Archive for the tag "michael de plater"

Ubi: Endwar’s not about being a blockbuster on day one

Friday, October 31st, 2008 Posted in Hot, PS3, Strategy, Ubisoft, Xbox 360 | No Comments »

Tom Clancy's EndWar's going into shops day and date with Gears of War 2 on November 7, but Ubisoft Shanghai director Michael de Plater isn't worried. The voice-comm strategy game ... Read more..

StarCraft on console would look more like EndWar, says Ubi

Thursday, October 30th, 2008 Posted in Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, PS3, Strategy, Ubisoft, Xbox 360 | 6 Comments »

Blizzard would never simply port StarCraft to console. If it decided to move to under-TV machines with the franchise, the game would end up looking more like Tom Clancy's EndWar ... Read more..

Strategy boss: Listening to hardcore audience has killed RTS sales

Monday, October 27th, 2008 Posted in Development, Hot, PC, PS3, Strategy, Trade, Ubisoft, Xbox 360 | 15 Comments »

Listening to feedback from hardcore RTS fans has driven complexity up and sales days in the genre. That's according to Ubi Shanghai boss Michael de Plater, dev lead on Tom Clancy's ... Read more..

Halo Wars and voice comms wouldn’t be a good mix, says EndWar boss

Friday, October 24th, 2008 Posted in Hot, Microsoft, Strategy, Ubisoft, Xbox 360 | No Comments »

Voice controls wouldn't work with Ensemble RTS Halo Wars, EndWar boss Michael de Plater has told VG247, as it's too complex a game. "I don't even know that voice command would ... Read more..

EndWar’s voice input inspired by Guitar Hero and Wii

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 Posted in Hot, PS3, Strategy, Ubisoft, Xbox 360 | No Comments »

Tom Clancy's EndWar's voice-controlled antics took their cue from the "natural" input methods of Guitar Hero and Wii, Ubisoft Shanghai boss Michael de Plater has told VG247. "We were very much ... Read more..

Ensemble would have survived if Microsoft had confidence in PC sales, says de Plater

Friday, October 10th, 2008 Posted in Development, Hot, Microsoft, PC, Strategy, Trade, Ubisoft | 12 Comments »

Ubisoft Shanghai creative director Michael de Plater has said he believes Microsoft would have kept Ensemble Studios running if the firm has real confidence in PC games sales. "I think it's ... Read more..

Ubisoft creative director: “Piracy’s basically killing PC”

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 Posted in Hot, PC, Piracy, Strategy, Ubisoft | 75 Comments »

Ubisoft Shanghai creative director Michael de Plater has told VG247 that a PC version of EndWar would most likely be shipping alongside the console SKUs if it wasn't for rampant ... Read more..