Google ramped up its game plans today, with the announcement of Google Play. The cloud-based service serves as a single log-in hub for entertainment across devices, including music, eBooks, movies, and of course, Android apps and games. The new initiative is kicking off today and drawing together the Android Market, Google Music, and Google eBookstore.
Electronic Arts is opening a new studio in Gothenburg. But where is Gothenburg, you ask? Sweden, home of DICE--the studio behind the Battlefield franchise and the Frostbite 2.0 engine.
The new studio will be focused on making "a new generation of games" on the Frostbite engine.
Minecraft has been a long time coming on Xbox Live Arcade, and developer 4J plans to support its development as closely as possible with the PC version. That doesn't mean the XBLA title won't get some of its own console features, though. The Xbox Spring Showcase revealed one nifty new feature.
As the developer behind Steam and game series including Half-Life, Portal, Left 4 Dead and Counter-Strike, Valve is the de facto figurehead of modern PC gaming, and it's long been rumoured that it'll get into hardware. A fresh rumour is now circulating, saying Valve's planning a standardised PC platform dubbed the 'Steam Box,' which may be revealed at GDC this week.
Hideo Kojima just can't quit Metal Gear. While "Metal Gear Solid 5" has yet to be officially announced, Kojima Productions has announced it is seeking developers for the "next" Metal Gear Solid title.
The studio has announced it will be attending Game Developer's Conference next month "to search for skillful engineers, artists, and game creators." Excitingly, Kojima Productions has confirmed work on "the latest Metal Gear Solid targeted for high-end consoles and PC."
Warren Spector, the industry luminary responsible for overseeing the development of such beloved games as System Shock and Deus Ex, has been revealed as this year's recipient of the twelfth Game Developers Conference Association's Lifetime Achievement Award.
While these games are competing for the 2012 Independent Games Festival's Main Competition, the IGF awarded Student Showcase competitors today. Selected from two-hundred ninety-five separate game entries, eight winners have been crowned victorious.
The finalists for the 14th annual Independent Games Festival's Main Competition have been announced, highlighting some of the greatest indie games to come out in the past year. Indie game fans might notice a couple of familiar titles like the oft-nominated platforming adventure Fez (by Polytron) and Alexander Bruce's mind-melting first person puzzler, Antichamber. That said, the IGF juries have selected a number of less-exposed titles that are well-deserving of some recognition.
The annual Independent Games Festival has entered into a multi-year partnership with Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade publishing team, which will see a new "XBLA Prize" added to the IGF roster of prizes.
Winners of the 2012 IGF awards will be announced at the 2012 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco on March 7.
The organizers of the Game Developers Conference (GDC) have announced a new program that's aimed at offering an "opportunity for emerging and independent developers to showcase their games" at upcoming GDC events. Inspired by the Independent Games Festival Pavilion at previous shows, GDC Play will provide developers a kiosk equipped with a monitor, keyboard, and speakers. The press release calls this "an incredibly simple, low-cost opportunity to exhibit titles to prospective business partners, investors and the press."
So how much is this "low-cost opportunity"? Packages start at $3,000. In addition to the kiosk, the price includes a guaranteed spot on Gamasutra promoting the company and its products. The most expensive option, priced at $30,000, offers placement at the GDC Play VIP Reception. Read more »
Submissions for the 2012 Independent Games Festival are now open! For those who need a refresher, IGF is the indie-focused competition featured at the annual Game Developers Conference in San Francisco for the past thirteen years, with awards doled out in a ceremony directly preceding the Game Developers Choice awards.
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