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Paste MagazineThe virtual reality headset known as the Oculus Rift was the hit of every game show it was exhibited at in 2013. I fell for it myself last E3. Last week’s GDC showed that the industry is betting big on VR gaming, even as it dampened my own excitement …GDC 2014: Hands-On Project Morpheus … Read more
PlayStation LifeStyleTheir tag lines sum up the game nicely: “Tough, but fair. But tough.” and “Those who love it, hate it.” Dying in a video game is generally to be expected but dying a thousand times in a short period of time, not so much. I sat down with the creators of … …read more … Read more
TechnoBuffalo… seem to get better and better. In 2006, the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld complaints that pre-rendered CG trailers were “misleading,” making many wonder how much game publishers would lean on fancy cutscenes to sell their games. …read more Source: Gaming News Feed From Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham … Read more
Los Angeles TimesThe game was created by Italian developer Gabriele Cirulli. His version is playable on computers as well as smartphones and tablets, and it was inspired by two other games that were released earlier this year: 1024 and Threes. VIDEO: Holy Grail screen …The latest gaming craze is 2048Sydney Morning HeraldFlappy Bird, Subway Surfers … Read more
Re/codeIf there was one big takeaway from last week’s Game Developers Conference, it was this: Everything we learned over the course of the event may be irrelevant this time next year. In an industry evolving as quickly as gaming, uncertainty is the rule, and …The problem with VR, gays in gaming, and learning to kill … Read more
TheCelebrityCafe.comDevelopers are also discussing crowd-funding and digital distribution services, not only for PCS but also for mobile devices. Many of the indie game makers are relying on word-of mouth to get the word out about their new products. Meanwhile, larger …Interview: Phil Harrison on Xbox One’s indie games chargeComputerandvideogames.comIndie Developers Talk ID@Xbox, Show Off Upcoming … Read more
The AtlanticI squinted at the discolored reading pad I’d borrowed from the archives. The material was as dry as the title—“Taxonomy of Extinct Terrestrial Tribes”—but these ancient practices had long fascinated me. Take “games,” for example. They were played by … …read more Source: Game Developers News Feed From Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham … Read more
Firefox Becomes Gaming Platform With Unreal Engine SupportTom’s GuideSAN FRANCISCO — You’ll soon be able to stream and play highly realistic three-dimensional video games from within the Mozilla Firefox browser. Mozilla recently announced that the most recent version of its Firefox browser can run games developed with … and more …read more Source: Gaming News … Read more
With Unreal Engine Support, Firefox Becomes Gaming PlatformTom’s GuideSAN FRANCISCO — You’ll soon be able to stream and play highly realistic three-dimensional video games from within the Mozilla Firefox browser. Mozilla recently announced that the most recent version of its Firefox browser can run games developed with … and more …read more Source: Gaming News … Read more
VentureBeatThe Game Developers Conference 2014 drew a record 24,000 attendees to San Francisco last week, according to show organizer UBMTech Game Network. That attendance is up about 9 percent from a year ago and reflects the growing number of indie …Game Developers Conference 2014 Attracts 24000 Attendees, Returns To San …Wall Street Journal2014 Game Developers … Read more
Steam Controller gets a slight redesign for its GDC 2014 appearanceDigital TrendsValve’s Steam Controller has undergone some big changes since the last time we saw it. The touch-sensitive pads built into the center of the controller are no more, replaced with four face buttons on the lower right side and a four-button directional … …read … Read more
DirectX 12 is set to supercharge PC gamingTechRadar UKThe first half involves a big reduction in CPU overheads when running games, with Microsoft insisting DX12 will cut CPU loads by 50 per cent, which is frankly an epic number. The second half concerns pushing DirectX out across PCs, mobile devices …Is Microsoft’s DirectX 12 a … Read more
Game Developers Conference 2014 Attracts 24000 Attendees, Returns To San …Wall Street JournalSAN FRANCISCO, March 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — UBM Tech Game Network’s 2014 Game Developers Conference(R) (GDC), the world’s largest and longest-running event serving professionals dedicated to the art and science of making games, has set a …Four things we learned at GDC 2014The … Read more
Game on: Developers gather for contests, workshopsSacramento Business Journal5th Planet Games co-founder and CEO Rob Winkler, seen here speaking at a SARTA event, will give the keynote address for Sacramento’s first Indie Arcade meeting of game developers. Mark Anderson: Staff Writer- Sacramento Business Journal: Email … …read more Source: Game Developers News Feed From Google … Read more
Four things we learned at GDC 2014The GuardianFrom its inauspicious beginnings in 1987, when the event was held in the eccentric game designer Chris Crawford’s living room (he made everyone sandwiches for lunch) the Game Developers Conference has grown to become the essential annual event for …GDC 2014 Short Cuts: The rise of VR, the … Read more
InquirerCHIP DESIGNERS AMD, Intel and Nvidia teamed up to tout the advantages of the OpenGL multi-platform application programming interface (API) at this year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC). Sharing a stage at the event in San Francisco, the three …Nvidia, AMD and Intel push OpenGLTechEyeNvidia, AMD, and Intel unite to sell developers on OpenGL’s “seven-to-15-times …PCGamesN … Read more
