The 2008 Game Developers Conference gets under way in San Francisco with talk of casual games, Nintendo's WiiWare, and Emotiv's mind-control headset.
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Bac Attack pits man's strategic ingenuity against the march of armies of bacteria. (From News.com's Geek Gestalt blog)
February 22, 2008
February 22, 2008
Looking in on 'Star Wars: The Force Unleashed'
February 21, 2008
The serial entrepreneur's start-up aims to create a new model in the in-game ads industry. (From News.com's Geek Gestalt blog)
February 21, 2008
February 21, 2008
After a keynote address at GDC, Redmond's Chris Satchell explains some of the finer points of the Creators Club initiative. (From News.com's Geek Gestalt blog)
February 20, 2008
Lego expects its online game, aimed at kids but with elements for adults, to be ready in a couple of years. (From News.com's Geek Gestalt blog)
February 20, 2008
Microsoft to distribute community-created games
February 20, 2008
webware A new version of the company's gaming software could make people think twice about buying a video game console.
February 20, 2008
If you're wondering why there's so much emphasis on promoting PC gaming, consider recent PC game sales figures.
February 20, 2008
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The hardware-software combination is designed to make it possible for users to control objects in a game with nothing but their mind. (From News.com's Geek Gestalt blog)
February 19, 2008
At this week's conference, industry leaders will talk about where they're going, how to work with Hollywood, and how gaming is becoming more mainstream than ever. (From News.com's Geek Gestalt blog)
February 18, 2008
crave On every level of the game, you can design exactly how you want your world to be, from microbes to animals to buildings to spaceships.
February 14, 2008
February 13, 2008
Dennis Fong start-up an innovative gamer social community
Raptr tracks you and your friends' gamer statistics and keeps games up to date with the latest downloads, patches, and so forth. (From News.com's Geek Gestalt blog)February 22, 2008
First massively micro game wins design challenge
Bac Attack pits man's strategic ingenuity against the march of armies of bacteria. (From News.com's Geek Gestalt blog)February 22, 2008
Renowned inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil explains how tech will give people superhuman abilities and near immortality.
February 22, 2008
LucasArts for the first time publicly shows off its ground-breaking new game, which bridges the gap between the film prequels and the original episode.
February 21, 2008
Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell pushing ads in casual games
The serial entrepreneur's start-up aims to create a new model in the in-game ads industry. (From News.com's Geek Gestalt blog)February 21, 2008
Nintendo promising wide range of titles for North American WiiWare launch; says it doesn't want to place limits on developer ideas.
February 21, 2008
Microsoft game exec talks up Xbox Live Creators Club
After a keynote address at GDC, Redmond's Chris Satchell explains some of the finer points of the Creators Club initiative. (From News.com's Geek Gestalt blog)February 20, 2008
'Lego Universe,' a brick MMO, is in development
Lego expects its online game, aimed at kids but with elements for adults, to be ready in a couple of years. (From News.com's Geek Gestalt blog)February 20, 2008
At annual game developers conference in San Francisco, Redmond touts Xbox milestones and unveils Creators Club.
February 20, 2008
WildTangent turns laptops into casual-game boxes
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Alliance tries to save PC gaming where Microsoft failed
If you're wondering why there's so much emphasis on promoting PC gaming, consider recent PC game sales figures. February 20, 2008
Nintendo announces launch dates for its balance-board-based exercise game and an independent development and digital distribution channel.
February 20, 2008
gamespot The folks at GameSpot bring you live updates of the keynotes, conference sessions, games, and more from the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
February 20, 2008
Activision, AMD, Dell, Intel, Microsoft, and Nvidia co-found nonprofit dedicated to "advancing the PC as a worldwide gaming platform."
February 20, 2008
Emotiv's headset allows mind control over digital objects
The hardware-software combination is designed to make it possible for users to control objects in a game with nothing but their mind. (From News.com's Geek Gestalt blog)February 19, 2008
Future of video game industry taking shape at GDC
At this week's conference, industry leaders will talk about where they're going, how to work with Hollywood, and how gaming is becoming more mainstream than ever. (From News.com's Geek Gestalt blog)February 18, 2008
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