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This past week the winners of the 2007 E3 critics awards were announced. Newsweek's LevelUp blog had the chance to speak to some of the developers behind the award-winning games. Along with speaking to folks like Alex Ward for Burnout Paradise , Alex Rigopulos for Rock Band , and Herman Hulst for KillZone 2 , N'Gai chatted with the men behind Bioware's Mass Effect , Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka. It's an interesting look at what the folks behind the games think when they get public praise of this nature. Says Zeschuk: "Going into the show is always a little daunting as the competition is extremely fierce, but Mass Effect being recognized by the key industry press really gives us a lot of confidence that we're doing things right. We believe that Mass Effect will settle the "are games art?" argument once and for all ..." He also spoke to Eiji Aonuma for Phantom Hourglass , Cevat Yerli for Crysis , and Alex Evans for the innovative LittleBigPlanet .
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Re:Halo 3??? (Score:1, Interesting)
I agree with the GP Halo has become an overpriced moneymaker that MS is trying to squeeze for all its worth (take a look at the "extra super Legend edition", "collectors edition" and the "limited edition").
Its also been hyped to kingdom come and will probably sell well because of that, but that doesn't make it new, or innovative, or a leader in the field. At most it makes it successfully marketed, something MS does well.
Part of what makes MP fun is not just how many "new and innovative" (ha!) weapons Halo can come up, but how many people are interacting on a battlefield.
16x16 will provide a much more fun experience for most people (if they are honest about it). I'm looking forward to Warhawk (and don't believe they'll actually come out with 32 vs. 32), and I *might* pick up Halo 3 once the hype dies down enough that real reviews start surfacing (no, I decided not to participate in MS's "Pay for play" Beta). On the other hand Warhawk is already pre-ordered (I've heard very good things from friends who got in on the closed Beta).