I have no idea what we're going to do from a game standpoint, but from an engine standpoint, it's definitely cool stuff and we will support it," explains Epic VP Mark Rein. "I think any future Xbox games we make will have some Natal support. We always want to have something that exploits the unique capabilities of a platform.

"I think everyone will do something that exploits Natal once it's out there and everyone has it. So will people be able to benefit from it? Yes. And then if they want to make that 'oh my god' really cool Natal experience, well, we got the engine for that. I'm pretty psyched about it."

Epic has often stated it didn't want to develop for the Wii because it's not their thing, but it seems that waggle controls with hi-def graphics might be right up the studio's alley. I just dread to think how the homoerotic love between GoW's Marcus and Dom will be played out with motion control.


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Magnalon's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2009 09:31
Magnalon
Developers are probably the only ones psyched for Natal.

Anyone know if controllers are an option yet for Natal games?
Hcapt's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2009 09:31
Hcapt
Please stop doing Microsoft's vaporware marketting for free.

It's all well and dandy that Epic has gone on record stating that they plan to put some Natal support in their future games, but this is rediculous. The wii, which invented motion controls, did not appear in the news half as often as Natal has, and the only game that has been announced for Natal is Milo.

Either show me the games or please stop functioning as a free advertiser. I don't care about Natal's potential, I just want to be shown a few games that prove Natal is somehow more noteworthy than the wii.
lolipantsu's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2009 09:33
lolipantsu
"I just dread to think how the homoerotic love between GoW's Marcus and Dom will be played out with motion control."

I pity the poor guy who gets caught thrusting his hips toward the TV during one of these interactive scenes.
Sexualchocolate's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2009 09:41
Sexualchocolate
Epic will buttfuck anything that's made by Microshaft - that's what they get paid for!

They could hardly say, "shh, don't tell the soft, but we reckon that Natal is a bag of wank"
Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2009 09:45
Xzyliac
All I heard was:

"Buy Microsoft's stuff. And if you're making stuff so people will buy Microsoft's stuff buy our stuff to make it! Everybody wins!"
Xonticus's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2009 09:47
Xonticus
Another quality posting by Sexualchocolate
Stevil's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2009 09:52
Stevil
Can you imagine people physically re-enacting the ol' post-kill teabagging with Natal? All those kids (and lets face it, grown men) up and down the country doing squat thrusts in their bedrooms...ugh.
theswitcher's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2009 09:54
theswitcher
I love how Epic has spent the last 4 years downplaying motion control.

Then they just so happen to be super psyched about it now that has Microsoft has come up with this idea completely of their own accord.
EternalDeathSlayer's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2009 09:55
EternalDeathSlayer
Yes, sexualchocolate, that's why Epic gave the PS3 UT3 first, cause they just love Microsoft so fucking much.

Always trying to make something out of nothing, you crazy pathetic fanboys.
Sexualchocolate's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2009 09:56
Sexualchocolate
Damn straight!

Nothing but quality.

Happy Friday people.
Buddyleej's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2009 09:57
Buddyleej
If ya want to always take advantage of the unique capabilities of a platform. Put both Gears 1 and Gears 2 on one Blu ray..... Mark
Jesus H Christ's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2009 09:59
Jesus H Christ
In after retardation.
GuitarShredder013's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2009 10:01
GuitarShredder013
@Stevil
I'll be one of them.
Orionsaint's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2009 10:06
Orionsaint
Hopefully if they ever try to fully push this motion shit on all of us. Poor sales will send a message to developers and they'll go back to regular controls.
EternalDeathSlayer's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2009 10:07
EternalDeathSlayer
Oh yeah, UT3 is a Midway published game. Just remembered. Oh well.

Fanboys still suck.
Korinthian's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2009 10:08
Korinthian
Can I be less excited about this Natal thing?
agentarsenic's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2009 10:11
agentarsenic
There are going to be a lot of virtual fistbumps in the future.
Followed by some tracing of Marcus' facial scar.

Followed by some man on man buttlove.
ChaosTeaCup's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2009 10:16
ChaosTeaCup
You here that D-toid? Never mention Natal again!! Or Hcapt will do... er, something.

If Natal signals the end of good games on the Xbox, then I'll bitch, but until then, I'll leave the incessant complaining about new-fangledness to my granny.

