Game Developers Conference

News

The Source Of The Call Of Duty Hoax Is Revealed

5:00AM February 28, 2011 | Owen Good

The source of the stir created by a Modern Warfare-themed countdown site – believed to be announcing another sequel, or a competitor’s – has been traced to a Canadian troupe set to debut a Modern Warfare project next week. More »


Nintendo

Learn The Secrets Of Nintendo’s 3DS From The Man Behind Mario Kart And Nintendogs

3:00AM January 19, 2011 | Brian Crecente

With the annual Game Developers Conference set to kick off next month, we’re starting to learn much more about the talks, including one that promises to walk us through the creation of the Nintendo 3DS. More »


Nintendo

President Of Nintendo To Keynote GDC

2:01AM January 12, 2011 | Brian Crecente

Satoru Iwata, President of Nintendo, will keynote the 2011 Game Developers Conference this March in San Francisco. His topic: “Video Games Turn 25: A Historical Perspective and Vision for the Future”.


Tearing The Sky – An Excerpt

6:00AM November 11, 2010 | Brian Crecente

The former head of the Game Developers Conference and current Electronic Arts indie headhunter just published his first science fiction novel, Tearing the Sky. More »


In Real Life

Who’s Responsible For The Game Industry’s Worst Decisions? Indie Man!

10:40AM March 24, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

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Ever wondered who was responsible for Tony Hawk Ride’s skateboard controller? Rock Band: Green Day? Every other headscratching boardroom meeting concept? Meet Indie Man, hero to independent game developers and the enemy to the corporate video game establishment! More »


A Week With Bob

4:00AM March 22, 2010 | Tim Rogers

This is how you make friends and influence people in the Information Age (as a writer, anyway): More »


In Real Life

Pole Dancing At The Game Developers Conference

3:00PM March 20, 2010 | Brian Crecente

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As we mentioned earlier this week, GDC got some class this year with some pole-dancing, clothes-on erotic dancers. More »


News

Game Developers Conference 2010, As Told To Twitter

12:00PM March 20, 2010 | jesper juul

What was everybody (on Twitter) talking about during this year’s GDC? Game researcher Jesper Juul offers his annual look at the most tweeted highlights from the week of GDC, during which “pocket protector” was a surprisingly hot topic. More »


News

PixelJunk Expansion Channels Demon’s Souls, Of All Things

8:00AM March 20, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

The stylish, HD-retro PixelJunk games are among the highlights on the PlayStation platform. But another cult favourite, Demon’s Souls, beat the series to its latest clever innovation. More »