Evolution of the Video Game
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 Posted in Video Game Industry | No Comments »Tracing back the roots of video games is particularly difficult since not everyone can agree on exactly what defines a video game. One thing we do know for certain, however, is that computers and video games have gone hand-in-hand for ...
The State of Video Game Development
Friday, June 13th, 2008 Posted in Video Game Dev, Video Game Industry | No Comments »With studio closures seemingly popping up left and right (Iron Lore, Stormfront, Sega Racing Studio, Castaway, Pseudo Interactive, Perpetual Entertainment, to name a few) in this age of massive next-gen budgets and continued industry consolidation, GameDaily BIZ decided to get ...
Square Enix To Hold Summer Event for Japan
Thursday, June 12th, 2008 Posted in Video Game News, Video Game Dev, Video Game Industry | No Comments »Square Enix will be giving its biggest Japanese fans a sneak peak at its latest titles this summer. The company announced today plans for the DKΣ3713 event, a summer event that will give players a chance to check out Final ...
Havok now offering their tools free to PC developers
Monday, June 2nd, 2008 Posted in Development Tools, Video Game Dev, Video Game Industry | 1 Comment »Well, it looks as though Havok has released their tools to PC developers for free. Just fill out the form, download the tools, and you're good to go. Here is what the Havok site had to say:
The last generation of consoles?
Friday, May 23rd, 2008 Posted in Video Game Dev, Video Game Industry | No Comments »Wild Tangent founder, chairman and CEO Alex St John told the Wedbush Morgan Securities annual Management Access Conference that game consoles will soon cease to exist as we currently know them. "I think you're looking at the last generation of game ...
Smears of War? 720p Gears 2 screens
Thursday, April 10th, 2008 Posted in Video Game Industry | 30 Comments »The eagerly awaited Gears of War 2 footage was released last night to the delight of fans and gamers. What we saw was some great looking action with far more happening on screen than Gears 1. I was floored when ...
GTA4 Exclusive Xbox 360 Content: Why Retailers Don’t Care
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 Posted in Video Game Industry | 20 Comments »You might be noticing a lot more GTA4 adverts in flyers, websites, and stores of late. You can sometimes see GTA4 plastered on the front pages of some online stores, advertising the game. But I've noticed something. I'm not sure ...
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 ...
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.