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Deep Silver: Smallest International Conglomerate AroundThe EscapistNow the privately-held barebones company has three major gaming brands to work with, as well as a new mobile unit after the acquisition of Fishlabs, but Kundratitz told me over drinks at GDC 2014 that he is going to try to keep Deep Silver “nimble.”. and more …read more … Read more
PokerNews.comIn this week’s edition of Inside Gaming, Delaware’s iGaming revenues rise, Houston pushing for legalized gambling, and Kiowa County, Colorado shows interest in casino expansion. Delaware iGaming Revenues Rise; Still Falling Short of Target. Delaware’s …The billionaire casino mogul promised to use his fortune to push the issue …PoliticoWho wants to ban Internet gaming?Daily CallerFight … Read more
PoliticoThe hire is part of a major push by Adelson — a top GOP donor and financier — against Internet gaming that has sparked a massive lobbying and advocacy fight. In late 2013, Adelson, the 11th richest man in the country, announced that he was preparing … and more …read more Source: Gaming News Feed … Read more
Papers, Please dominates IGF Awards at GDC 2014CNETWhile many great indie games and AAA titles featured at GDC 2014 were collaborative efforts of highly talented individuals, Papers, Please proves that there is still room in the hearts of gamers for lone wolf developers. With an usual narrative, Paper … …read more Source: GDC 2014 News … Read more
PCWorld (blog)As Mantle technology began appearing in actual games, AMD officials wondered aloud whether a new version of DirectX would ever arrive, given Microsoft’s strong focus on Xbox. Mere weeks later, here we are, and at first blush DirectX 12 appears awfully …Microsoft claims DirectX 12 will improve Xbox One games,…The VergeMicrosoft DirectX 12 pushes … Read more
VentureBeatThe Game Developers Conference ends today after a full week of lectures, demos, parties, and drunken strolls down the streets of San Francisco. I have attended many GDC events over the years, and I spent a lot of time at this one. I was surprised that …Virtual reality battle heats up at Game Developers Conference … Read more
GDC 2014: Sherlock Holmes to Get the Unreal TreatmentThe EscapistSince the early 2000s, we’ve seen six Sherlock Holmes games from Frogwares Studio, which have all utilized Frogwares’ in-house graphics engine. The previous installment, The Testament of Sherlock Holmes was the first to give up the traditional … …read more Source: GDC 2014 News From Google … Read more
ExtremeTechThis could be particularly exciting in mobile gaming, where an Nvidia K1 update to the Shield console could offer the best gaming experience on Android, period, but the desktop and laptop side of the story is a little more complicated. At the end of …Alienware and Crytek join forces for Linux gamingBetaNewsCrytek to add AMD … Read more
WBURBOSTON — Boston Mayor Marty Walsh has managed to put the casino licensing process on hold long enough for Boston to make an argument that it deserves host community status for proposed casinos in Revere and Everett. At a dramatic hearing at the …Boston Mayor Requests Delay in Casino Status Prior to Gaming Commission …Patch.comMassachusetts … Read more
Times of IndiaSelected by a jury of more than 2,200 game creators, the Game Developers Choice Awards honour the best games of the past year during the Game Developers Conference, an annual gather of game creators. Other winners included Rockstar Games’s heist …‘Last of Us’ Wins Big at Game Developers AwardsABC News all 97 news … Read more
Game Developers Conference: Not Your Typical Tech ConventionNPR… Conference: Not Your Typical Tech Convention. by Linda Wertheimer. March 21, 2014 7:45 AM. Brian Crecente, who is covering the Game Developers Conference this week for the video game website Polygon, talks about the latest trends in the industry. …read more Source: Game Developers News Feed From … Read more
International Business Times AUSIMS fans have waited for the official release date of the upcoming fourth instalment of the game at the GDC 2014 held in Moscone Centre. But EA Games has not confirmed anything yet and still discussing the artificial intelligence used in the game.No Sims 4 release date updates at GDC 2014Load The … Read more
JoystiqBut we understand that not everyone can follow us every step of the way – people have jobs, families, secret evil lairs to construct, etc. – so we’ve prepared this handy little round-up to give you a summary of GDC 2014 so far. Prepare yourself. The …GDC 2014: Biggest news from the gaming conferenceTrustedReviewsGDC 2014: … Read more
GameSpotIs the AAA gaming market healthy in 2014? If you ask Just Cause studio Avalanche Studios founder Christofer Sundberg, he’d say no. But it’s a different story for Call of Duty developer Sledgehammer Games. As part of a Q&A session following a … and more …read more Source: Gaming News Feed From Google News Zennie … Read more
GamasutraIndie Games. One Life Left vs. Gamasutra: GDC 2014 #3 – Going Bananas. March 20, 2014 | By Staff. March 20, 2014 | By Staff. Comments. Post A Comment. More: Podcast, GDC. Recorded on the afternoon of the 19th of March 2014, live from the foot of the … …read more Source: GDC 2014 News … Read more
Video: A spot for independent game developers to shine at GDCSFGate (blog)For the first time, the Game Developers Conference included the Indie Megabooth Showcase, a special section for 15 independent developers to show off their work. In this video, Joseph Petrick from NextGenPants explains how the showcase is both a … …read more Source: Game … Read more
SFGateA noted video game developer challenged his industry this week to stop being “lazy and boring” when creating characters that perpetuate racial and sexual stereotypes. In a passionate speech at the Game Developers Conference, “Mass Effect” game …BioWare developer Manveer Heir challenges colleagues to combat prejudice …VentureBeatA Simple Outline For How To Make Video Games … Read more
PolygonThis small game, in which the player takes on the role of a border-guard working for a violent and oppressive regime, is a long way from the mainstream view of games, so often assumed to be frivolities and dumb escapism. As the player, you represent … and more …read more Source: Gaming News Feed From … Read more
