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'Tales from the GDC Vault': Cow Clicking and A Little Extra
'Tales from the GDC Vault': Cow Clicking and A Little Extra
Continuing his new 'Tales from the GDC Vault' series, digital historian Jason Scott showcases the newest GDC Vault multimedia archives, including Ian
April 15, 2011
Future of Games: Generating Natural Language For Game Dialogue
Future of Games: Generating Natural Language For Game Dialogue
UCSC natural language researcher Marilyn Walker spoke at the school's Future of Games symposium on automatically generating dialogue that can respond to player interaction.
April 15, 2011
Playdom Launches New Game Portal Outside Of Facebook
Playdom Launches New Game Portal Outside Of Facebook
Social game company and City of Wonder developer Playdom this week revealed a new game portal that lets users play Playdom games outside of the dominant Facebook network.
April 15, 2011
Report: iOS, Android Chipped Away At DS, PSP Game Revenue In 2010
Report: iOS, Android Chipped Away At DS, PSP Game Revenue In 2010
Games for Apple iOS and Google Android platforms are stealing away U.S. game software revenue share from dedicated game consoles Nintendo DS and Sony PSP, a new report states.
April 15, 2011
Future Of Games: Driving Gameplay Innovation With Technology Research
Future Of Games: Driving Gameplay Innovation With Technology Research
At the "Inventing the Future of Games" symposium, UCSC's Michael Mateas argued that computational media research is "underrepresented" at colleges, and that tech can make more innovative game design a reality.
April 15, 2011
Future of Games: Emily Short Talks Building Interesting Gameplay Around Dialogue
Future of Games: Emily Short Talks Building Interesting Gameplay Around Dialogue
At UCSC's Inventing the Future of Games symposium today, Emily Short presented a short talk where she discussed a game project in which dialogue forms the core of the gameplay.
April 15, 2011
Future of Games: Graeme Devine On Drawing The Player Into A Story
Future of Games: Graeme Devine On Drawing The Player Into A Story
As part of UCSC's Inventing the Future of Games symposium today, veteran developer Graeme Devine (The 7th Guest, Halo Wars) discussed how he tries to draw the player into a game as the lead character.
April 15, 2011
Sony Reveals 50M PlayStation 3, 8M Move Units Shipped Worldwide
Sony Reveals 50M PlayStation 3, 8M Move Units Shipped Worldwide
Sony has revealed that its PlayStation 3 console has shipped over 50 million units worldwide, while the PlayStation Move has shipped over 8 million units, doubling its total since last November.
April 15, 2011
Facebook, Mobile Boost PopCap's $100M Business
Facebook, Mobile Boost PopCap's $100M Business
Peggle and Bejeweled developer PopCap made more than $100 million in revenue in 2010, up by 25% over the previous year, with a good portion attributed to the increase in Apple App Store sales.
April 15, 2011
Penny Arcade Launching Developer-Focused 'PAX Dev' Gathering In August
Penny Arcade Launching Developer-Focused 'PAX Dev' Gathering In August
The people behind the Penny Arcade Expo and its PAX East spin-off have announced PAX Dev, a new conference dedicated to the developer community to be held for the first time this August.
April 15, 2011
EA To Expand Louisiana Presence In New, $30 Million LSU Facility
EA To Expand Louisiana Presence In New, $30 Million LSU Facility
Louisiana State University is expected to sign off on allocation of $30 million to build a new, 94,000 sq. ft. Digital Media Facility which will house an expanded game testing presence for Electronic Arts.
April 15, 2011
Digital Extremes Gets $2.5 Million Grant From Ontario Government To Help Fund Move
Digital Extremes Gets $2.5 Million Grant From Ontario Government To Help Fund Move
London, Ontario-based Digital Extremes, known for their development of the Unreal titles, has received CDN$2.5 million from the provincial government to help fund an intra-city move to a larger space.
April 15, 2011