Free Radical Talks Haze Coming to the PS3
Saturday, March 29th, 2008 Posted in Video Game Dev, Video Game Industry | No Comments »Recently I got the chance to speak with Rob Yescombe from Free Radical, Screenwriter on the hot new PS 3 Shooter Haze. I got the chance to play an early version of the game at the Penny Arcade Expo in ...
Some Cool Game Art from 2007
Thursday, March 20th, 2008 Posted in Video Game Dev | No Comments »Check out some of the awesome concept art from games from last year of 2007. Some of the art included is from Viva Pinata, Lair, Team Fortress, Guild Wars, and more.
Chains of Olympus Dev Backing PS3 Over 360
Sunday, March 16th, 2008 Posted in Video Game Industry | No Comments »“I think PS3 will win this generation when all is said and done,” Ready at Dawn’s president told us in an interview published Friday. “What I’m more curious about is the next one really. Microsoft made a dent this time ...
User-generated content the “Holy Grail,” says Home team
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 Posted in Video Game Dev, Video Game Industry | No Comments »The creative director and lead artist of Home want to push user-generated content as a feature, but recognizes that moderation and the quality bar are big issues.
MGS4 Not the End for Hideo Kojima
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 Posted in Video Game News, Video Game Dev, Video Game Industry | 1 Comment »Metal Gear Solid 4 will bring an end to the Solid Snake line of Metal Gear games. But, just in case you've heard rumors to the otherwise, it won't bring an end to series creator Hideo Kojima.
Exciting Video Game Innovations Around the Corner
Saturday, March 8th, 2008 Posted in Featured, Video Game News, Video Game Industry | No Comments »From time to time, gamers are treated with an evolutionary leap in game design. Or at the very least, a refinement that takes a genre to another level. With the power and innovation being showcased already through the PS3, Xbox ...
World’s 100 most successful studios named next month
Saturday, March 8th, 2008 Posted in Video Game Industry | No Comments »The world's 100 most successful studios in the world will be named in the 2008 edition of the Develop 100 next month. Released at the start of April with that month's issue of Develop, the Develop 100 is an establised and ...
Some other Great Game Dev Blogs
Saturday, March 8th, 2008 Posted in Video Game Dev | No Comments »Most of the knowledge available to keen gamers about the gaming industry can be of a pretty low quality. This is because that knowledge is third or fourth hand. As a very minimum it has been “spun” by a marketing ...
Shadow of the Colossus’ controls are an exercise in art
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 Posted in Video Game Dev | No Comments »The "videogames as art" movement is a funny thing. Artsy wooks like myself love to wax philosophic about the potential that games have in terms of narration or eliciting meaningful, emotional player responses. We laud innovative game designers for forcing ...
BioShock wins eight G.A.N.G. audio awards
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 Posted in Video Game Audio, Video Game News | No Comments »2K's BioShock has won eight awards at the 6th Annual G.A.N.G. Awards, presented by The Game Audio Network Guild - a non-profit organisation supporting the game audio industry. "Every now and again, life provides one of those great moments of satisfaction ...