UH OH: Microsoft Bringing a 'Beloved Franchise' to Windows 8
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[quote]A Microsoft Game Studios job posting has provided a vague sense of what's to be expected next from Microsoft on the PC game front. It appears Microsoft is at work on a "new title based on a beloved franchise for Windows 8."
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Paragraph 4:Microsoft reiterated its support for PC gaming last month, with MGS boss Phil Spencer claiming there are "more individual projects on Windows than we've had in ten years at Microsoft Studios." He further indicated that the company is looking beyond the casual games it had available on Windows 8 at launch, stating, "Now we're starting to look at bigger and core gamer things. I'm excited by that."
More recently, Microsoft revealed (again by way of job postings) that it was exploring its "back catalog of existing IP," as well as free-to-play games. It's possible this could be related to the new Windows 8 project. The same could be said for a job posting for a technical director on a new game at Fable developer Lionhead -- though whether that's for a Windows 8 version of Fable Legends or something else entirely remains to be seen.[/quote]
[url]http://au.ign.com/articles/2013/12/13/microsoft-bringing-a-beloved-franchise-to-windows-8[/url]
i seriously hope the back-catalog of existing ips[B] doesnt fucking relate [/B]to windows 8 because if it does i will kill an animal
[B]UPDATE:[/B]
[quote]Microsoft Game Studios is looking for a senior engineer with services development experience to join our team and help us build a new title based on a beloved franchise for Windows 8.[/quote]
[url]http://www.microsoft-careers.com/job/Redmond-Software-Development-Engineer%2C-Senior-IEB-Microsoft-Game-Studios-%28848130%29-Job-WA-98052/3479100/[/url]
[B]KEYWORD:[/B] NEW TITLE.
most likely means any pc ports of old games (halo 3 pc) won't be w8 exclusive
Halo series?
Free To Play Banjo thing, get hyped.
of course it's fucking halo, they feel their OS is failing and are trying to attract people to buy it,
Wait, does Windows 8 not have solitaire or what?
[QUOTE=Xmeagol;43388973]Halo series?[/QUOTE]
Of course not, were obviously going to get the long awaited PC port of fusion frenzy.
[quote]Microsoft Game Studios is looking for a senior engineer with services development experience to join our team and help us build a new title based on a beloved franchise for Windows 8.[/quote]
[url]http://www.microsoft-careers.com/job/Redmond-Software-Development-Engineer%2C-Senior-IEB-Microsoft-Game-Studios-%28848130%29-Job-WA-98052/3479100/[/url]
[B]IT'S NOT ALL BAD (?)[/B]
i think games prior to halo: spartan assault are okay because the job listing mentions 'new title' when it mentions windows 8 only so it can't mean any old titles. right?
If it's halo I wont mind going to 8 for it.
BUT I WOULD REALLY LIKE IT IF THEY PUT IT ON 7 TOO.
What IP's does MS even own besides Forza and Halo?
Age of mythology with a revived Ensemble studios. Do it.
i hope for forza
[del]or MSN checkers[/del]
by this point i'm fairly certain halo 3 pc is happening and the way it seems it's not gonna be windows 8 exclusive because 'new title' =/= halo 3.
they keep putting articles out about the and first party/beloved games on the pc and hey steam and amd driver stuff is still there so im optimistic
i hope it means halo 3 pc
but it doesnt
Fable 2, only for Windows 8. You wanted Fable 2 on PC, but you didn't say what operating system.
[QUOTE=Fat White Lump;43388978]Free To Play Banjo thing, get hyped.[/QUOTE]
Buy more puzzle pieces! Only 4,99 $*
* [I]excluding taxes[/I]
Give me Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 4
[QUOTE=Lolkork;43389023]its zoo tycoon, get hyped[/QUOTE]
They'd probably port the console version and fuck that one.
I'm not moving from windows 7 from a crappy game made for windows 8.
Halo 3 and 4, W8.1 exclusive fucking do it Microsoft the sheer amount of crying would be worth it.
[QUOTE=markg06;43389102]Halo 3 and 4, W8.1 exclusive fucking do it Microsoft the sheer amount of crying would be worth it.[/QUOTE]
no god damnit no
You know, if you guys just tried windows 8 with a start button, you would probably like it better then 7.
If you aren't already on Windows 8 there's something wrong with you.
This thing boots in less than 5 seconds with an SSD.
yeah the key word is 'new title' so it's nothing to do with old games (hopefully) so our beloved halo 3 pc will be fine
[editline]3rd January 2014[/editline]
[QUOTE=Tudd;43389115]You know, if you guys just tried windows 8 with a start button, you would probably like it better then 7.[/QUOTE]
i tried it but downgraded because 8.1 is really weird with 2 of my wireless adapters and the god damn drivers are compatible with 8 but not 8.1 and i really need that start button.
Let it be Hover
[QUOTE=343N;43389117]yeah the key word is 'new title' so it's nothing to do with old games (hopefully) so our beloved halo 3 pc will be fine
[editline]3rd January 2014[/editline]
i tried it but downgraded because 8.1 is really weird with 2 of my wireless adapters and the god damn drivers are compatible with 8 but not 8.1 and i really need that start button.[/QUOTE]
if you need a start button, there are plenty of mods that'll put one there, like Start8
[QUOTE=343N;43389000]Dead rising?
Fable?
[B]Fusion Frenzy??[/B][/QUOTE]
Dead Rising's Capcom's IP. Fable 1-3 are already on PC.
Crimson Skies?
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