Eidos has announced their participation as the latest publisher to support the Novint Falcon, a controller that claims to give gamers a greater advantage in three-dimensional video games by applying tactile control.
What sort of touch sensations will the Novint Falcon offer Eidos titles? "Simply imagine the feel of sandstone in your palms or the weight of a gun in your hand, and you've got the general idea," writes 1UP. Eidos plans support for Tomb Raider: Legend, Hitman: Blood Money, 25 to Life, Just Cause, BattleStations: Midway, and Kane and Lynch: Dead Men by the end of 2008.
In June, developer Valve announced future Novint Falcon support for The Orange Box, a collection containing Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episodes One and Two, Portal, and Team Fortress 2. The Falcon will reportedly allow gamers to feel the weight of holding different objects with the gravity gun, the recoil of guns, and more.
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Kind of like amBX, I need to find a place that will rent me one for a month or two because that is probably all the time it would take for me to get bored of it. I already have a force feedback joystick, steering wheel / pedal set, gyro mouse, Wii, rock band instruments, and various gamepads in my pile of junk I never use.
...bysmittyPosted at 8:34AM on Aug 13th 2008 by bysmitty