Rumor: Gears 3 Could Have Dedicated Servers
Rumor has it that, in an attempt to address problems that affected Gears of War 3 [http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=69459].
The use of dedicated servers is an interesting hot spot in gaming today. Their infamous significantly-less-infamous removal from Rage [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/95584-No-Dedicated-Servers-for-Modern-Warfare-2-PC-Fans-Freak-Out] were two flash-points of controversy last year. Interestingly enough, while no less a PC-gaming luminary than John Carmack is stepping back from dedicated servers, one of the most prominent console deathmatch titles may be adding them: Gears of War 3.
CVG [http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=246470] claims that it has learned that Gears of War developer Epic Games will be using dedicated servers in the next installment in the series. "[Epic] has made the move in an attempt to address online problems that affected the last game, including sluggish matchmaking and occasional lag," writes the UK-based gaming site.
Obviously, this is just a rumor - design mastermind Cliff Bleszinski told them pretty much exactly that - so I wouldn't go breaking out the bubbly for a "Yay, dedicated servers!" party just yet.
But if it were true, wouldn't that be strange? PC FPS titles move to matchmaking, while a major console shooter makes the switch to dedicated servers. What a crazy, topsy-turvy world that would be.
(CVG [http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=246470])
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Rumor has it that, in an attempt to address problems that affected Gears of War 3 [http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=69459].
The use of dedicated servers is an interesting hot spot in gaming today. Their infamous significantly-less-infamous removal from Rage [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/95584-No-Dedicated-Servers-for-Modern-Warfare-2-PC-Fans-Freak-Out] were two flash-points of controversy last year. Interestingly enough, while no less a PC-gaming luminary than John Carmack is stepping back from dedicated servers, one of the most prominent console deathmatch titles may be adding them: Gears of War 3.
CVG [http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=246470] claims that it has learned that Gears of War developer Epic Games will be using dedicated servers in the next installment in the series. "[Epic] has made the move in an attempt to address online problems that affected the last game, including sluggish matchmaking and occasional lag," writes the UK-based gaming site.
Obviously, this is just a rumor - design mastermind Cliff Bleszinski told them pretty much exactly that - so I wouldn't go breaking out the bubbly for a "Yay, dedicated servers!" party just yet.
But if it were true, wouldn't that be strange? PC FPS titles move to matchmaking, while a major console shooter makes the switch to dedicated servers. What a crazy, topsy-turvy world that would be.
(CVG [http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=246470])
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