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Valve: PS3 Online is 'Kind of Scary'

Later this year, Team Fortress 2 ends up on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, gamers will have the chance to jump online (though not necessarily against one another), and while Valve's already established in the PC space with Steam and worked with Microsoft on several Xbox products, Sony's world is alien to them.

Valve's head of marketing Doug Lombardi explained to Game Informer why they're hoping Electronic Arts, who's helping them develop the PS3 port while Valve maintains the Xbox 360 and PC versions internally, will guide them to the other side.

"PS3 is brand new and PS3's online is kind of scary so we're hoping that EA is going to be a strong partner for us. (laughs) It's always the scariest thing when it's not all yours. With the PC it's all ours, Steam is all ours, code's ours, game's ours. On 360 we're making it, we've made it before, we know what the Live thing is, although it's Microsoft's so we kind of know it. PS3 we're not building it, we haven't made a PS3 title before, and we don't really know what PS3 online really is. It's always the devil you don't know that you're the most scared of."

With EA's backing, however, PS3 owners shouldn't worry -- Team Fortress 2 on PS3 should be just as capable as it will be on every other platform it appears on in 2007.

Boink6237d ago

cause EA has done such a great job with all their other games.

r10006236d ago

You are correct sir.....

highps36236d ago

Seriously if they want to talk, cool, see them on bit torrent.

Anego Montoya FTMFW6236d ago

so it pretty obivious where their bias is.

Stop talking and keep makin games

lilwingman6236d ago

"With EA's backing, however, PS3 owners shouldn't worry"

Needless to say, I'm worried.

OldSchoolGamer6236d ago

Series is one of the best selling, most acclaimed pc FPS (actually FPS any format) of all-time, regarded by many as a masterpiece. So, familiarity with the PC (check). I wouldn't worry though if anyone can port a game its EA, lol they sure do enough porting next madden is going to come out simultaneously for PS3, xbox 360, PS2, Xbox, PS, Wii, DS, GB advanced, GB, PC, Saturn, 360, Dreamcast, SNES, NES, Genesis, Turbographix, Lynx, Game Gear, Neo Geo, Super Famicom, Colleco, Atari, Sega Master SYstem, the unreleased M2, and my watch. Unfortunately will be the same as last years madden but they add new training camp games which include: Seeing how far you can get with a cheerleader without getting a sexual harrassment claim, how many lines of coke your agent can do before the draft combine to better pump your reputation, and a customized peyton manning endorsement generator, where you can combine any product imaginable and a real time simulation of Peyton Manning doing anything you want.

Scythesean6236d ago

sounds to me someone os being a lazy ass and not wanting to learn how something works. Figures as much, but of lazy b!tchez.

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6 Fun Games Where You Actually Play As The Bad Guy

While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.

Profchaos2h ago

Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.

It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny

Tacoboto2h ago

Armored Core VI?

Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.

Is something big coming soon to branch the story?

banger881h ago

No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).

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Essential Video Games Everyone Needs To Play At Least Once

Video games are no longer just a simple past time. Today's games are evolving into true works of art. Offering intriguing narratives, cinematic setpieces, and profound messages, games can entertain us for hundreds of hours.

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Chard20h ago(Edited 20h ago)

I never got around to mass effect - I’m skeptical that it would hold up if I were to try it now

Furesis19h ago

I would say it does. The combat is a bit shit for todays standards but everything else is great.

anast17h ago

It's worth a play through today.

gold_drake10h ago

the first one is abit the odd one out but after u finished it, believe it it gets tremendously better and better

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El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron - Coming Back for a New Generation

Originally launched in 2011, El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron is coming to Nintendo Switch, so It's time to look back at the original.

jznrpg1d 13h ago

Still have my ps3 copies. Bought it at launch and another one when I found it cheap and in perfect condition about 10 years ago. I wouldn’t buy it on Switch but if they made a PS5 version I would. I still have one of my PS3 Fats hooked up so good to go either way.

darthv721d 13h ago

Id play it again on the switch. I wished my 360 version was bc but this is still a good way to play.