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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. More »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=244334&view=rss&microfeed=true What's way funnier than creating Miis? Putting them in games! From a MTV interview at GDC with Shigeru Miyamoto: More »
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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 »
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Why aren't there more female gaming bloggers? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=243641&view=rss&microfeed=true 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. More »
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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 »
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Critics darling and Killer 7 producer Goichi Suda talked about artistry and business at last week's GDC. He explained that there are two types of creators: Business-oriented and art-oriented. For business devs, the client's wishes and expectations are priority numero uno. But the arty-types, it's their vision. (Though, Suda does admit that basically all game developers must be business-oriented, because, well, it is a business!) But at the end of the day, he says that he and his company Grasshopper Manufacture hold art in the highest regard thanks to, and we quote, "punk spirit." Not so much anti-authority, but rather, he's talking about doing something different from others. Take Killer 7, which he made with Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami. Suda explains: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=243336&view=rss&microfeed=true Having announced that there will be a new Mii Popularity Channel and having created a Mii commercial I think we can safely assume Nintendo understands the new-found power of their Mii. Brian Crecente More »
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Thursday night, between having my balls handed to me at the SCEA Blogger Congress and hanging at the Gamecock party, I stopped by a private little affair hosted by Nintendo. More »
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I am...Brian Fahey. More »
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At this week's Game Developer Conference, Sony dropped some not-so-subtle hints about the future of the LocoRoco franchise. While the PSP version was a very minor hit, Sony remains committed to the series and it should come as no surprise that they'll continue with more hypercute blobby platforming. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=243141&view=rss&microfeed=true The West Hall at the GDC convention center played host this week to a special preview of the I Am 8-Bit show, that features art inspired from classic video games and characters. Some of these you may have seen before, some of them are new, and they are all pretty damn spiffy. Michael Fahey More »
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There was this moment, just seconds after I sat down between Phil Harrison and David Karraker, when the entire table of bloggers, PR people and developers at Sony's Blogger Congress were quiet. More »
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My very first GDC (in fact my first industry event since E3 1999), and here I am not 5 feet away from the man behind Majora's Mask, Wind Waker, and of course, The Twilight Princess. Today Eiji Aonuma is speaking about the process of developing the blockbuster Wii and Gamecube title, from its roots as a sequel to the cell shaded Windwaker all the way up to the release of the game that launched a million Wiis. More »
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This session is in Japanese, translated on the fly by people "UN-style" into our headphones. So everyone is familiar with Loco Roco, yes? The jelly game for the PSP, allowing you tilt the world around to guide that big blob like a snot on a tissue. Okay? Good. Here's a mini history. More »
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Every year GDC hosts the Game Design Challenge, which takes a handful of the best game designers around and challenges them to come up with an enticing game concept according to a set theme. This year's theme? The Needle and Thread Interface. Creating a game that uses a needle and thread as the interface for the gameplay in some fashion. The contestants? God of War dev and all-around potty mouth David Jaffe, the father of Tetris Alexey Pajitnov, and finally last year's winner for the Nobel Peace Prize themed challenge, Harvey Smith. More »
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]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=242766&view=rss&microfeed=true Sitting in a meeting room between Phil Harrison and David Karraker at a table filled with bloggers. More »
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In a session with Capcom R&D head Keiji Inafune, the creator responsible for games like Dead Rising, Lost Planet and Mega Man, the topic turned to the recently closed Clover Studios. Session moderator N'Gai Croal asked Inafune about Clover's gorgeous financial underperformers Okami and Viewtiful Joe. More »
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Standing inside the Nintendo booth on the GDC expo floor I notice a nearby banner advertising the Wii, it's reaching out for "hardcore" gamers. More »
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It may have been lost in the news yesterday, but right after the Microsoft Blogger Breakfast I cornered Chris Satchell to ask him about the future of the Xbox 360's backwards compatibility. More »
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Ubisoft has revealed to Level Up, N'Gai Croal's Newsweek blog focused on the game-o-sphere, that they'll publish the Japanese guitar software for the Nintendo DS we previously covered back in November. Titled Hiite Utaeru DS Guitar M-06 over there, over here it will simple be called Jam Sessions. More »
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When Phil Harrison publicly revealed the PLAYSTATION 3 service Home yesterday, he hinted at an April timeframe for a public beta test. Phil actually pronounces it "bee-tah" which is just cheek-pinchingly precious. More »
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Peter Molyneux is holding my business card in his hand looking down at the green and the pink and the giant K and the Otaku, and his brow is furrowed. More »
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During today's keynote Shigeru Miyamoto announced a new channel that would allow people to compare their Miis in a popularity contest. More »
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Earlier today during a keynote Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed that Super Mario Galaxy would be coming out this year. More »
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I'm sitting in a small room with Peter Molyneux listening to him talk up Fable 2. More »
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We're at the Nintendo Shigeru Miyamoto keynote. It's starting any minute now. More »
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I have nothing but respect for City of Heroes lead designer Matt Miller and world designer Mellissa Bianco, who had to play opening act for the legendary Richard Garriott at NCSoft's presentation yesterday, where they were detailing the upcoming Issue 9: Breakthrough update for City of Heroes and Villains. The most compelling features included in the update are the introduction of the invention system and player auction houses to the game, adding a new layer of depth to the game that players (like me) have been clamoring for since launch. More »
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Warren Spector is scared. Scared of freedom. Specifically the amount of freedom that game developers these days are giving to the player in determining how a game plays out. In a GDC session yesterday entitled "The Future of Storytelling in Next-Generation Game Development", Spector voiced his misgivings about giving too much control to the end-user. More »
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Shortly after delivering his Game 3.0 speech at the Game Developers Conference, Phil Harrison sat down with me for a ten-minute, one-on-one interview about the reaction to Home, developer reticence, why there is a backlash against Sony and other things. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=242652&view=rss&microfeed=true Before Phil Harrison took the stage yesterday to deliver his keynote, we were treated to a sneak peek at the real future of interactive entertainment, and as I predicted it does involve playing with giant balls. More »
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Brian tossed this to me yesterday after his interview with the Nintendo PR folks. I assume he wants me to put a second coat of wax on the Crecente family mini-van with it, but before I ruin this nice freebie, I thought I'd show it off in its unsoiled state. More »
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Hey folks! We're here at the Gears of War shindig with Cliffy "I'm actually lousy at Gears" B, bringing you the highlights of whatever it is he's going to say. More »
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