Thu, Jul 01, 2010 | 22:50 BST
Epic: “We’re very much into the PC game business”
Epic’s Mark Rein has said the firm is “very much” into the PC game business, and people mistake the firm’s interests due to the Gears franchise being published by a console-holder.
Speaking with RPS, Rein said Bulletstorm is just one example of a multiplatform title coming from the firm, which proves it’s not resistant to creating games for PC.
“We’ve released an update to the Unreal Development Kit every single month, with huge amounts of changes and improvements which are obviously going into our engine and making them available to customers, we’ve tested them on PC,” he said.
“If you look at all the UDK games they’re PC only at this point, and we will eventually see them on other devices. But I think that’s a myth that we’ve abandoned the PC, it’s just not true.
“I mean, Bulletstorm is coming out on three platforms; we’ve just been in this situation where our biggest franchise has been published by a console-holder, and was a very console designed-IP.
“I wouldn’t want people to mistake that for our intentions or our interests, because we’re very much into the PC game business. In fact, when we stop this, I will show you a video from a whole bunch a PC-specific features in our engine really high end stuff that we’re going to do”.
While Epic owns the Gears IP – not Microsoft - some of the more vocal sectors of the gaming community seem to think that’s all the firm prefers to focus on – which again, is not true.
“Don’t confuse Gears of War with everything we do,” said Rein. “There’s a tendency to think that because we wanna do one thing really, really well and not a hundred things really poorly or just okay, that we’re less committed.
“Bulletstorm is PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 and you’ll see when it comes out, it will be a full-blown, oh-my-god amazing PC game. I wouldn’t draw the comparisons there”.
Bulletstorm’s out on February 22 next year, and you can watch the walkthrough posted earlier through here.
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Posted in: Development, Hot, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: bulletstorm, mark rein, unreal engine 3
22 comments
#1
loki
01/07/10, 11:18 pm
Bulletstorm – mediocre,
Rein – idiot, and it’s time to fire this idiot from Epic
#2
Stephany Nunneley
01/07/10, 11:24 pm
Loki – your PC hatred knows no limits does it?
#3
Anders
01/07/10, 11:42 pm
Still, no Shadow Complex for PC? I could see that doing pretty well with a $20-30 pricetag.
#4
Happy Hardon Harry
02/07/10, 12:16 am
I think the PC came in and fucked Loki’s mum, dad, brother and sisters as well as his gran…a bitter guy indeed.
#5
Erthazus
02/07/10, 12:18 am
PC is alive ahd he is going to fuck Loki’s Mom’s Ass. Prepare for the MASSIVE DAMAGE!
#6
fdelfino
02/07/10, 12:41 am
they should release gears 2 for PC. It’s about time. How long ha it been since it was released for the 360?
#7
YoungZer0
02/07/10, 2:03 am
Doing. Not talking. That’s what i want to see.
#8
blackdreamhunk
02/07/10, 2:04 am
more like why should I buy from epic games…..I mean they hate pc gamers and pc gaming so much! maybe they should stick to consoles because they are one of the game devs that wanted to destroy pc gaming.
these are the kind of game devs that make want to quit gaming for good.
#9
S0meRand0mN00b
02/07/10, 2:11 am
Loki – your ignorance knows no limits does it?
#10
lucascane
02/07/10, 2:12 am
GOW2 PC PLEASE~ Then I will forgive You.
#11
macronia
02/07/10, 5:11 am
@10
that what i want too
#12
unacomn
02/07/10, 5:13 am
Is Mark Rein’s new job at Epic to reverse the effect of what Capps and Bleszinsky say?
Capps said Farmville-like games were the only thing PCs will be good for in the future and Bleszinsky called it a market with no future.
It’s like a game of bad cop-good cop, but more like jerk dev- nice dev.
#13
Gekidami
02/07/10, 7:19 am
He also thinks the iPad is awesome for games… So yeah…
#14
Blerk
02/07/10, 8:25 am
/waits for Mark Rein to turn up
/checks watch
#15
loki
02/07/10, 8:26 am
It will be fun when Gears of War 3 sell in 2-3 times better only on Xbox 360 than Bulletstorm on 3 platforms and fail on PC as usual. Interestingly, when this idiot says?
Cliff make awesome games and money
Rein make nothing and talking bullshit
#16
Gheritt White
02/07/10, 8:49 am
PC gaming *always* becomes steadily more popular/influential towards the end of a particular console generation’s life-cycle as the differences in power potential become more apparent.
Since this console gen’s death looks to be an especially long drawn out affair, I expect more and more stories like this appearing over the next few year.
#17
endgame
02/07/10, 9:59 am
“Loki – your PC hatred knows no limits does it?” @Stephany Nunneley I think he hates it because he can not understand it. as for this news article, meeeh, it’s no like we care about Epic so much anymore. they make average to really bad games. UT3 was a joke, Bulletstorm is nothing special, Gears is ok I guess, and Shadow Complex, well this is not a type of game that I like so I can’t really say anything about it.
#18
Old MacDonald
02/07/10, 11:28 am
3: Shadow Complex! I’d forgotten about that. When oh when are we getting a PC-version on Steam (et.c)?
#19
LOLshock94
02/07/10, 11:53 am
i dont see why guys what gears of war 2 if its for the story then yes but if its for multiplayer then thats when gears of war 2 fails
#20
gu1do
02/07/10, 2:04 pm
Why we should buy from EPIC ???
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
They fu**ed up with Gears of war 2 and didn’t release it for us (pc gamers) and there CEO clify shit made it very clear that they will stop supporting PC so my point is why we should support them buying there games ..
#21
blackdreamhunk
02/07/10, 3:20 pm
dear epic games you make me sick!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGfz0fv5wfQ
don’t come back
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Tiz6INF7I
if EA was smart they should just cancel the pc version of this game.
#22
bpcgos
02/07/10, 10:36 pm
@Gheritt
agree with you!! Its the end of console lifecycle, and PC gain its popularity. The maturity of PC digital sales today (steam,etc.) also make console developer (that grows from PC in their early stage) interested to come back!