Category Archives: GDC 2011
Sat, Mar 10, 2012 | 20:19 GMT
A Game of Thrones MMO makes its GDC debut
BigPoint and Artplant provided an overview of the browser-based, free-to-play MMO A Game of Thrones at GDC this week and IGN was lucky enough to attend the chat and dish on the details.
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Posted in: Browser-Based, Development, Free-to-Play, GDC 2011, MMO, PC
Tags: A Game of Thrones, a game of thrones MMO, Artplant, bigpoint
Wed, Mar 07, 2012 | 21:51 GMT
SOE has a five-year plan in place for PlanetSide 2
PlanetSide 2′s senior art director Tramell Isaac has said the development team plans to constantly add new items to the game’s store on regular basis.
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Posted in: GDC 2011, MMOFPS, PC, Sony Online Entertainment
Tags: Planetside 2, Tramell Isaac
Wed, Mar 23, 2011 | 20:09 GMT
GDC classic game post-mortem talks now free to watch online
One of the highlights of GDC, the classic game post-mortem talks, have just been made available to watch online free of charge.
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Posted in: Development, GDC 2011
Tags: classic games, GDC 2011, panels
Tue, Mar 22, 2011 | 13:34 GMT
55% of 360 owners have bought a digital title, says EEDAR
Research firm EEDAR has said that over half of Xbox 360 owners have bought a downloadable title.
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Posted in: GDC 2011
Tags: EEDAR, Geoffrey Zatkin
Tue, Mar 15, 2011 | 05:34 GMT
Jaffe: Twisted Metal reboot was originally PSN title
Eat, Sleep, Play co-founder David Jaffe has said that Twisted Metal was previously planned as a PSN title rather than a full-blown Blu-ray retail release.
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Posted in: Action, GDC 2011, PS3, Sony
Tags: eat sleep play, twisted metal
Fri, Mar 11, 2011 | 18:29 GMT
Guild Wars 2 – Screenshots and trailer shows off thief’s shapeshifting moves
ArenaNet and NCsoft have released screenshots and a trailer of the thief from Guild Wars 2. Hit the break for some sexy.
Fri, Mar 11, 2011 | 16:46 GMT
5th Cell’s Slaczka on the road from Scribblenauts to Hybrid
A gritty sci-fi shooter from the makers of… Scribblenauts? To quote one of today’s greatest cultural luminaries: “all the ladies in the house say ‘whaaat?’” But that’s exactly where 5th Cell is headed, and lest you fear the developer’s colorful creative streak has aged to a dull gray, know this: Hybrid was one of our favorite games at GDC.
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Posted in: GDC 2011, Impressions, Interview, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: 5th cell, Hybrid, scribblenauts
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 | 03:03 BST
LotR goes mature with War in the North: movie, hands-on
Lord of the Rings: War in the North is the spiritual successor to Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance and the mature Tolkein game you’ve been waiting for. GDC impressions inside.
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Posted in: Action, GDC 2011, PC, PS3, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: lord of the rings, lord of the rings: war in the north, snowblind studios, war in the north
Wed, Mar 09, 2011 | 11:02 GMT
Unreal Engine 3 GDC demo goes direct-feed
Epic’s released a direct-feed video of the Unreal Engine 3 demo it showed at GDC last week. The clip, which showed the company’s outlook on next-gen, was put online in off-screen form on Friday. But now you’ve got the whole banana. Everyone wins. Watch the video below, via IGN. Read Nathan’s impressions from the demo here.
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Posted in: Development, GDC 2011
Tags: Epic Games, unreal engine 3
Wed, Mar 30, 2011 | 16:04 BST
Prototype 2: Radical’s Ken Rosman on murdering makers
Sergeant James Heller is pissed off – and for good reason. His Iraq tour’s over and his wife and children have been killed by Blacklight. He blames Alex Mercer. Welcome to Prototype 2.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, GDC 2011, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Ken Rosman, Prototype 2, radical entertainment
Wed, Mar 09, 2011 | 14:32 GMT
Uncharted 3 cut-scene introduces main villain
Naughty Dog’s released all-new info on Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, as well as a video of one of the game’s cut-scenes.
