Mobile

Epic Games Says New iPad Will Have Higher Resolution Than Xbox 360 And PS3

Developer Epic Games revealed the next game in its mobile Infinity Blade series today at the Apple iPad press conference.


July 23, 2011
PlayStation

Bulletstorm Didn’t Make Money, But It Was Worth It

Mike Capps, president of Gears of War development studio, doesn’t regret Bulletstorm. That game got a lot of hype – and some extraordinarily odd press coverage – when it was released earlier this year.


January 4, 2011
In Real Life

Bulletstorm Gives Us One Epic Shower Scene

I don’t know how you should feel about seeing Epic Games president Mike Capps in the shower. I’m still trying to figure out how I should feel about a game that urges me to preorder by calling me “dick tits.”

This is the first in a series of promotional videos for Bulletstorm known as “Bulletpoints,” an obvious homage to the Deep Thoughts with Jack Handey shorts that used to run during Saturday Night Live.

Not bad, though I don’t see the point of calling me names. And here I thought Bulletstorm was made of classier stuff.

Now I am going to worry all day that my breasts look like a penis. Thanks, Epic.


September 2, 2010
News

Project Sword Is Epic’s First Unreal Engine iPhone Game

Gears of War and Unreal Tournament creators Epic Games will bring competitive multiplayer sword-based combat, powered by its Unreal Engine, to the iPhone later this year with slash-em-up Project Sword.


May 18, 2010
News

Epic Blames Pirates For Console-First Development

Epic, and its series of Unreal Tournament games, used to be known as a PC-centric developer. These days, consoles come first, something that rankles PC gamers no end.


September 27, 2009
News

Capps: Gears Of War 3? Not In This Generation

In a Q&A following Mike Capps’ session at Tokyo Game Show, the Epic chief said any Gears of War sequel will be made for “the next console generation, whenever that is”.


September 25, 2009
News

Epic Games Expands To Tokyo, Secret Plans To Hire Japanese Devs

Epic Games president Mike Capps announced at his Tokyo Game Show panel today that the Gears of War and Unreal Engine developer is expanding its empire into Japan. It may also have grander plans for Epic Games Tokyo.


November 11, 2008
News

How’d You Like Your Game Ending to Be DLC?

Downloadable content as a weapon against second-hand resales is nothing new, but Epic’s Mike Capps has heard other ideas for how it can be used with devastating effect. If you hated the idea of DLC weapons in Bad Company, well, you’re really going to hate this.


November 4, 2008
Uncategorized

Epic Prez Says Xbox Winning Online Battle With ‘Cool Stuff’

Epic Games president and connoisseur of “cool stuff” Mike Capps believes that Microsoft is winning the battle for online dominance, partly because of the soon-to-launch New Xbox Experience. Capps tells GamesIndustry.biz that the Xbox 360′s expansion of the “Live presence” and, in particular, the streaming of Netflix content are what’s putting Microsoft in the “winning” position.


August 10, 2008
Uncategorized

Epic Boss: Lower Scores for PC GoW are ‘bullshit’

A month later, E3 quotes, comments and tidbits are still coming out in dribs and drabs. Here’s one: Outspoken Epic honcho Mike Capps, in a lengthy video interview elsewhere, is a bit pissed at the fact reviewers hated on Gears of War for the PC.

“Because what we did was take a great game, Gears of War 1 for Xbox 360, made it run at higher resolutions and added three new hours of really good gameplay and it got lower reviews. I think that’s bullshit, and I don’t understand it. I can’t figure out what it is”.

Voodoo Extreme, in the post and the comments, puts forth a fine explanation: 1) The game had bugs at the outset that needed patches. 2) Multiplayer matchmaking via Windows Live was terrible, should be better now that they’ve done away with the gold/silver distinction.

But bottom line, as one commenter points out ,it’s probably the fact that it’s not a simultaneous release with the 360 title, not even close. Because when reviewers go checking out a port, if the new-and-better isn’t slap-you-in-the-face obvious, they’re probably going to spot what doesn’t work and harp on it.

It does make me wonder what kind of reviews we’ll see for Grand Theft Auto IV for the PC.

Lower Review Scores for Gears PC is “Bullshit,” Says Capps [Videogaming247, via Voodoo Extreme]