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Ritual's Next-Gen Engine @ GDC

by Maarten Goldstein, Dec 20, 2005 3:02pm PST

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Ritual Entertainment community site Ritualistic is reporting that the Dallas, TX developer will use a speech at GDC 2006 (March 20 - 24 in San Jose, CA) to show off its next-gen game engine. The game engine is based around Direct3D 10, and is being used for a Ritual developed Windows Vista game.

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It's pretty damn awesome they aren't focused exclusively on the next-gen consoles for their future material. Go PC gaming!

Dec 20, 2005 3:26pm PST

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It's pretty damn awesome they aren't focused exclusively on the next-gen consoles for their future materi... : aavenr
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- And the first game to use the Next-Gen engine...Corridor FPS #438729 : Fraeon

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could this be the dev who's developing the rumored Mechwarrior: Dark Age game??

HMMMM?

Dec 20, 2005 5:20pm PST

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could this be the dev who's developing the rumored Mechwarrior: Dark Age game?? HMMMM? : cell9song
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- No. We are not working on a Mechwarrior title at this time. Although I did enjoy working on "Mechwarr... : Ritual-MikeR

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interesting.... wonder if it'll be successful and a major engine like Unreal

or marginal like Crytech

Dec 20, 2005 3:19pm PST

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interesting.... wonder if it'll be successful and a major engine like Unreal or marginal like Crytech : RikiTiki2
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  more like it allows them to make their first game that doesn't use another licensed tech. All funded by t... : mikage
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    I think that being the first developer (or one of the first) to exploit the truly WHIZ BANG features of D... : Schnapple
    - what about that crytech 2 demo a few months ago ? : Mister Groin

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I want to see dx10 screens >:(

Dec 20, 2005 5:04pm PST

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I want to see dx10 screens >:( : thebigbeefsandwich
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- So do I. Screens of actual games. : te[R]ror

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*Muffled sounds*
AND!
*Muffled sounds*
THEN!
*Muffled sounds*

But thats about all I can say.

Dec 20, 2005 4:16pm PST

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*Muffled sounds* AND! *Muffled sounds* THEN! *Muffled sounds* But thats about all I can say. : Normality
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- you should also say what you are bringing to the shack party on the 23rd : kbnerd
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  Confidentiality is just another word for censorship. The people have a right to know! : Rich McNinch
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    If we told you, we'd have to kill you... and that's a LOT of killing. : MR 9000
    - do the words procedural fit in anywhere? =) : italiano3d
    - doom 1 style killing? : italiano3d

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Ritual with its own Engine? For Vista? DX10? Wha?

Dec 20, 2005 3:17pm PST

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Ritual with its own Engine? For Vista? DX10? Wha? : Rich McNinch
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  BREAKING NEWS: DNF to move to new engine : CoRDS
  - I loled, but it's probably true : nutcrackr
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    Is DX10 another word for Windows Graphic Foundation, or are they different things? : ShekkyBoy
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      WGF = DX10. The name will stay as DirectX 10. : SlamDunk
      
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      what is the r(fabled)r wgf 2.0 then? o_O : italiano3d
      
      haha ^ doh : italiano3d

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It better be SiN 3!!!

Dec 20, 2005 3:29pm PST

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It better be SiN 3!!! : NeoMoose
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  Gotta make SiN 2 first :P : badman
  - They are. I'm thinking ahead. : NeoMoose

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A couple of interesting lectures from Crytek also:

http://www.cmpevents.com/GD06/a.asp?option=G&V=3&id=434634
http://www.cmpevents.com/GD06/a.asp?option=C&V=11&SessID=1606

CryEngine 2 stuff...

Dec 20, 2005 3:29pm PST

A couple of interesting lectures from Crytek also: http://www.cmpevents.com/GD06/a.asp?option=G&V=3&id... : SlamDunk

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I didn't even know they were building their own engine this time. Interesting to see they aren't sticking with Valve or Id (aside form using valve for the sin episodes of course).

Dec 20, 2005 3:16pm PST

I didn't even know they were building their own engine this time. Interesting to see they aren't sticking... : Anti_dentite