Category Archives: GDC 2011
Thu, Mar 03, 2011 | 12:01 GMT
NGP media format detailed at GDC
Sony detailed the media format that NGP will use at a panel for the next-gen handheld at GDC last night.
Thu, Mar 03, 2011 | 10:55 GMT
Notch: Piracy is not theft
Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson told a session at GDC’s Indie Games Summit this week that the notion of piracy as theft is false, Edge reports.
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Posted in: GDC 2011, Piracy
Tags: Markus “Notch” Persson
Thu, Mar 03, 2011 | 12:20 GMT
Rocksteady: Arkham City takes place 18 months after Arkham Asylum
Rocksteady’s confirmed a couple of new details for Batman: Arkham City, announcing the game takes place 18 months after Arkham Asylum. As well as that, it’s also confirmed that whatever gear that was collected from the first game will not be lost when you begin Arkham City.
Nathan seen the game for us at GDC yesterday. Watch for that soon. Read’s Justin’s impressions of it from Microsoft’s San Francisco showcase here. Arkham City launches this fall for PS3, 360 and PC.
Thanks, IGN.
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Posted in: Action, GDC 2011, PC, PS3, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: Batman: Arkham City, rocksteady
Thu, Mar 03, 2011 | 09:45 GMT
Thursday shorts, part 1: iPad2 “fantastic for games,” no dead children in Dead Island, tons more
There’s a lot of words out there. Here’s all the smaller stuff coming out of GDC, coupled with loads of smaller stuff thatr isn’t coming out of GDC. It’s like a fusion of smaller stuff.
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Posted in: 3DS, Action, Apple, Casual, Development, Fighter, GDC 2011, MMO, PC, Platformer, Puzzler, RPG, Shooter, iOS, iPad
Tags: Battlefield Play4Free, dead island, dead space 2, everquest II, Fallen Earth, gears of war, Infinity Blade, Limbo, mark rein, nba jam, Okamiden, Pac-Man, prince of persia, Slam Bolt Scrappers, Tales of the Abyss, unreal engine 3, Virtua Fighter 2, yu suzuki
Thu, Mar 03, 2011 | 09:33 GMT
Cage: Heavy Rain was finished by 72 percent of players
Quantic Dream boss David Cage has said that at least 72 percent of players finished Heavy Rain.
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Posted in: Action, GDC 2011, PS3, Sony
Tags: david cage, heavy rain, quantic dream
Thu, Mar 03, 2011 | 08:11 GMT
“We’ll probably do Minecraft 2,” says Mojang
Mojang has admitted it would probably end up making Minecraft 2.
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Posted in: Adventure, GDC 2011, PC
Tags: Jakob Porser, Minecraft, Minecraft 2, Mojang, Scrolls
Thu, Mar 03, 2011 | 08:16 GMT
GDC 2011 day three bulletin – everything you need to know
GDC’s third day is in the can. You want to know the important stuff so you can get on with your life. Look below. Help us help you.
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Posted in: 3DS, GDC 2011, NGP, Nintendo, Sega, Sony, iPad
Tags: Amnesia: The Dark Descent, double fine, Epic Games, iPad2, Minecraft, Red Dead Redemption, Saints Row: The Third, Satoru Iwata, shenmue III, Trenched, uncharted, unreal engine 3, yu suzuki
Thu, Mar 03, 2011 | 07:50 GMT
Braben: Not doing Elite IV “would be a tragedy”
Frontier boss David Braben has said at a GDC panel that plans for an Elite IV are still in the pipeline.
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Posted in: Action, GDC 2011
Tags: david braben, elite, elite 4, elite iv, frontier developments
Thu, Mar 03, 2011 | 07:22 GMT
RDR, Minecraft and Amnesia scoop big GDC awards
Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption was the main winner of the night at the Game Developers Choice Awards, while the 2011 Independent Games Festival Awards have also been kind to favourites Minecraft and Amnesia: The Dark Descent
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Posted in: Awards, GDC 2011, IGF 2011, Mac, PC, PS3, Rockstar, Xbox 360, indie
Tags: Amnesia: The Dark Descent, bioware, Bit.Trip.Runner, Cut the Rope, Desktop Dungeons, Fract, Frictional, frictional games, Gaijin, Gaijin Games, Game Developers Choice Awards 2011, GDCAs 2011, Helsing's Fire, Limbo, mass effect 2, Messhof, Minecraft, Mojang, Nidhogg, QCF, QCF Design, Ratloop, Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar San Diego
Thu, Mar 03, 2011 | 05:12 GMT
Double Fine’s Trenched announced, first teaser
Tim Schafer slayed ‘em at the Game Developer’s Choice Awards, but he saved the best for last: a teaser trailer announcing Double Fine’s new game, Trenched.
