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Pre-GDC 2011: Adobe 3D-Capable 'Molehill' Flash Beta Launches, Unity Working On Flash Export Feature
Pre-GDC 2011: Adobe 3D-Capable 'Molehill' Flash Beta Launches, Unity Working On Flash Export Feature
Adobe has launched the public beta of its Flash Player with hardware accelerated 3D support, codenamed Molehill, while Unity has begun full production on a Flash Player exporting utility.
Feb. 28, 2011
GDC 2011: Valve To Make Steam More TV-Friendly
GDC 2011: Valve To Make Steam More TV-Friendly
Valve Software on Monday announced an upcoming “big picture” mode for its PC gaming digital distribution platform Steam that will add controller support and navigation tailored for interaction via TV sets.
Feb. 28, 2011
GDC 2011: An Epidemiologist's View Of World Of Warcraft's Corrupted Blood Plague
GDC 2011: An Epidemiologist's View Of World Of Warcraft's Corrupted Blood Plague
At GDC 2011, epidemiologist Nina Fefferman recounted the Corrupted Blood Plague epidemic in World of Warcraft from 2005, and how even a virtual disease showed instances of "courage, fear and suspicion."
Feb. 28, 2011
GDC 2011: Indie Revelations From Experienced Developers
GDC 2011: Indie Revelations From Experienced Developers
Three ex-studio developers who have gone indie -- at Spry Fox, Haunted Temple, and Dejobaan -- shared development insights gained on games like Skulls of the Shogun and Aaaaa!
Feb. 28, 2011
GDC 2011: Riot Games' League of Legends Postmortem
GDC 2011: Riot Games' League of Legends Postmortem
Leaders from the team behind the popular online strategy game League Of Legends shared what they learned from building and running their community-centric game at GDC 2011's Social & Online Games Summit.
Feb. 28, 2011
GDC 2011: Shenmue Town Likely Getting Smartphone Port, Says Suzuki
GDC 2011: Shenmue Town Likely Getting Smartphone Port, Says Suzuki
Yu Suzuki has told Gamasutra he's looking at a smartphone version of Shenmue Town, hinting at iOS and Android as potential landing spots. The game has also heralded Suzuki's return to coding games himself.
Feb. 28, 2011
GDC 2011: Rovio's Vesterbacka Thanks iPhone For Enabling Angry Birds' Success
GDC 2011: Rovio's Vesterbacka Thanks iPhone For Enabling Angry Birds' Success
Rovio CEO Peter Vesterbacka discussed how the evolving mobile market enabled his company's Angry Brids powered success, also addressing crediting concerns from the maker of the game's physics engine.
Feb. 28, 2011
GDC 2011: Gaikai's Cloud Gaming Now Live With Four EA Demos
GDC 2011: Gaikai's Cloud Gaming Now Live With Four EA Demos
Gaikai announced that its cloud-based games streaming service is now live with a public beta, and has made demos for four popular Electronic Arts-published titles available for users to start playing in their browsers.
Feb. 28, 2011
GDC 2011: SoftKinetic Announces iisu 2.8, Releasing Free Non-Commercial Version
GDC 2011: SoftKinetic Announces iisu 2.8, Releasing Free Non-Commercial Version
SoftKinetic announced the release of iisu 2.8 with "full multi-camera compatibilitiy, and will offer a non-commercial version of the gesture recognition middleware for free to qualified developers.
Feb. 28, 2011
GDC 2011: Opinion: Understanding Crawford - Why Chris Crawford Is Misunderstood
GDC 2011: Opinion: Understanding Crawford - Why Chris Crawford Is Misunderstood
In recognition of Chris Crawford’s GDC 2011 lecture, his first GDC speaking appearance since he claimed “games are dead” in 2006, Patrick Dugan explores why the game designer
Feb. 28, 2011
GDC 2011: Zynga's Skaggs On How The Company Achieved The Impossible
GDC 2011: Zynga's Skaggs On How The Company Achieved The Impossible
Zynga's Mark Skaggs explains how the company did the "impossible", from FarmVille to CityVille -- by starting with a "minimum viable product" and focusing on getting to market quickly, among other strategies.
Feb. 28, 2011
GDC 2011: Welcome To 'Masocore', The Evolution Of Arcade
GDC 2011: Welcome To 'Masocore', The Evolution Of Arcade
Highlighting exciting trends in the casual, social, browser-based and mobile spaces, Playmatics' Nick Fortugno defined "masocore", and discussed the exciting way forward for brutally-difficult, fast-paced games.
Feb. 28, 2011