[QUOTE="JabbaDaHutt30"]It's just a cat.super_mario_128

http://pc.gamespy.com/articles/956/956345p1.html

[quote="Article"]Details on NASA's MMO Emerge
The developers behind America's Army are attempting to model the future.
By Miguel Lopez | Feb. 23, 2009

Big Download has a story up on Astronaut: Moon, Mars, and Beyond, an interesting collaboration between "serious" games developer Virtual Heroes (known for America's Army) and NASA. Think America's Army, but, from what I gather, intended to entice you into space as opposed to the local recruiter's office. It sounds fascinating. Characters will develop over time, MMO-**** and they'll engage in a number of activities that sound positively prosaic.

"...the gameplay is actually about being in a habitat on a planetary surface and doing things like mining Helium-3 for fuel, operating a hydroponics facility to grow plants and create oxygen and operating robots and vehicles," Jerry Heneghan, Virtual Heroes founder and CEO said to Big Downloads. The game will take place around 2035. I guess we'll have to wait at least a couple more decades after colonizing our solar system before we get all operatic in space.

The game is being developed using Unreal Engine 3, and not merely for the sake of expediency. According to Big Download's story, Astronaut will be all about user-created content -- players will use robots to perform missions, plus build vehicles and habitats adaptable to extraterrestrial conditions. It seems that the MMO framework will run parallel to all this. As players advance through their careers, they'll gain accreditation to use higher-tech toys, like exoskeleton suits.

A demo of Astronaut will launch sometime this fall, with its first "episode" following next year.dnuggs40

Anybody happy about their tax dollars going to video game development?

Wait, is this game free?

[QUOTE="Wilfred_Owen"]My virginity. Hardy Har Har Har.mattykovax

[QUOTE="JabbaDaHutt30"][QUOTE="SoraX64"]

You guys can say what you want, but with all the shovelware it is obvious that developers are lazy, thus the reason why the Wii isn't being used properly.

And if you say that you don't think the Conduit looks at all like a 360 game, you probably haven't seen it in person. :roll:

Rahnyc4

The Conduit doesn't look anything like a recent, great-looking Xbox360 IP. It looks similar in terms of graphics quality to Half-Life 2 (without the episodes), which was released at the end of 2004.

Both images accurately display the visuals of both game environments during gameplay, so yes, it is fair. Company reputation has nothing to do with graphics comparisons.

You guys can say what you want, but with all the shovelware it is obvious that developers are lazy, thus the reason why the Wii isn't being used properly.

And if you say that you don't think the Conduit looks at all like a 360 game, you probably haven't seen it in person. :roll:

SoraX64

The Conduit doesn't look anything like a recent, great-looking Xbox360 IP. It looks similar in terms of graphics quality to Half-Life 2 (without the episodes), which was released at the end of 2004.

what's this Ash Wednesday you're speaking of? *curls 'stache*Deihjan

If I said I was a girl with bad standards in men would I get 100+ tracks instantly?clembo1990

Jesus, just... why? 17 yes votes? Ugh.Funky_Llama

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[QUOTE="Deihjan"] I have to meet this Deijhan then!Deihjan

It was an accident! :cry: