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thisxboxlife.com - 2/26/2009
This Xbox Life Podcast Episode 27 - Wheelman
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Midway Dev Explains Why PS3 Development Is "A Pain In The Ass" [Wheelman]
kotaku.com - 2/26/2009
Midway Dev Explains Why PS3 Development Is "A Pain In The Ass" [Wheelman]
— kotaku.com — The PS3 is a powerful, powerful machine, but harnessing that power isn't easy. There are confusing, technical... ways of explaining just why this is, but we like Midway developer Shaun Himmerick's explanation better. Interviewed by This Xbox Life, ... (more) Midway Dev Explains Why PS3 Development Is "A Pain In ...

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Wheelman - Game Detail Page
— xbox.com — Vin Diesel is the Wheelman: Action film megastar Vin Diesel and his Tigon Studios have collaborated with... Midway in the design and production of Wheelman to ensure an edge-of-your-seat gaming experience. Diesel's voice and likeness will appear as the ... (more) Wheelman - Game Detail Page

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Midway Dev Explains Why PS3 Development Is "A Pain In The Ass" [Wheelman]
Kotaku — ... are the same size as the Xbox, but because they're split you can't share memory the same way. That will bite you in the ass, and it bit us in the ass bad. We had to play catch up on the PS3 because of the memory constraints and how it renders, how it processes is just different. And it's harder on the PS3. The Xbox is just like a dumb PC, which is great because it's easier to build a game on a PC. Nice, simple, to the point. Just the way we like it. This Xbox Life Podcast Episode 27 - Wheelman [This Xbox Life, via D+Pad] ...

Wheelman dev calls PS3 a 'pain in the ass,' Xbox a 'dumb PC'
Joystiq — ... Appearing on the This Xbox Life podcast, Shaun Himmerick was questioned on developing for 360 and PS3, to which he responded, "The politically incorrect answer is that the PS3 is a huge pain in the ass. Anyone making a game, if you're going to make it for both, just lead on the PS3 because if it works on the PS3, it'll work on 360." ...

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