Posted Nov 02, 2007 at 10:51AM by Karl B. Listed in: News, FPS, Turok Tags: Microsoft, Sony, Turok, Propaganda Games, Touchstone, Josh Holmes
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Turok - Image 1Touchstone has announced that Propaganda Games' sci-fi first person shooter Turok will also be making its way to the Games for Windows platform next year. Turok was previously announced for the Sony PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360 next gen home video game consoles.

"First person shooters have a rich history on the Windows PC platform and are known for having enthusiastic, dedicated fans," said Josh Holmes, Propaganda Games' vice president and general manager. "Turok will be an unforgettable experience ideal for the Windows PC platform when it becomes available in 2008."

Aspyr Studios will be handling the PC port of Turok. A specific release date other than Spring 2008 has yet to be announced for the PC version of the game. The console versions are currently scheduled for release on February 8, 2008, with a demo becoming available this month.

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Posted Sep 01, 2007 at 02:08AM by Charles D. Listed in: Interviews Tags: Disney, Nintendo, Turok, ESPN, Touchstone
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Disney Interactive Studios, focusing family entertainment for everyone - Image 1You can't spell Disney without family entertainment. In an interview conducted by GamesIndustry.biz, Thierry Braille, Disney's vice president, talks about how Disney wants to concentrate on total family entertainment through video games.

Although Disney does not want to abandon their other, more mature markets, with Turok (PS3, Xbox 360) published under the Touchstone label and their other sports games under ESPN, Braille stresses that uniting families in a single activity can turn video games into a force for good. This would definitely put video games into a better light considering the flak they've been taking lately.

Braille had this to say regarding the matter:

We have titles that are for a younger audience, but there are more titles, such as High School Musical that could gather the family, after the Sunday lunch maybe, and we can imagine them singing together. This is Disney – this inclusive way to bring the family together and have fun.


He also commended the efforts Nintendo platforms have been making in forcing publishers into creating games "of the highest quality" for the gaming industry. Leave it to Disney to always put things into a more wholesome and morally upright point of view.

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