Category Archives: GDC 2012
Thu, Feb 23, 2012 | 06:08 GMT
GDC 2012: Three talks added to Education summit
Wishbringer designer Brian Moriarty is among a number of new speakers announced for GDC 2012.
Fri, Feb 17, 2012 | 21:20 GMT
EA to livestream GDC event on March 6, features Maxis announcement
EA’s announced it’s to livestream its upcoming event at GDC in a few weeks, with the event focussing on changing the world.
Tue, Feb 14, 2012 | 21:07 GMT
GDC 2012: Games for Change summit talks from Livingstone, others announced
GDC organizers have announced details regarding the Game for Change talks from Ian Livingstone, Phil Stuart, and Jan Plass from NYU’s Games for Learning Institute.
Tue, Feb 14, 2012 | 01:14 GMT
GDC 2012: Skylanders, Deus Ex, Frozen Synapse added to schedule
A massive cross media hit, successful revival and indie favourite all feature in newly-revealed GDC 2012 sessions.
Sat, Feb 11, 2012 | 20:49 GMT
GDC 2012: Super Mario 3D Land and RE: Revelations postmortem talks added
Wed, Feb 08, 2012 | 21:51 GMT
GDC 2012: Classic Game Postmortems return with Harvest Moon, Fallout, more
GDC organizers have announced the return of Classic Game Postmortems, and this year’s line-up includes talks on Harvest Moon, Gauntlet, Alone in the Dark, and Fallout.
Wed, Feb 08, 2012 | 17:05 GMT
Paradox to announce three titles at GDC next month
Paradox has announced three titles it’s bringing with it to GDC next month, and as usual, each game’s codename is a movie title starring Kevin Costner.
Fri, Feb 03, 2012 | 13:48 GMT
Warren Spector to get GDC Lifetime Achievement Award
Junction Point boss Warren Spector will be the recipient of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award at GDC, organisers have announced. The ex-Ion Storm head, who created Deus Ex, Thief and System Shock at Looking Glass, will pick up the award at the Game Developers Choice Awards on March 7. GDC GM Meggan Scavio said Spector’s career to date “exemplifies the exact qualities that a Lifetime Achievement Award recipient should possess.”
Big congrats to Warren.
Wed, Feb 01, 2012 | 20:47 GMT
GDC 2012: SWTOR postmortem and Notch Q&A announced
GDC organizers have announced a Star Wars: The Old Republic postmortem as well as a Q&A featuring Markus “Notch” Persson as part of the lineup for the show’s Main Conference.
Wed, Feb 01, 2012 | 20:44 GMT
GDC 2012: Indie Game: The Movie session announced
GDC organisers have announced a panel discussion on the Sundance-winning, soon-to-be HBO series Indie Game: The Movie. Those in attendance will be treated to a screening of the film, followed by the discussion. The panel will feature the developers involved in the film, as well as makers Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky. It’s on from March 5 at 6pm.
For more details of what to expect out of GDC 2012, visit our event hub.
Sat, Jan 28, 2012 | 20:19 GMT
GDC 2012: Audio sessions announced for Bastion, Crysis 2, others
GDC organizers have announced Audio Track sessions from Supergiant’s Darren Krorb, Crytek’s Thomas Wollenzin, and the Game Audio Network Guild.
Thu, Jan 26, 2012 | 13:51 GMT
Cage to showcase new Quantic Dream tech at GDC
Quantic Dream’s David Cage will show off brand new tech from the studio at GDC in nearly a month’s time. The tech, which will be used in what’s coming next from the company with publisher Sony, will be shown as part of an hour-long talk that will see Cage also focus on performance capture, art direction and virtual actors.
Develop has more details.
Tue, Jan 24, 2012 | 21:34 GMT
GDC 2012: Sid Meier, Inafune, Riot Games talks added to schedule
GDC organizers have announced talks from Sid Meier, Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune, and Riot Games on League of Legends.
Fri, Jan 20, 2012 | 18:01 GMT
GDC 2012: Double Fine, Gravity Rush, Rocksteady talks added to schedule
GDC organizers have announced three more panels for the main conference, with visual arts tracks from Rocksteady and Sony, and a production track session from Double Fine.
Tue, Jan 17, 2012 | 19:09 GMT
Bleszinski and Schatz to host GDC and IGF award shows, respectively
Epic’s Cliff Bleszinski will host the 12th annual Game Developers Choice Awards and Monaco creator Andy Schatz will once again be hosting the 14th annual Independent Games Festival awards, according to GDC organizers. Both award ceremonies take place during GDC, Wednesday, March 7 at 6.30pm PST. Thanks, Gamasutra.
Wed, Jan 11, 2012 | 20:45 GMT
GDC 2012: Blizzard, Moriarty and postmortem Summits added to schedule
Organizers of GDC have announced new Summit sessions from Blizzard and from former Infocom man and Worcester Polytechnic Institute professor, Brian Moriarty.
Wed, Jan 11, 2012 | 00:50 GMT
Dear Esther leads 2012 IGF Awards nominees
The IGF has released a list of finalists ahead of its annual awards ceremony in March, with former Half-life mod Dear Esther nabbing three nods.
Tue, Jan 10, 2012 | 05:40 GMT
GDC 2012: Kasavin, Molyneux, Bleszinski and more added to line-up
GDC organisers have announced three new sessions, including a star-studded panel with some heavyweight names.
Fri, Jan 06, 2012 | 09:11 GMT
Skyrim, Portal 2, Bastion receive five GDC Awards nods
Bethesda, Valve, and Supergiant Games have each been nominated in five different categories for the 12th annual Game Developers Choice Awards.
Wed, Dec 14, 2011 | 00:53 GMT
Dragon Age, Journey, and Space Invaders talks added to GDC 2012 line up
Three new presentations have been added to the rapidly growing schedule for GDC 2012.


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