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Independent Games Festival Announces 2010 Finalists
On Monday, the Independent Games Festival (for which both Chris and I are judges) announced the finalists for this year’s competition. Over three hundred entries were submitted this year. Judges...
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Developers Flee Wii, Embrace iPhone, Study Says
A survey of 800 videogame developers showed that support for iPhone games is growing, while dedication to the Wii is dropping off. The Game Developer magazine study released Friday showed major growth...
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GDC: Google Courts Game Devs With Free Phones
SAN FRANCISCO — Search behemoth Google buttered up the game development community at the Game Developers Conference Wednesday by handing out free mobile phones. At the tail end of the panel “Bring Your...
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White House: Ask What Game Developers Can Do For Your Country
SAN FRANCISCO — Kumar Garg, policy analyst for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, wants the game industry to address America’s “national challenges.” In a keynote entitled “Grand...
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Innovative SpyParty Is Ultimate Mind Game
SAN FRANCISCO — At last year’s Game Developers Conference, designer Chris Hecker unveiled a prototype of a new game called SpyParty. This year, he let me play it. SpyParty is like nothing else I’ve...
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Clever Games Use Handcrafted, One-of-a-Kind Controllers
While the games won't be coming to a PlayStation near you any time soon, the ALT.CTRL.GDC exhibit shows how we can break free of controllers and monitors. The post Clever Games Use Handcrafted,...
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Our 10 Favorite VR Moments at GDC (In No Particular Order)
Another game conference, another year dominated by virtual reality. More than just games, though, these are the individual experiences that made our week. The post Our 10 Favorite VR Moments at GDC (In...
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