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GDC China adds CCP, Klei, Blizzard talks; early reg ends August 9
Organizers highlight talks from Klei on Mark of the Ninja's stealth design, CCP on EVE Online's network interface, and Blizzard StarCraft II: HotS cinematic production.
Aug. 7, 2013
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'Unconsoles', BBC, Village Life! talks added for GDC Europe
New GDC Europe talks include a panel on Nvidia's (Project) Shield, GameStick, MOGA and other 'unconsoles', plus Playdemic on the cross-platform Village Life! & the BBC on children's game strategies.
Aug. 6, 2013
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Warface, ibb & obb, mobile analytics talks added to GDC Europe
Extensive overviews of ibb & obb (pictured), and Crytek's free-to-play FPS Warface join Flurry's mobile analytics lecture in August's GDC Europe 2013 event in Germany.
Aug. 1, 2013
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Video: How game publishers must adapt in the new digital world
For Gamasutra's Alternative Funding week, we're revisiting a GDC Europe panel where Konami, Microsoft and Capcom make cases for a publisher's added value in an age of self-publishing.
July 31, 2013
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Thomas Was Alone, pop-up arcade, public play talks added to GDC Europe
New talks for the Independent Games Summit at GDC Europe 2013 include Thomas Was Alone, pop-up arcade postmortems, and an international collaborative project entitled 'Playmakers in the Maldives.'
July 30, 2013
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Video: Baldur's Gate - A 10th anniversary retrospective
BioWare co-founders Dr. Ray Muzyka and Dr. Greg Zeschuk discuss how they formed BioWare and created their classic RPG on the tenth anniversary of Baldur's Gate 2 at GDC Europe.
July 30, 2013
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Video: Overcoming motion control challenges in Ubisoft's Red Steel 2
"If the hardware is an add-on, motion control will remain niche," predicted Ubisoft's Red Steel 2 creative director Jason VandenBerghe, in this GDC Europe lecture on creating a core game with motion controls.
July 25, 2013
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Next-gen hardware talks from Sony, AMD, Oculus headed to GDC Europe 2013
Next-gen hardware talks at GDC Europe next month will include AMD on powering the graphics for PS4 and Xbox One; an HD Oculus Rift VR talk and expo floor demo; and Sony on the PlayStation 4's new shader language.
July 25, 2013
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GDC Next reveals Double Fine, Riot notables on Board for November event
As GDC Next session selections are prepared, organizers have revealed notables from Robot Invader, Double Fine, Riot and Blue Manchu helping to program the 'what's next' content.
July 24, 2013
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Video: Lessons in storytelling, from Amnesia's creative lead
"Having a sense of presence might actually be the best storytelling device we have in our media," says Thomas Grip, creative director behind Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
July 19, 2013
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Last day for GDC Europe 2013 early reg - HD Oculus Rift, Valve recruiting, more
On the last day of early reg., organizers highlight some of its 80+ talks (Ubisoft's Child of Light, Quantic Dream's The Dark Sorcerer) and expo events (Valve recruiting, an HD Oculus Rift demo).
July 18, 2013
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Video: Sony's Mark Cerny gives the long view of the game industry
Mark Cerny, with his 30 years of industry experience, provides the long view of games, from the golden age of arcades to the dawning of mobile and social games.
July 17, 2013