Las Vegas SunUnlike many recent online gaming bills, the legislation would include no carve-out for online poker; it would simply undo the Justice Department opinion that determined Internet gaming transactions are legal between states where gambling is legal.Online poker regulation hailed as victory by casino executivesLas Vegas Review-Journal all 3 news articles …read more Source: … Read more
San Francisco ChronicleA noted video game developer challenged his industry this week to stop being “lazy and boring” when creating characters that perpetuate racial and sexual stereotypes. In a passionate speech at the Game Developers Conference, “Mass Effect” game …Mass Effect developer makes emotional plea to eliminate social injustice in gamesPolygonBioWare developer Manveer Heir challenges … Read more
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Engine At GDC2014 That is an actual SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Engine at the SpaceX Booth at GDC2014 http://ift.tt/1hJG4Zh Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” is the founder of Zennie62Media which consists of zennie62blog.com and a multimedia blog news aggregator and video network, and 78-blog network, with social media … Read more
Alex Handy Of M.A.D.E.org Oakland At GDC2014 http://ift.tt/1lUaSJw Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” is the founder of Zennie62Media which consists of zennie62blog.com and a multimedia blog news aggregator and video network, and 78-blog network, with social media and content development services and consulting. Zennie is a pioneer video blogger, YouTube Partner, social … Read more
IGNToday at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Microsoft took the lid off its graphics API, DirectX 12. According to the company, developers will have more direct control over their visuals than ever, with more complex scenes and rendering …Microsoft claims DirectX 12 will improve Xbox One games,…The VergeMicrosoft Unveils DirectX 12 API at … Read more
GDC 2014: Mushroom 11 promises unique fungus-based platforming gameplayAndroid CentralMushroom 11 is one of the more interesting games we’ve seen at the Game Developer Conference this year. The core of the game involves guiding a large fungal mass across treacherous stages by destroying parts of the fungus with touch, and allowing it to … and … Read more
CNN(CNN) — Virtual reality, the emerging 3D technology many expect to be the next quantum leap in the video gaming world, just got a little more real. Sony, makers of the top-selling PlayStation 4, has rolled out “Project Morpheus,” a virtual reality …Can Sony’s Project Morpheus finally bring virtual reality to home console gaming?CNETOculus founder … Read more
The Mild Rumpus At GDC2014 At Moscone West http://ift.tt/PVazE9 Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” is the founder of Zennie62Media which consists of zennie62blog.com and a multimedia blog news aggregator and video network, and 78-blog network, with social media and content development services and consulting. Zennie is a pioneer video blogger, YouTube Partner, … Read more
Game developer Peter MolyneuxCNETThe Game Developers Conference is running full throttle this week in San Francisco. We spoke there with legendary game developer Peter Molyneux, creator of Fable and Godus, now available on Steam. Molyneux talked about the 22Cans studio’s … and more …read more Source: Game Developers News Feed From Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie … Read more
Pocket-lint.comThe company elaborated on its announcement via a blog post, published on Thursday, clarifying that it will soon let game developers choose if they want to offer a free-to-try demo. Previously, video games available for download on Ouya were also free …Ouya changes policy: Games no longer need free demosVentureBeat all 13 news articles …read … Read more
LucasFilm Games: How it All Began, Then FlourishedThe EscapistAs Noah Falstein explained at the LucasFilm Games postmortem at GDC 2014, George Lucas made a lot of money on his movies and needed somewhere to invest those millions so that it wasn’t just taxable income for him. He invested heavily in computer … and more …read … Read more
Japan used to rule video games, so what happened?The VergeOur game industry is finished,” said Mega Man and Dead Rising creator Keiji Inafune at the Tokyo Game Show in 2009, and five years on there’s no doubt that the country has continued to lose the grip it once held on the gaming world. Whereas the … Read more
Meet gaming’s punk rock labelThe VergeThe walls are lined with fan art from bloody indie games like Hotline Miami. For a brief period, this art gallery has been turned into a space meant to promote new video games. A few days earlier, the same publisher responsible for the show kicked off … …read more Source: … Read more
Ve3d.comDuring the GDC 2014 presentation, PlayStation head Shuhei Yoshida spoke of how the gaming industry has changed over time, thanks to technological advancements. Virtual reality, he says, “may well shape the future of games,” by increasing immersion …Sony reveals PS4 VR headset at GDC 2014TechRadar UKSony Playstation 2014 GDC SessionCNETPS4 virtual reality headset Project Morpheus … Read more
Examiner.comThe Last of Us has certainly made its mark in the industry and in the hearts of the players. As GDC is underway, they have honored the team over at Naughty Dog for their remarkable success with The Last of Us in their Game Developers Choice Awards. …read more Source: Game Developers News Feed From … Read more
Which Gaming Company Should You Place Your Bets On?Motley FoolInvesting in a gaming company is very much like betting your money in a casino. This is because gaming companies face a myriad of risks that are unique to the industry. Firstly, any downturn in the economy will reduce consumer spending and travel … and more … Read more
Bangor Daily NewsOn Wednesday night, the Senate rejected all three bills, raising the ire of two Passamaquoddy tribal chiefs who said the expansion of gaming in Maine over the past several years has unfairly left Native American tribes out. “We’re just trying to get … and more …read more Source: Gaming News Feed From Google … Read more