Stormrise devs call PC market a 'strong niche'

by Jason Dobson { Jul 16th 2008 at 1:00PM }

You may think that strategy games are the domain of the keyboard and mouse, but don't tell that to the guys at Creative Assembly. During E3, company reps walked us through several minutes of their upcoming console-focused RTS, Stormrise, but not before while lamenting the reason for the studio's move beyond the PC -- a market project director Ken Turner calls a "good, strong niche."

Awwe, thanks man, that's so sweet of you to...hey wait a sec! Why you! "We're hoping that there will be other people out there who'll appreciate what we can do," explained Turner, who calls the now three-and-a-half year old effort a "breaking away" project for the company. He further noted that Creative Assembly "targeted the console directly," and "distilled it down to an interface where 90% of what you do is with two thumbsticks and one button." After watching Stormrise being played his words certainly ring true, though admittedly it's hard to hear his point beneath the claxon of so many PC gamers' disdain.

Tags: creative-assembly, creativeassembly, e3-2008, e32008, pc, sega, stormrise

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Pedobear @ Jul 16th 2008 1:11PM

Who uses computers anymore

Co @ Jul 16th 2008 1:12PM

Anyone smart enough to not use a 360 instead.

LaughingTarget @ Jul 16th 2008 1:19PM

Everyone who connects their console to a network.

Aaron @ Jul 16th 2008 1:33PM

I do. Mainly for RTS games like Dawn of War. There are some good PC games coming out soon. Diablo 3, StarCraft 2, DoW 2, etc.

Heh @ Jul 16th 2008 1:42PM

Obviously you do, since you're posting here.

FSK405K @ Jul 16th 2008 1:13PM

Any E3 news on Empire: Total War?

We're hoping it's as polished as Rome and not as spotty as Medieval 2.

Rob @ Jul 16th 2008 1:23PM

this game looks insane

LaughingTarget @ Jul 16th 2008 1:31PM

Niche has apparently been redefined to mean largest install base. Sony did it (and redefined expensive to boot), now Creative Assembly. Admit it, that $10 console premium is the reason.

Haggard @ Jul 16th 2008 2:08PM

Very true - if you buy a lot of games, the savings add up quite substantially for the PC since everything is cheaper. Here PC games are £15 cheaper than console games, and since you need to spend £300ish on a PC to do word-processing and internet, why not spend less extra than a console would cost and turn it into an awesome gaming machine?