In a clear attempt to get his point across, Gas Power Games’ Chris Taylor declared, “PC gaming as we know it is dead… secure gaming is the future.” He said this at Dave Perry’s “Lunc with the Luminares,” where Peter Molyneux, Phil Harrison, Chris Taylor, Raph Koster and Neil Young got together to discuss the future of PC gaming.

Taylor’s comments echoed similar sentiments from Koster, who proclaimed, “the web is kicking the console industry’s ass.”

“I actually think Flash is the next-gen console in a lot of ways,” said Koster. “It’s pointing the way to the future more-so than the current generations of hardware, precisely because it is well on its way to becoming completely ubiquitous.”

“There are more Flash installs available in people’s homes and even on mobile devices than all of the sold consoles of the last two generations put together. It is everywhere.”

Koster explains that the major advantage that flash has is that it isn’t reliant on the platform it’s being run on. He said the iPhone is an excellent example of adapting to play a game that might not necessarily be designed with it in mind.

“Part of why the iPhone works is that you’re browsing the web and the web is assuming you’ve got a mouse, and yet on the iPhone it works beautifully with fingers. Somehow it translates.

“It’s interesting because we’re going to be seeing a lot of games that are not going to know what devices they are landing on, as we get more and more devices that are connected.”

I think Taylor’s statements are a bit preemptive. Phil Harrison spoke about digital distribution being the future, which is something I’ve agreed with for some time now, but I wouldn’t quite claim that the PC gaming scene that we know and love is dead.

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Chris Taylor from Gas Powered Games has reportedly stated that the team-based strategy PC title Demigod will probably end up on consoles after its initial release. When asked about the possibility of it being only a PC exclusive Taylor stated:

“That is actually up in the air. You could easily see that on the console. That’s got a very high likelihood of going to console.”

Taylor also reiterated SEGA’s comments on the possibility of Space Siege coming to consoles versions, and all but refused to rule out the idea. Rumors of this have been circulating the Internet for almost a month now, and William informed us of said rumors earlier this month. Although Taylor stated that: “There’s been no official word. No definite there… Anything can happen of course, in the future”, the hemhawing around of developers in the past have proven to be admissions of truth, because usually if it is only a rumor without substantial proof, they are usually quick to kill it.

Chris Taylor also stated that while Gas Powered Games has some other projects currently in development, he was keeping his lip zipped until E3 2008 where at least one project will be revealed. Could this be the next Supreme Commander expansion? Possibly, because they do have something in the works, but refuse to discuss it.

So what all of the “yes”, “maybe” and “no comment” statements mean is that Demigod and Space Siege will more than likely grace consoles next year and we can expect a Supreme Commander “expansion”, “new title”, or “who knows what” in the future as well. Don’t you just love it when developers give vague answers? All it does is lead to more internet rumors which do nothing but annoy the masses.

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Next year, Xbox 360 owners will be treated to Gas Power Games’ tremendously overwhelming real-time strategy game, Supreme Commander. Aspyr Media will publish the port, which is being co-developed by both Gas Powered Games and Hellbent Games.

Lead designer Chris Taylor had mentioned previously that an Xbox 360 version of the game was certainly a possibility, so this is by no means a surprise. There’s currently no word on a PlayStation 3 version of the game, or if the soon-to-be-released Forged Alliance expansion pack will make its way to the 360.

I’m interested, more than anything, to see how the controls work. In the brief time I’ve spent playing Supreme Commander on PC, I’ve found myself tremendously overwhelmed because there’s just so much to manage. And when a game recommends that you have more than one monitor, it doesn’t seem like a natural fit for consoles.

THQ has announced that the next installment in the Supreme Commander series is set to be released in November for PC.

The new game will be titled Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance, and will be a standalone title. However, it will be compatible with the original RTS title, which means there are all sorts of goodies coming for the original as well. Forged Alliance will follow the story of the Infinite War, and will include a new single-player campaign, a new faction, and new features for multiplayer. You can also look forward to over 100 new units, which will give the player access to navies, counter intelligence, and orbital weaponry.

Chris Taylor, CEO of Gas Powered Games, said, “Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance is not only the continuation of the epic story that is unfolding inside the game’s universe, it is the continuation of our goal to move the bar for RTS gaming even higher than ever.”

If you didn’t play the original Supreme Commander, go buy it now. Right now. Then come back, read this again, and drool. Supreme Commander was one of the best RTS titles I’ve played in a while, and I expect no less from Forged Alliance. Can November get here fast enough?

Today, Sega unveiled a slew of new titles. Not only is there an XBox Live title, but there’s a follow-up to Condemned, and an original RPG to be developed in collaboration with Gas Powered Games.

In what most PC fans will term good news, the collaboration with GPG will be a role-playing game for the PC, based on an original IP. Chris Taylor of Gas Powered Games said, “New IP is king.” With the success GPG has enjoyed in recent years, it’s safe to say this one will be closely watched.

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The folks over at RTSCommunity.com recently got some face time with Supreme Commander Executive Producer Chris Taylor. Chris discussed SupCom’s use of cinematics to drive the single-player storyline, plans for catering to the Mod community, and the way missions are going to be laid out. Specifically the fact that individual missions will carry over to the next, eliminating some of the “start over” grind associated with the genre. There are even hints about a movie.