Dark Messiah blesses Xbox 360, forsakes PS3 and Wii

by Ludwig Kietzmann { May 23rd 2007 at 8:51AM }

At the ongoing Ubidays event in Paris, Ubisoft has announced a console port of the first-person fantasy title, Dark Messiah of Might and Magic. The singular use of "console" should be emphasized, as the Xbox 360 will be the sole recipient of Arkane Studios' Source-powered adventure.

Eurogamer reports that Dark Messiah of Might and Magic: Elements will be the same as last year's PC version, with the exception of a clumsy subtitle and new content. Presumably, said content includes technical stability and a framerate that can be taken seriously. A release date has not yet been announced.

Tags: Arkane Studios, Arkane-Studios, ArkaneStudios, Dark Messiah, DarkMessiah, Source, Ubidays, Ubisoft

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Jon @ May 23rd 2007 8:59AM

Knowing Ubisoft this will eventually be released on every console known to mankind, including the N-gage.

Matt B @ May 23rd 2007 9:06AM

This game was one of the best I've ever played on a PC. It doesn't bother me that its not coming to PS3 because it would be an aweful control scheme on a controller. Save your money and get it cheaper on the PC.

Castle @ May 23rd 2007 9:10AM

Hope they fix all the bugs that were in the PC version.

The game was just mediocre, and ultimately is just a failed Oblivion wanna-be. Regardless if they could fix all the technical glitches it will be an improvement.

lord hobo @ May 23rd 2007 9:22AM

This makes a lot of sense, the game was built on the source engine, and valve had a console version of source developed so it can be seen as a simple port.

sheppy @ May 23rd 2007 9:30AM

Failed Oblivion Wannabe?!? My god, man. Have you never heard of Heretic (the vein of gaming it actually WENT for)?

Actually, I payed no money for this game. My job had to buy some video cards for a trainer and it came with a stack of software. Among it was this game so they literally walked around all the cubicles handing out games. I love my job. I get to "play" on million dollar simulators and free software from time to time.

J.Goodwin @ May 23rd 2007 10:02AM

Hooray!

SeriousKriss @ May 23rd 2007 9:42AM

"The game was just mediocre, and ultimately is just a failed Oblivion wanna-be."

It's moste definitely not an "Oblivion wannabe" since it's not an RPG (although Oblivion does feel a lot like an RPG wannabe action/adventure game).

And the second patch made it perfectly playable. I actually think it's a very nice first person action game.

ScreamingSkull @ May 23rd 2007 10:14AM

When I first played this I was just waiting for them to announce the port, seemed like it would be more at home on a console than anywhere else.

Jamie @ May 23rd 2007 10:17AM

I agree. It did feel rather console-ish.

poprocker @ May 23rd 2007 10:22AM

Officially on my radar now. I just went and looked at some videos from the pc version and was pretty impressed. The console version will probably be even better looking.

Boss Tempo @ May 23rd 2007 11:01AM

Sheppy!
"Simulators" meaning the military kind? Me too. I wonder if we work for the same monkeys.

Jonathan Tran @ May 23rd 2007 11:04AM

See, when you say "at home on console," I'm in credulous since console it not normally where you find game halting bugs and horrible physics anomalies

Andrew Fong @ May 23rd 2007 11:54AM

Are you guys kidding me? This game was amazing! It's not an RPG, it's an action game that manages to get first-person melee right. Just go to GameTrailers and look at some of the previews for this.

Dan peters @ May 23rd 2007 1:32PM

It was too much of a resourse hog to play on my humble PC. A console port could be entertaining but I doubt it will be too exciting.

razer @ May 23rd 2007 1:39PM

Another "console exclusive" for the 360.. Nice one..

I just hope the 360 doesn't turn into a dumping ground for old PC games that didn't do very well.

Kompressor @ May 23rd 2007 2:01PM

15. Another "console exclusive" for the 360.. Nice one..

I just hope the 360 doesn't turn into a dumping ground for old PC games that didn't do very well.

lol why do you care? you don't like a game don't buy it, it's not like it affects you

fludblud @ May 23rd 2007 2:08PM

at least the 360 is GETTING games, pc ports or not.

which is hardly the same for the PS3 which appears to be losing more and more games with every passing month

Spitkicker @ May 23rd 2007 2:44PM

Hmm...never played it. Looks promising though, keep the games coming Microsoft!!

Mike @ May 23rd 2007 8:19PM

What are you talking about, Jonathan? I see horrible physics anomalies on consoles all the time. The only reason I see less than on the PC is the fact that there is less physics in general on consoles.