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Here Are 14 In-Development Games Using Crytek’s CryEngine 3
So, Unreal Engine 4 has had its time in the sun, but Epic’s not the only company selling its tech to third parties. The following video showcases in-development games using Crytek’s CryEngine 3 and while not as insanely detailed as Epic’s demo, the variety of titles (and their visuals) is impressive.
Chris Hecker Rants At GDC 2013 Without Saying A Word
It’s revealing that at first I didn’t get the point of this, which is Chris Hecker’s rant at Game Developers Conference 2013. So much of the non-stop big budget press conference bull you hear in this business all sounds alike, forcing me into a kind of weird active listening where I’m trying to decode pabulum and empty promises for anything usable in a story.
‘That’ GDC Party Co-Host Releases Statement Regarding Female Dancers
Yetizen, co-host of a party featuring scantily clad dancers at the Game Developers Conference, has released a statement on the controversy.
The Case Of The Flawed Metacritic Study
A study looking into the hidden formula that drives Metacritic made headlines this week, but Kotaku has discovered some critical errors that call it into question. Earlier this week, Full Sail University professor Adams Greenwood-Ericksen held a GDC session in San Francisco in which he shared some of his research on the effects of Metacritic, the aggregation site that takes media reviews from hundreds of outlets and outputs them as a single number, or Metascore.
Blizzard Finally Admits Diablo III’s Auction Houses Were A Bad Idea
Apart from the always-on requirement, Diablo III‘s most contentious design decision among players was the introduction of the real money and gold auction houses. While it’s no doubt helped the company’s bottom line, former game director Jay Wilson conceded at this year’s GDC that the feature “really hurt the game”.
Minecraft Creator: ‘We Did Not Pay Anyone To Party’
Last night, Mojang, the studio that created Minecraft, hosted a big shindig at the Game Developers Conference, dubbed “.party()”. There were flashing lights, a Skrillex set, and according to rumours, paid companions in the V.I.P. room. rumours that Minecraft’s creator Markus Persson says just aren’t true.
Impressive Unreal Engine 4 Graphics Demo ‘Infiltrator’ Leaks Early
This is a tech demo called Infiltrator that the people at Epic Games have been showing to reporters and developers all week at the Game Developers Conference this week in San Francisco. Is it a game? Or just a way to show off what the Unreal Engine can do for next-gen video game graphics? I’m not sure.
Space Hulk Is Kicking Turn-Based Butt For The Emperor
If you’ve never played Space Hulk — either the original board game or the 1993 video game adaptation — you may not be as excited about this as I am. You are also someone who is missing out.
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