• wii

    Spielberg's Boom Blox Will Be Featured At GDC

    The game formerly known under its working title as "PQRS" will from now on be referred to as Boom Blox, as GDC overseer Jamil Moledina revealed in his blog that the EA-Steven Spielberg collaboration will have a presence at the upcoming conference. Boom Blox, in development at EA LA, has been described as an "action-puzzle simulator" and will be the focus of executive producer Lou Castle's session at the Game Developers Conference.

    The session description reveals that Boom Blox, the first of the Spielberg games and designed for the Wii, was created by a small team that developed dozens of playable prototypes, ultimately resulting in "a fully cohesive, premium family game for the Wii." The con takes place the third week of February, so hopefully we'll see more of Boom Blox before then.

    Director's Cut: Worlds are Colliding [GDC]

    4:20 PM on Tue Dec 11 2007
    By Michael McWhertor
    1,658 views, 25 comments

    Latest by lophat: It looks kinda fun but, like JayMac, I was expecting something much meatier from a Spielberg/EA joint. I hope more »

  • rock a by baby

    Kondo Speaks, Miyamoto Sleeps

    When Nintendo's own maestro Koji Kondo took to the stage at this years GDC in March it was a packed house. During the hour-long presentation Kondo talked about the importance of sound and music in games from Super Mario to the Legend of Zelda. More »

    12:00 PM on Wed May 2 2007
    By Brian Crecente
    8,075 views, 86 comments

    Latest by dowingba: It's telling that Miyamoto is such an industry icon that even him falling asleep generates newsworthy interest. more »

  • home

    PlayStation Home Beta Invites Going Out

    Sony Computer Entertainment America has begun the beta invite process for their upcoming Home software, announced at GDC and due to launch later this year. PlayStation Underground members have been contacting Kotaku to let us know that invitations to sign up for the 3D networked community meeting space are on their way out. More »

    8:20 PM on Wed Apr 25 2007
    By Michael McWhertor
    21,264 views, 57 comments

    Latest by kaneit: how would i find the beta link? or where would i sign up? more »

  • feature

    Feature: Video Games Live at GDC

    A taxi deposits me outside of the Nob Hill Masonic Center around 5 p.m. last Friday. Originally I was supposed to arrive closer to 6:00, but a last minute email from my sponsor for the event, Dream Authentics, sent me into a flurry of preparation seldom seen in my otherwise relatively laid back life. Tonight, on the last day of the 2007 Game Developers Conference, I would be attending the Video Games Live concert, with special guest Koji Kondo, the legendary composer for Super Mario Bros. and Zelda. More »

    Feature

    12:00 PM on Fri Mar 16 2007
    By Mike Fahey
    4,914 views, 21 comments

    Latest by Nymo: yes! I Have Yet Again Successufly Not Made It Into People's Pictures For Another GDC VGL.. I Even Had The Bright, more »

  • phil harrison

    Rest Easy, Phil Harrison Has Seen Afrika

    What we know about Afrika for the PS3: It's got animals. Back at GDC, Sony's Phil Harrison chatted with game site Pro-G about the mysterious title: More »

    1:00 AM on Thu Mar 15 2007
    By Brian Ashcraft
    2,682 views, 37 comments

  • miyamoto

    One-Handed Mario, Miis Coming To Twilight Princess?

    What's way funnier than creating Miis? Putting them in games! From a MTV interview at GDC with Shigeru Miyamoto: More »

    10:00 PM on Tue Mar 13 2007
    By Brian Ashcraft
    2,112 views, 13 comments

  • nintendo

    Rumor: Wii Getting Text to Speech?

    In a lengthy report by NintendoWorldReport on Takeshi Shimada's talk at the Game Developer Conference, the middleware dev sorta mentions that his company is looking into the possibility of developing some sort of text-to-speech technology. More »

    8:58 PM on Mon Mar 12 2007
    By Brian Crecente
    1,066 views, 11 comments

  • rant

    On Women and Gaming

    Why aren't there more female gaming bloggers? More »
  • clips

    Clip: Mega64's GDC Mario Skit

    Wednesday night at the Game Developer's Choice awards marked the closest I have ever come to peeing myself in public since I was five, and Mega64 is to blame. Shown as interstitials to give host Tim Schafer (who himself was hilarious) time to take his ritalin, the series of bits they showed ran from eh to pretty damn funny, and then this one showed up.

    Amazing how link, on screen for all of four seconds, completely doles out the major funny in the clip. Well, that and Miyamoto's acting. Just watch the part where he first shows up, and imagine Gary Coleman saying, "Whatchoo talkin bout Willis?" Michael Fahey

    Super Mario Bros.     [Mega64]

    2:20 PM on Mon Mar 12 2007
    By Mike Fahey
    6,299 views, 59 comments

    Latest by egyptiansushi: Makudonarudo? more »

  • shigeru

    Clip: Game Jew Serenades Miyamoto

    Game Jew edges into stalking territory at the Game Developers Conference, following Shigeru Miyamoto around GDC until he corners him outside his room at the Video Games Live concert and follows him down the hall singing. Miyamoto, two words: Restraining Order. Just kidding, anyone who sings about my balls is A-OK in my book. Brian Crecente More »

    9:25 AM on Mon Mar 12 2007
    By Brian Crecente
    2,453 views, 21 comments

    Latest by Figcoinc: Hahahah I love Gamejew. Though....he final gets his shot and he does that. He should have shown him more »