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Red Dead Redemption 2, God of War, Spider-Man lead nominations for Game Developers Choice Awards
Celeste, Tetris Effect, Florence, and Return of the Obra Dinn also receive multiple mentions
GDC 2019 (Page 3)
GDC brings together 28,000 attendees to exchange ideas and shape the future of the industry with five days of education, inspiration, and networking at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco.
Attendees include programmers, artists, producers, ga…
GDC brings together 28,000 attendees to exchange ideas and shape the future of the industry with five days of education, inspiration, and networking at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco.
Attendees include programmers, artists, producers, game designers, audio professionals, business decision-makers and others involved in the development of interactive games and immersive experiences.
Start date
March 18, 2019
End date
March 23, 2019
Location
San Francisco, US, United States
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Return of the Obra Dinn racks up nominations at Independent Games Festival
Other multiple-award nominees include Do Not Feed The Monkeys, Paratopic, Alto's Odyssey
Rebekah Valentine
News
Amy Hennig to receive lifetime achievement award
Former Uncharted franchise creative director to receive honor during GDC Awards next March
Brendan Sinclair
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Google: We're "committed to protecting and respecting privacy" with Stadia
Phil Harrison assures streaming service's users will be able to create an online persona “distinct and different” from their Google one
James Batchelor
News
GDC 2019 attendance sets new record at 29,000
2020 conference dated for March 16 to 20, hosted once again at the Moscone Convention Center
James Batchelor
News
Motion Twin's Dead Cells passes 1m units sold
Switch is the game's leading console platform, with PC the biggest platform overall
Matthew Handrahan
News
The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast: Live from (near) GDC 2019
Latest episode available to download now, recapping the biggest news from San Francisco this week
James Batchelor
News
Epic Games Store is making the industry better but “gamers don't see that”
CEO Tim Sweeney addresses backlash against exclusivity deals, promises human curation to block “shock controversy games” like Rape Day
James Batchelor
News
Valve stays the course despite intensifying competition
Steam business update at GDC sees Valve open its network to all developers for online play
Ivy Taylor
News
"If we make room for them, then there is no room for anyone else"
IGF Award host Meg Jayanth calls for devs to reject fascists, demand better treatment for themselves and their colleagues
Brendan Sinclair
News
Walmart exploring its own game streaming service - Report
Retail giant began talking to developers and publishers about its plans earlier this year
Brendan Sinclair
News
Google Stadia will support the Xbox Adaptive Controller
Microsoft's accessible device included among third-party controllers Google's platform will support
Matthew Handrahan
News
Indies clean up at GDC Awards 2019
God of War takes home yet another Game of the Year gong, and Return of the Obra Dinn wins $33,000 in IGF prizes
James Batchelor
News
Epic Games Store line-up expands with Private Division, more Ubisoft titles and Quantic Dream exclusives
GDC 2019: Humble Bundle will also start selling Epic keys
James Batchelor
News
Epic Games announces $100m MegaGrants program, launches free Online Services tools
GDC 2019: Unreal Engine creator also releasing ray tracing and photorealism tech, debuts new Chaos physics and destruction tech
James Batchelor
News
Mega Crit's Slay the Spire has sold 1.5m copies
And more than 40% of those sales came from China
Matthew Handrahan
News
Google unveils first details of Stadia streaming service
"The next generation is not in a box," says internet giant
News
Unity partners with Tencent for China, cloud gaming services
Also at the GDC keynote: Unity acquires Graphine, doubles down on developer-first mission: "We're not here to make games"
News
Xbox Live is coming to iOS and Android, but not Switch (yet)
GDC 2019: Microsoft reveals new cloud services and packages for games studios
Christopher Dring
News
Google teases GDC reveal
Tech giant promises "all will be revealed" at Game Developers Conference keynote address next month
Brendan Sinclair
News
Rieko Kodama to receive GDCA Pioneer Award
Sega veteran to be honored for tech and game design achievements on titles such as Phantasy Star, Skies of Arcadia
Rebekah Valentine
News
Red Dead Redemption 2, God of War, Spider-Man lead nominations for Game Developers Choice Awards
Celeste, Tetris Effect, Florence, and Return of the Obra Dinn also receive multiple mentions
Rebekah Valentine
News
Return of the Obra Dinn racks up nominations at Independent Games Festival
Other multiple-award nominees include Do Not Feed The Monkeys, Paratopic, Alto's Odyssey
Rebekah Valentine
News
Amy Hennig to receive lifetime achievement award
Former Uncharted franchise creative director to receive honor during GDC Awards next March