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Posted in: Action, GDC 2011, PS3, Sony
Tags: naughty dog, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Tue, Mar 08, 2011 | 19:16 GMT
Suda’s Hell – Shadows of the Damned’s GDC demo
Suda 51′s working on a new project. We saw it at GDC. For some, that’s everything you need to know. For everyone else, here’s this feature.
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Posted in: Action, EA, GDC 2011, Impressions, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Grasshopper Manufacture, shadows of the damned, Shinji Mikami, suda 51
Mon, Mar 07, 2011 | 23:25 GMT
BioWare: MMO group play is “hardcore”
Damion Schubert, lead systems designer on Star Wars: The Old Republic, has commented that the lifeblood of MMO’s – multiplayer gaming – is inherently “hardcore”, and discussed the challenge of getting solo players involved in these vital features.
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Posted in: Development, EA, GDC 2011, MMO, PC, RPG
Tags: bioware, Damion Schubert, star wars, Star Wars The Old Republic, swtor
Mon, Mar 07, 2011 | 19:35 GMT
Comedy: Shenmue III ending detailed by Suzuki at GDC
Shenmue creator Yu Suzuki has detailed how Shenmue III would have ended the trilogy. Warning: this is not really true.
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Posted in: Adventure, GDC 2011, Sega
Tags: Cliff Bleszinski, Mega64, shenmue III, yu suzuki
Mon, Mar 07, 2011 | 15:31 GMT
19,000 visitors hit GDC 2011, 2012 event dated
GDC organisers ThinkServices has confirmed that over 19,000 people visited the event last week.
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Posted in: Development, GDC 2011, GDC 2012
Tags: game developers conference, Meggan Scavio
Mon, Mar 07, 2011 | 13:19 GMT
Crytek shows off CryEngine 3 at GDC
After Epic showed off its next-gen look at Unreal Engine 3 tech at GDC last week, Crytek hit back with a look at the latest iteration of CryEngine 3. It’s pretty amazing stuff, truth be told. Watch the video below, via RPS. GT also has an interview with Crytek’s Sean Tracey about the tech: that’s down there too.
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Posted in: Development, GDC 2011, PC
Tags: cryengine 3, crytek
Tue, Mar 08, 2011 | 06:20 GMT
The Day of Reckoning: BHG on Kingdoms of Amalur
Former baseball star creates fantasy RPG. Can it be good? Curt Schilling’s Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning aims to try.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, EA, GDC 2011, Interview, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: 38 studios, big huge games, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Mon, Mar 07, 2011 | 13:05 GMT
GDC 11: Iwata isolated as iPad 2 signals Apple intent
GDC 11 showed Nintendo lacking with the impending 3DS as Apple dropped any pretence about its intentions on the gaming space.
Mon, Mar 07, 2011 | 10:37 GMT
Monday shorts: Bleszinski’s GDC session on video, Dudebro II, Bit.Trip history
Hit the break to see all the news that are digestable in short-based form.
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Posted in: GDC 2011, Japan, Microsoft, Music, Nintendo, PC, Saturday Shorts, Sony, Ubisoft, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Bit.Trip, Cliff Bleszinski, Dudebro II, Epic Games, Holograms, jade raymond, John Hight, Matt Ployhar, mike capps, pc gaming alliance, Sony Santa Monica, Ubisoft Toronto, wiimote, Zelda: Twilight Princess, ZREO
Sun, Mar 06, 2011 | 23:22 GMT
Developers: If you want a games job, make games
At a GDC panel called “Breaking into AAA Game Development”, a number of noted developers said the best way to get a job in the games industry is to start making games.
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Posted in: Development, GDC 2011, Jobs, Trade
Wii U Basic drops to $240 at Target