Comments on: N.O.V.A Trailer Emerges- What Will Microsoft’s Lawyers Think?

By: Ambient Rings

Ambient Rings — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:56:42 +0000

Someone needs to port Goldeneye 007 to the iPhone. I would jailbreak for it.

By: ddx

ddx — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:27:41 +0000

@kaiks

You have to look at it like this, when you start ripping off content from other developers its likely to put you in hot water incredibly fast and get you put under just as quickly.

There is no market for high scale developers to invest millions of dollars into an UNPROVEN AND CLUTTERED system for games AND gamers. You could say that the cream of the crop gets the most attention, but when you can't effectively advertise to your gamer base your game will just be buried underneath the thousands of titles available.

Besides if there is a mobile version of Halo coming, it would be for the Zune, not the iPhone/iPod.

By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:07:40 +0000

i for one cant wait for that to come out. i will for sure be buying it. also when GT racing motor academy comes out i’m buying that too!!!!

By: sting7k

sting7k — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:00:47 +0000

@Chad Garrett and Iain, Bungie did become independent again but Microsoft retained ownership and control of Halo and all things related to the franchise. There is a new 1st party set up within Microsoft Game Studios called 343 Industries that will handle all Halo matters after Bungie finishes their last Halo game next year.

By: Kaiks

Kaiks — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:09:54 +0000

If companies aren’t happy with Gameloft offering knock-offs of their games on iPhone, they should try porting them over themselves.

Gameloft keep cranking them out at reasonable prices.

By: Chad Garrett

Chad Garrett — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:51:04 +0000

@lain

Did not know they bought themselves out of Microsoft. Thanks for the update.

By: Wyatt

Wyatt — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:28:30 +0000

I don’t see what the big deal is as all these games are copycats/ripoffs of original titles anyway. Outside of directly copying a game most of these are based on the same premise, same goals to win.

By: Iain 117

Iain 117 — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:15:45 +0000

@ Chad Garrett

Bungie bought themselves back off MS they're an independant company now

By: nickpurcell

nickpurcell — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:30:54 +0000

a new apple tv with gaming capabilities would be killer

By: Chad Garrett

Chad Garrett — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:29:06 +0000

@MrAnonymous

Microsoft bought Bungie

and hey, I am not complaining. For example, I love Blades of Fury which is a fantastic copy of Soul Calibur.

By: MrAnonymous

MrAnonymous — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:07:07 +0000

Will Microsoft really look into this? Wouldn’t Bungie (The developers of the HALO series) be the ones to take action? Also, this seems to be a trend with iPhone games now. There’s another game on the app store called Meteor Blitz and is copycat of the PS3′s Super Stardust HD game. While it is a copycat, I won’t complain, as I enjoy playing this game. There’s a demo version if you guys are interested.

By: Chad Garrett

Chad Garrett — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:52:52 +0000

@frog. It’s coming: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV6I6SgofeI&feature=youtube_gdata

By: Bill Taroli

Bill Taroli — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:50:45 +0000

Yet another console? I dunno. But the perhaps more obvious extension for me is games on Mac OS X. Mac has always been laughed at as a gaming platform. People even use Boot Camp or virualization so they can run Windows to play games on what is otherwise quite capable hardware. But here they are making games on a variant of Mac OS X on mobile device. Hmmm…

By: frog

frog — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:50:04 +0000

I just wish they’d release a Gameloft version of Gran Turismo.

By: Fonzman1984

Fonzman1984 — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:42:46 +0000

Apple needs to make a game system. call it the ibox, call it’s online service ibox live; all games would be downloaded, include iTunes integration to download movies, music, and tv shows. And allow iPhone syncing and the iPhone to be used as a controller!

By: Chad Garrett

Chad Garrett — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:19:16 +0000

It is not the idea of the game, it is the similarities of the characters that’s the problem…

By: rob

rob — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:13:43 +0000

Gameloft are great at ripping off games for the iphone, GTA and skate are just a few. personally I think its good and it shows the actual companies that their is a demand, why is rockstar actually coming to the iPhone without seeing the demand for a similar game from payback. Microsoft can’t really sue this as I’m sure it wasn’t an original idea for halo