Mark Rein talks up the Samaritan tech demo, next-gen budgets, and that EGM quote about Epic revealing a new IP at GDC.
The project will purportedly launch in November 2026 and is the result of Disney's $1.5 billion collaboration with Epic.
The Walt Disney Company's new CEO, Josh D'Amaro, is a big fan of video games, and one former Disney executive believes D'Amaro would be smart to do even more in gaming going forward. This could include a buyout of a gaming company like Epic Games.
In an interview with CNBC, Kevin Mayer--a former Disney and TikTok executive who now runs Candle Media--said D'Amaro will need to take "bold steps" to help Disney make more money and grow its stock price. One part of this could be doing more in gaming, he said.
Apparently nobody remembers the absolute shitshow that happened when EA brought the Havok engine which was used as the default engine of the 6th generation like UE is used today.
You've got it wrong, EA bought Renderware not Havok. Havok was bought by Intel in 2007 and then Microsoft in 2015
Nor was it ever a widely used or considered, game engine, Renderware was. It was and still is a physics/material simulation plugin for the actual game engines.
Yeah you're right i was thinking of Renderware. But point still stands Renderware was used literally everywhere from games like GTA 3,VC,SA to Sonic games and Tony hawk it was really the default industry wide engine that UE is today.
If Disney takes over Epic and UE we could face a situation where they change the terms of use for other game devs big and small. They could remove the licensing agreements currently in place and impose a payment per download model like Unity did which could cripple the industry.
Well I can imagine DIsney with their transgender Snowwhite and black cinderally and mermaid and other garbage. Imagine video games lmao!!!
Dumbass cant even spell Cinderella but apparently he's upset by the 1997 Cinderella classic starring Brandy. Almost 20 year old movie.
Just say you dont like black people man, we all know it.
I really hope this doesn’t happen. They ruin everything that they buy. Terrible company
Trolling. Hope Disney take the Maval characters like Spider-Man and Wolverine away from Sony and make it themselves that would me laugh so hard.
The myth of perpetual growth continues to bulldoze through the industry.
"It is going to get so much worse in the video game industry...This will get worse and going to be bad and it's going to eventually get better." -Greg Miller right before it got worse
Too many games, too many versions, download only games, game pricing, £700+ consoles, eye watering prices for controllers, four formats, gaming is one big mess.
id argue that epic games has alot of other revenue income other than fortnite, so their reasoning makes zero sense.
I like Mark Rein. He is very insightful and experienced. His interviews tend to be brilliantly informative. Epic have a very good alternative to "Cliffy Flashbastard B". I also miss Warren Spector. Fuck epic mickey!
I already know the planes for Epic..
1:Wait for consoles to catch up.
2:Talk how great the next game will be on PC.
3:Fail & underwhelm.
4:Release another Bulk space guy game.
5:Let Dice & Crytek lead the way to next gen glory.
6:Become the standard engine for the new generation.
7:More Cliffy B articles.
8:Repeat
Edit: at least crytek will see there demo & realize Cryengine 3 needs to push dx11 to stay on top!
"And on the PC side that makes sense to me, but for consoles it seems like Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo would prefer for this kind of footage to not exist yet, since it takes attention away from their current hardware. Do you disagree?"
"MR: I do disagree. I mean, at some point in time, they're going to build new hardware. It's as simple as that -- that's just the way things work. So I think it's good for them to have things like this to show what the software developers are ready to produce."
don't hold your breath to see these advancements until new consoles arrive!
As much as I agree with parts of what you said gaming would not be the same without Unreal tech. It is part of the furniture and they know their shit.
That's how Deus Ex: Human Revolution should be (except for the demonic transformation).
I think it was more of a turn to stone transformation. It's Blade Runner style cyberpunk meets X-men meets robo-cop.