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Posted in: Action, GDC 2011, Galleries, Microsoft, Screens, Strategy, Videos, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, indie
Tags: double fine, Microsoft Game Studios, Tim Schafer, Trenched
Thu, Mar 03, 2011 | 23:08 GMT
GDC: NGP panel showcases new Uncharted footage, more
During a programming and game design session at GDC this week, David Coombes, platform research manager at SCEA showed off more on NGP’s features and software.
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Posted in: GDC 2011, NGP, Sony
Tags: david coomes, framk simon, Next Generation Portable, NGP, Tsutomu Horikawa
Thu, Mar 03, 2011 | 12:21 GMT
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is “in the fifth inning”
In a carefully vague statement incomprehensible to most of us, 38 Studios founder Curt Schilling has dropped hints as to when we can expect Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.
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Posted in: Action, GDC 2011, RPG
Tags: 38 studios, curt schilling, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Thu, Mar 03, 2011 | 23:08 GMT
Epic reveals mind-blowing new Unreal Engine tech
During a GDC behind-closed-doors session earlier today, Epic’s Mark Rein blew the lid off a new, next-gen focused version of Unreal 3. Yes, next-gen. And he was abundantly clear about it: this stuff won’t run on current consoles. Bar, you’ve just been raised.
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Posted in: Development, GDC 2011, PC, Trade
Tags: epic, Epic Games, GDC 2011, next generation, Samaritan, unreal engine 3
Thu, Mar 03, 2011 | 00:09 GMT
Jaffe: No patches on the heels of release, please
David Jaffe has said platform holders should limit the number of patches developers can release immediately after launch, to counter what he perceives as unacceptably buggy titles and barriers to game entry.
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Posted in: Development, GDC 2011, Trade
Tags: david jaffe
Wed, Mar 02, 2011 | 20:35 GMT
Suzuki: “Sega probably will let me make” Shenmue III
Ex-Sega dev legend Yu Suzuki has said that if the chance arose, he’d be allowed to make Shenmue III for the publisher.
Thu, Mar 03, 2011 | 08:01 GMT
Free Infinity Blade Deathless Kings update out now
Epic’s confirmed that the promised Infinity Blade free content update, titled Deathless Kings, has gone live. To celebrate, the price of the game itself has been cut to $2.99 until this Sunday, March 6.
Wed, Mar 02, 2011 | 16:30 GMT
EA “did not kill” Mirror’s Edge, says Gibeau
Just in case you weren’t sure before that EA didn’t properly can Mirror’s Edge instead of putting it on hold, EA Games boss Frank Gibeau has said the company didn’t “kill” the franchise.
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Posted in: Action, EA, GDC 2011, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dice, EA Games, frank gibeau, mirror's edge, mirror's edge 2
Wed, Mar 02, 2011 | 15:30 GMT
“No other engine” can make Battlefield 3, says DICE
Frostbite 1 was a decent engine. Wasn’t half-bad. Used for Bad Company 1 and 2. But DICE waited until Frostbite 2 came along before Battlefield 3 could really get going So why is that, executive producer Patrick Bach?
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Posted in: EA, GDC 2011, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, dice, patrick bach
Wed, Mar 02, 2011 | 11:39 GMT
Crysis 2 PS3 multiplayer gets videoed
Following confirmation of a March 15 US launch of the demo last night, GT’s posted a video of Crysis 2′s multiplayer on PS3. It features shooting, dying, sliding and more. Watch it below. Game’s out on March 22 in the US and March 25 in the UK for PC, 360 and PS3.
Wed, Mar 02, 2011 | 11:02 GMT
Battlefield Play4Free open beta kicks off on April 4
EA’s confirmed that the open beta for Battlefield Play4Free will kick off on April 4.
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Posted in: EA, GDC 2011, PC, Shooter
Tags: battlefield, Battlefield Play4Free, ben cousens, BF P4F, dice, Easy Studios
Samurai Warrior producer promoted to Executive Vice President of Tecmo Koei