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UT 2K7 Slated for PS3 Launch
Gamespot is reporting that the next iteration in the Unreal Tournament series, UT 2007, has been announced as a PlayStation 3 launch title. From the article: "The game on display appeared to be Unreal Tournament 2007, the flashy-looking, Unreal Engine 3-based successor to the popular PC shooter Unreal Tournament 2004. However, neither Sony nor Epic would confirm when--or even if--UT 2007 would arrive on the PS3. Seven months later, the two companies have broken their silence. The January 2006 issue of PlayStation Magazine proudly proclaims that, yes, UT 2007 is coming to the PlayStation 3. Inside, the magazine also reveals that the game will be a launch title for the PlayStation 3, which is tentatively slated for a spring 2006 launch."
Rumour has it that the gameplay in UT2k7 will be pretty good too. They're keeping a lot of the UT2k4 vehicles and weapons but makign some nice changes - for example, the unpopular and useless Scorpion is getting it's weapon replaced with a rocket launcher and a kamekaze attack. Also, the biorifle, grenade launcher, and mine launcher are being rolled into a single variable-load launcher weapon.
There have been some comments about the game being "easier" and action being "more in-your-face like old UT" that suggest that the game will be returning to the slower, more manageable pace of UT99.
So all in all, I expect it to kick ass in every way. I find it odd though that they're releasing actual UT on the console, rather than the consolified fighting-game style Unreal Championship titles (which are supposedly really good, but completely different from the PC counterparts).
Who are these people who call themselves nerds and don't know that a 2K7 resistor is 2700 ohms, not 2007. Sheesh.
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Unreal 2k3, 2k4, and GOTY have been staples at our LAN parties for ages. No, they don't offer quite the level of strategic depth of other FPS titles like Halo PC, Battlefield 2, or Call of Duty, but the UT series does offer a ton of benefits. Backward compatibility is a big one. UT will run like butter on damn near any crappy video setup, including GeForce FX and even some embedded cards. Also, platform compatibly is a big issue for our LAN parties. UT is one of the few games that has our Mac, Linux, and Windows users happily playing together with minimal fuss. The shear variety of gameplay offered is another staggering benefit. The number of vanilla install maps and gametypes is phenomenal. If 2k7 continues in these traditions, it will happily find a place in our future LANs as well.
My only fear with 2k7 being a PS3 launch is that the PC version will suffer for it. I don't mean graphically because I'm sure the new engine will look fantastic on every platform. I'm more worried about the problems that COD2 suffered from being a 360 title including many simplifications of gameplay to make it more accessible to a console audience. The grenade indicator and ridiculous recharging health system come to mind.
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