I've noticed a couple of things at this weeks E3 that I haven't really heard much talk about. I'm wandering if anyone else has any thoughts on them as well.
I'm sure my jaw wasn't the only one that dropped as I saw Gabe Newell take the stage at Sony's press conference to reveal Portal 2. Sure it was amazing that Sony of all the platforms got the first reveal, let alone the praise it received from Gabe himself, but Steam coming to PS3?!?! Granted it's a little early to know exactly what features will be making it over to PS3, even Doug Lombardi mentioned they are still pinpointing which features will actually make it to launch day. With a release window in 2011 I think they have plenty of time to work that out and it also goes without saying that it allows them the ability to push out patches at will and keep total control of their IP. What I found most amazing is that Steam on PS3 will finally bring the cross-platform gaming, be that PC and PS3, that we've been looking forward to. Also did anyone else notice the use of some gaming elements in Portal 2 from the indie game Tag: The Power of Paint for PC.
Second is the quiet launch of OnLive. With companies like Spawn Labs really pushing the remote access to your video games anywhere. OnLive didn't get the massive launch or reveal I was expecting. Heck I only found out OnLive was open for registrations by remembering to visit their site.
Anyone else stumble upon any sleeper announcements?
Just thought I'd jump in and let you in a a few factoids inauspiciously dropped in the Game Informer feature on Portal 2 back in February. Tag Team (the Tag: The Power of Paint team, who were DigiPen students at the time) were absorbed into the Portal team soon after they won the IGF student prize two years ago. When I first read the Game Informer feature on Portal 2, the obvious rip off affronted me, too. The seven-page GI spread annoyed me with Portal's "new gameplay features" until I got to the fifth page, and they finally (barely) mentioned this fact. Then I was all like, "Whooo, whoooo! Everyone on board!! Way to go Tag Team!"
Hope that helps it seem like less of a rip off!
Thanks for the info. Didn't really think it was a rip off though. It was just so blatantly obvious that I could have sworn I'd read something about Valve picking up a few of those devs. I don't read Game Informer but that does sound very familiar. Either way I'm definitely looking forward to it.