For the record, I don't care for motion control in any form, but knowing fuck-all about what Natal will actually bring, I'll wait until I'm more informed before I write it off.
Blasto's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2009 10:18
Blasto
I love how every one dogs this shit like it's going to be all motion control without regular controllers. You'll still be running Marcus around with a stick for fucks sake, just with some possibly cool bells and whistles. Regular controls will still be the norm so just chill the fuck out and use your imagination, instead of just thinking "oh noes, waggle controls", holy shit.
Leathersoup's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2009 10:26
Leathersoup
If you're playing as Dominic and Natal doesn't hear you whine about your wife at least once every 3 minutes, you are deducted health automatically.
Xonticus's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2009 10:29
Xonticus
@Blasto my thoughts exactly. If people aren't screaming about one extreme view its about the other. Why can't they combine both motion and standard controls? Would probably be less gimmicky anyways.
gains's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2009 10:53
gains
Hmmm. I sincerely doubt that everyone is buying Natal at launch, so unless Gears 3 comes bundled with it, Natal will be used for some add-on extras rather than controlling the actual game action. Maybe gestural self-congratulatory bullsh*t, like the "I love you bro" button in Army of 2, but now you fist pump and throw up the horns.

Yeah, that's worth $100.
Hcapt's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2009 11:59
Hcapt
@ ChaosTeaCup

That's the point. Nobody knows anything about Natal, because there hasn't been any actual news about it since Milo. We've seen a bunch of tech demos, and we have a bunch of developers expressing an interest in Natal, but besides Milo, not a single piece of software has been announced as even compatible with Natal. And I really think the articles about Natal should stop at least until there is some software revealed that will be playable on Natal.
artha14's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2009 12:53
artha14
After nintendos success in motion controls the other companys became envios. This turned to what was know as... The dark age of the motion..........
Im OK's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2009 14:09
Im OK
Here is a comment of mine copy/pasted from one of the previous articles on Natal:

I seriously don't understand all this perpetual haterade for motion control. Sure, it's not the second coming of Jesus, but it's not inherently evil either. It may be the case that it is currently being misused and abused by the makers of shitware for the Wii, and likely will be misused and abused by the makers of shitware for the Natal and the PS3 wand thing, but the technology, in and of itself, is not innately bad and, in the right hands, could do awesome things not currently possible with standard controllers, if it should ever reach those hands. Really, what's the deal here.

I think that comment is appropriate here as well. And likely will be appropriate for any future articles about Natal, or motion controls in general, too.
MkShiranui's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2009 15:05
MkShiranui
I'm okay with Im OK.

Microsoft will figure something out. Maybe the developers know more than we do (for a change).
Dangsterr's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2009 15:05
Dangsterr
Wiggle your arms to activate chainsaw...


That's GOW with natal in a nutshell
Malachi Constant's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/09/2009 15:50
Malachi Constant
I will not play Gears with Natal.

I hope you understand that, Epic.
Lokyar's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/10/2009 17:29
Lokyar
@Hcapt: Then skip over articles featuring Natal. The rest of us may be interested.

I agree with Im Ok that motion control is not a bad idea in and of itself. However I dont think there are many titles that really need it, and trying to shoehorn it in will just make it frustrating. And any game that tries to use both the motion control and the standard controller will fail utterly. It's been proven in the past with accessories like the nintendo light gun.

But the important piece to take away from this article, in my opinion, is that Epic Games has proven themselves to be graphics whores. That's the major difference between the Wii and PS3/360, that you cant render 300 different shades of mud. If third party developers had supported the Wii from the beginning maybe Id have more than three good games for the damn thing.

One thing that will be interesting to see is if the Wii starts getting games going to the PS3/360 that use the motion control. The controllers will be the same/similar, so can't think of any reason they wouldnt.
Oh. Right. Graphics whores.
Hcapt's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/15/2009 21:36
Hcapt
@ Lokyar - Interested in what?

They aren't telling us anything about Natal. All that's being stated is that they plan to support Natal. Everyone's been saying that they are interested in/ supporting Natal, but not a single company other than Microsoft has actually shown us anything that supports Natal in any way.

It's like the thing with Ubisoft, where they said that they plan to strongly support the Wii, and then dumped as much shovelware as they had time to make onto the system while deligating every single AAA title to a different system.

This isn't news, it's Epic's marketting department promising an ambiguous something awesome while not actually showing us any games.
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