revenant said:I seems like it's taking a hell of a long time to come out to the PC tho.. getting tired of waiting kind of..
Well, it is. Sort of.
GoW is the flagship console game for the engine. UT 2007 is going to be the flagship PC game for the engine.
The UT series has had ups and downs, but is generally pretty well regarded. It also has a whole lot of things that are being built into it. It seems that this version is going to be combining some of the movement elements of the original UT (toned down from 2k3/4) with many of the gameplay options and elements that were introduced with 2k3/4 (go go onslaught!) as well as introducing at least one completely new gametype (Conquest), and creating a whole lot of maps for each gametype.
Doing all of that plus making sure the game works at the fundamental 1v1, deathmatch, team deathmatch level.
That's a lot of stuff to do. The game is going to be heavily scrutinized, not only for the new engine, but for all of the gameplay expectations. They're trying to make sure it comes out right.
And they're doing all of this during the creation of and after the release of Gears of War. So they've got a prime example of the engine on the market, there's another prime example coming out next year, and that one includes an editor.
Heh, I don't blame 'em for taking thier time. That series is decidedly my favorite for FPS games. I really don't want it to suck.