Brendan Sinclair
Feature
From Pokémon to Harry Potter: Niantic's hopes for Wizards Unite
CEO John Hanke on the "huge potential" of this week's big mobile release, and the untapped potential of location-based games
James Batchelor
Feature
"Women and men need to sponsor -- not mentor -- women in the industry"
DLC: A round of final GDC tidbits from Christina Seelye, Alex Nichiporchik, Clive Downie, and Timoni West
Rebekah Valentine
Feature
The accidental authenticity of Devolver Digital
Graeme Struthers, Kate Ludlow, John Bartkiw and Andrew Parsons reflect on a decade of personality-driven indie publishing
Rebekah Valentine
Feature
Xbox's Gaming for Everyone: "Diversity has always been here"
Senior community program manager Benjamin Williams on ensuring the industry's diverse voices feel welcome enough to stay
Rebekah Valentine
Feature
Emily Greer: "New stores are changing the expectation that only Steam matters"
The outgoing Kongregate co-founder discusses the ongoing breakdown of Valve's monopoly, and the need to take a stance against offensive content
Feature
Developing out loud for Amazon Alexa
Amazon head of voice design education Paul Cutsinger talks about how independent developers are rising to the unique challenges of making games for voice
Rebekah Valentine
Feature
How Denuvo is tackling cheaters who think outside the box
Publishers face an uphill battle as cheats get more sophisticated and harder to detect
Ivy Taylor
Feature
Phoenix Labs' undaunted quest for cross-platform play
Founder Jesse Houston on choosing the Epic Games store over Steam, and how that choice is helping to realise its cross-platform vision for Dauntless
Feature
Neo Cab: Staying human in a world where an algorithm is your boss
“We're building these systems without thinking about the human costs... we only do it as numbers and aggregate”
Ivy Taylor
Feature
Skybox Labs: Development and co-development in broad vistas
Shyang Kong shares the history of the co-development studio, and why it's now developing its own title, Stela
Rebekah Valentine
Feature
Life after EVE Online: From intergalactic warfare to "elegant, cosy" card games
CCP Games co-founder Ívar Kristjánsson talks starting a new studio with his brother to fill a niche in the digital card game market
Ivy Taylor
Feature
"Picking the right door" with the future of Unity
CMO Clive Downie on why Unity won't develop games, the engine's future as an educational tool, and the promise of Google Stadia
Rebekah Valentine
Feature
Why life after Dead Cells does not mean growth
Motion Twin's Steve Filby and Sébastien Bénard talk co-ops, explain why studio will remain small after the roguelike's success
Rebekah Valentine
Feature
Avalanche: "The industry is going to calm down on tech and focus on creativity"
Senior technical designer Hamish Young expects future games will shift towards inventiveness - from both the studio and the players
Feature
Brendan Greene: "I'm done with battle royale"
PUBG designer discusses his move to the new Special Projects team, and the privilege of now working without a deadline
James Batchelor
Feature
"At Ubisoft you always have a second chance"
Ubisoft's Christine Burgess-Quémard on how the company maintains its unique culture with 15,000 employees
Christopher Dring
Feature
#1ReasonToBe: "Inclusivity is a battle we can win"
Rami Ismail's final stint hosting the panel shares the stories of a refugee turns games developer, an Egyptian woman who refused to let a visa rejection silence her, and more
Feature
Daedalic: "If we do this right, no one else will be able to make a Gollum game"
CEO Carsten Fichtelmann discusses plans for the iconic character, who will star in the first of Daedalic's many Lord of the Rings games
Feature
Unions, diversity, and risk-taking: How GDC, IGF Award winners want to change the industry
This year's honorees discuss the changes they want to see, and the key challenges on the horizon
Feature
GAME shrugs off Google Stadia threat
European games retailer believes it can benefit from Google's new streaming platform
Christopher Dring
Opinion
Google Stadia can succeed if it follows Fortnite's footsteps | Opinion
Pitching the new streaming service as a competitor to PlayStation is bound to failure, but there is a market that Google could cultivate and own
Feature
Would a Google Stadia subscription service be bad news for the industry?
Analysts discuss Stadia's potential to drive "a major downward trend" on prices, and what subscriptions mean for developers and diversity of games
Feature
Phil Harrison: Stadia starts an "inevitable and one-way shift" away from consoles
Google VP also addresses concerns about bandwidth caps and those cryptic game teases shown before the keynote
Feature
Loot boxes aren't the problem but how we use them is, says legal expert
“The key is how we use these mechanics, not whether we use them,” says Will Bucher
Ivy Taylor
Feature
Oculus: "It's no longer a burden to get into virtual reality"
Nate Mitchell and Jason Rubin discuss how a two-pronged approach with Quest and Rift S will finally bring down the barriers to VR
James Batchelor
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