Morning Q&As

[Oct 27, 2006, 09:54 am ET] - 6 Comments

Valve
Newell on Steam, Half Life and Source on Next Generation features Gabe Newell blowing off some steam about the games industry: "It’s not something we’re really looking at right now. In general in this industry you’re always working with people. I mean Scott’s licensed other people’s engines, so he certainly can get over his resistance in other domains. You know Valve got its start by working with it on the Quake engine. Everybody in the industry works with Sony and Microsoft and Nintendo who have their own first party titles as well, so, I think that we’re a really good partner for the people that we work with, I think we have a good reputation, and that the people who are working with us on Steam have been super-happy to date with the success they’ve had by working with us."
Flight Simulator X
The Microsoft Flight Simulator X Q&A on FiringSquad discusses the latest installment in the flight sim series with Mike Gilbert: "For the first time in the history of the Flight Simulator franchise we’re offering players the chance to play the role of Tower Controller in a multi-player session. Tower controllers will be able to see other players on their radar screen represented on their PC and communicate with other players using voice-over-IP (VOIP) technology. This will make a tremendous contribution to the immersion and fun of on-line play."