Valve denies Steam Box rumors
Valve's Doug Lombardi has denied rumors that the company is working on consumer hardware, claiming that the "Steam Box" rumors were sparked by boxes built to test the Big Picture mode.
READ MORE >This is what Portal 2's competitive multiplayer looked like (and other cut concepts)
At a panel during GDC, Valve's Chet Faliszek and Erik Wolpaw showed off some stuff from the cutting room floor, including the game's lost competitive multiplayer, alternate ending, and more.
READ MORE >"All I want to know is what F-stop was. That's all I want to know."
see all 13 commentsInafune calls Japanese industry 'very closed-minded'
Keiji Inafune gives a GDC talk on Japanese game development, suggesting that it needs to build new brands rather than relying on the old ones.
READ MORE >"Dark Souls is a Japanese RPG, but not a JRPG ;) Interesting note about the DS and PSP. While ..."
see all 30 commentsFez wins IGF 2012 Grand Prize
The movers and shakers of the indie scene came together at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco last night for the 2012 Independent Games Festival awards ceremony, where prizes aplenty were handed out to this year's winners and future stars.
READ MORE >"Oh, yeah, well.. that's less 'ok' I guess. I didn't know about that."
see all 22 commentsSuper T.I.M.E. Force coming to Xbox Live Arcade
Capybara Games' Super T.I.M.E. Force capture not only our attention, but Microsoft's as well. The curious sprite-based 2D game is coming to Xbox Live Arcade, Microsoft announced at the IGF Awards.
READ MORE >Heavy Rain dev shows off 'Kara'
"We never thought it would work on a PlayStation 3," Cage told an audience at Game Developers Conference. He then showed off "Kara," running on Quantic Dream's new engine for the PS3.
READ MORE >"It is a lot easier running a standard animation script than in game animation. Still, I would ..."
see all 91 commentsSimCity system requirements revealed
A SimCity product page on Origin has spilled details on the multiplayer, Limited and Deluxe Editions, and the game's expected system requirements.
READ MORE >"if you are going to sell a pre-order, you better have a list of expected specs so people can ..."
see all 14 commentsTales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack invading PC
Developer DrinkBox Studios has revealed that it plans to bring its recently released PS Vita title, Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack, to PC.
READ MORE >SimCity designed to support mods
Maxis has promised that GlassBox, the new engine behind the upcoming SimCity "reboot" will offer modding tools for the community.
READ MORE >"If we start working on it now, we can have the art ready by the time the game launches. To the ..."
see all 10 commentsApple announces new iPad, Infinity Blade Dungeons
Apple announced the new iPad today, featuring increased horsepower, Retina Display, and a quad-core processor. To show off the device's power, Epic president Mike Capps debuted Infinity Blade Dungeons.
READ MORE >"on the other hand games for vita are more expensive i think (not verified, just saying in memory ..."
see all 20 commentsThe global fight of Medal of Honor: Warfighter
Medal of Honor: Warfighter is the studio's second stab at the rebooted FPS franchise from EA. Whereas the previous game was all about the fight in Afghanistan, Warfighter promises a "global fight," one comprised of real-world events.
READ MORE >"looks like they are using frostbite 2 engine for the singleplayer instead of unreal engine this ..."
see all 4 commentsBattlefield 3 DLC resumes in June; three packs announced
EA and DICE announced three new DLC packs for Battlefield 3, with content starting to release in June.
READ MORE >"i'd love to see some maps with tf2 style point capping. bring the entire server into ..."
see all 54 commentsSimCity confirmed for PC in 2013
"Sim City is back." Well, that was a pretty fast reveal.
READ MORE >"Dude, that giant robotic eye monster in Sim City 2000 was based on historic events, you ..."
see all 79 commentsNintendo licenses Havok, Gameware for Wii U
Nintendo announced today it has entered agreements with Havok and Autodesk, giving it access to a variety of tools to provide to third-party Wii U developers.
READ MORE >Medal of Honor: Warfighter trailer confirms October 23 date
The Medal of Honor: Warfighter trailer gives us a release date and a first look at the game in action.
READ MORE >"Releasing Wake Island 4 times for the different games != support. Buggy code, bad netcode, ..."
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"Well that sucks. Valve/Steam is in a fantastic position to try this. If it "fails" then ..."
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