Metal Gear Solid retrospective: Pioneering stealth classicDigital Spy (blog)Taking on the role of a badass special forces operative was nothing new in gaming, but Metal Gear Solid took the experience to immersive new heights. Metal Gear Solid. Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” is the founder of Zennie62Media which consists of zennie62blog.com and … Read more
Metal Gear Solid retrospective: Pioneering stealth classicDigital SpyTaking on the role of a badass special forces operative was nothing new in gaming, but Metal Gear Solid took the experience to immersive new heights. Metal Gear Solid. Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” is the founder of Zennie62Media which consists of zennie62blog.com and a … Read more
iAfrica.comKickstarter, the internet crowd-funding site which has taken the creative world by storm, has had a marked effect on the gaming industry by giving developers more independence from publishers. From indie studios to contract developers, Kickstarter … …read more Source: Game Developers News Feed From Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or … Read more
SFGateBut the experiences seemed realistic enough when we tried prototype virtual reality gaming gear at the Game Developers Conference. Sony made the convention’s biggest splash when it revealed a project, code-named Morpheus, to build virtual-reality …Microsoft’s gaming chief is optimistic about virtual realityThe VergeCan Sony’s Project Morpheus finally bring virtual reality to home console gaming?CNETVirtual … Read more
Interactive Story In Gaming – Something Old or Something New?Bleeding Cool NewsUntil recently, the majority of game and other interactive experiences writers have been amateur authors. They came up with an idea, put pen to paper – or at least fingertip to keyboard – and created a world or characters, some of whom, like Lara … Read more
Digital SpyBetween the mishandled Xbox Indie Games program on Xbox 360, developers feeling abandoned by the lack of XNA support on Xbox One and Sony’s increased push to bring indie games to its platforms, it appeared that ID@Xbox support would be an uphill …Phil Spencer: a ‘renewed focus’ on Windows PC gaming from Microsoft is … Read more
PlayStation LifeStyleStanding there waiting to use Sony’s recently announced VR headset Project Morpheus at GDC’14, it was difficult to not wonder just how otherworldly the experience was going to be, especially given all the hype surrounding it. Then, once the headset was …Sony’s long-standing interest in virtual reality gives Project Morpheus an edgeDigital Trends all … Read more
The Guardian“When you think back in 1999, the productivity commission asserted that we have 20% of the world’s fast-playing gaming machines, not including the pachinkos or all these toy machines. The fact that we’re still in this position is a failure of both … …read more Source: Gaming News Feed From Google News Zennie … Read more
16 Hours Of Gaming + Too Much Energy Drinks = Kidney Failure, ComaKotaku16 Hours Of Gaming + Too Much Energy Drinks = Kidney Failure, Coma S. “I was playing Call of Duty”, Norwegian teenager Henrik Eide Dahl told The Local. “Then everything went dark and I passed out.” Dahl, 14, had been playing the shooter … Read more
Ars TechnicaEvery year, the best thing about the Game Developers Conference is the sense of surprise caused by the originality and ingenuity on display throughout the video game industry. Nowhere was that more evident in this year’s show than at Ctrl.Alt.GDC. In a … …read more Source: GDC 2014 News From Google News Zennie … Read more
NPR (blog)This is the first installment of our Getting Back In The Game series, where we’re showing you how you can get into the wide world of video games — whether you’re new to gaming or a former player who hasn’t picked up a controller in a while. So you … and more …read more … Read more
Moebius: Empire Rising Screens from GDC 2014Here Is The CityThe new adventure game from the creator of Gabriel Knight shows off some new screens at GDC 2014. From the creator of the Gabriel Knight series, Jane Jensen, Moebius: Empire Rising is a new point-and-click adventure game that’s been developed by … …read more Source: GDC … Read more
PlayStation LifeStyleI sat down with Chris McQuinn, a designer from Drinkbox Studios, and got to play some co-op Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition with him and discussed the upcoming release. Guacamelee! released last year and our own former wrestler (at … and more …read more Source: GDC 2014 News From Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie … Read more
Take A Trip Through Video Gaming HistoryVe3d.comThe setup was mostly focused on Nintendo history, but it still had a lot of varied items that transported people to a time where you had to call a hotline for gaming tips (a paid hotline), read things that didn’t react to touch, and used controllers … and more … Read more
Las Vegas Review-Journal (blog)G.-Burnett.jpg. A.G. Burnett, chairman of the Nevada Gaming Board Commission, poses for a photo in the commission’s chambers at the Grant Sawyer State Office Building in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. (Jerry Henkel/Las Vegas Review-Journal). …read more Source: Gaming News Feed From Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham … Read more
Five Highlights Of The Game Developers Conference This YearKotaku AustraliaNow that the Game Developers Conference is over, our GDC cartoonist Elizabeth Simins is here to tell us about the top five things she experienced while at the conference. Some are smaller, quieter moments. Some are more overt things that many people … and more …read … Read more