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GDC 2014 Visual Arts talks feature Destiny, Bioshock Infinite and more
GDC organizers highlight a few noteworthy Visual Arts track talks, including a behind-the-scenes look at how Bungie animates_Destiny_, a session on how the lifelike movements of Bioshock Infinite's Elizabeth were crafted, and more.
Feb. 19, 2014
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GDC 2014 Summit microtalks feature big ideas in bite-sized chunks
GDC organizers highlight a few popular Summit microtalks for the upcoming March conference. These rapid-fire roundtable presentations feature luminaries in game education, localization, F2P design and the indie scene.
Feb. 18, 2014
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GDC 2014 Design track talks feature Gone Home, Crusader Kings II
Conference organizers are highlighting a number of Design track talks at GDC 2014, including Steve Gaynor explaining why Gone Home is a game, a look at how Crusader Kings II fosters emergent stories, and more.
Feb. 17, 2014
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GDC 2014 adds Japanese talks from Inafune, Yoshida and more
GDC organizers debut a few excellent Japanese talks, including Keiji Inafune speaking about crowdfunding Mighty No. 9, a Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn postmortem from Naoki Yoshida, and more.
Feb. 14, 2014
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GDC 2014 debuts a fresh batch of Localization Summit sessions
GDC organizers have revealed a fresh batch of Narrative Summit talks, including sessions explaining how to localize Chinese games for foreign audiences, a roundtable discussion on the merits of machine translation, and more.
Feb. 13, 2014
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GDC 2014 reveals game lineup for 'Doing It On The Table' exhibit
Game Developers Conference organizers have announced which card and board games will be playable in the conference's ‘Doing It On The Table’ board game lounge, which is open to all GDC passholders.
Feb. 13, 2014
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GDC 2014 Production track features talks on Destiny, Ryse and more
GDC organizers highlight a few of this year's Production track talks, including a look at how Bungie geared up to make Destiny and how Crytek handled production of Ryse and Crysis 3.
Feb. 12, 2014
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Video: Iwata explains Nintendo's disruptive strategy at GDC 2006
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata explains how the industry was ripe for disruption at GDC 2006, sharing the story of Brain Age's unprecedented success and teased what would become the Wii.
Feb. 12, 2014
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GDC 2014 Indie Games Summit features Molyneux, Vollmer and more
GDC organizers have revealed a fresh slate of Independent Games Summit talks, including sessions explaining how to build better tutorials from the Threes creator Asher Vollmer, best practices for indie development from Peter Molyneux, and more.
Feb. 11, 2014
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Anita Sarkeesian, Riot co-founders win GDCA 2014 Special Awards
The 2014 Game Developers Choice Awards organizers have revealed its two final Special Award winners: the Ambassador Award goes to Anita Sarkeesian, while the Pioneer Award goes to Riot co-founders Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill.
Feb. 11, 2014
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GDC 2014 alternative controller exhibit 'ALT.CTRL' announces lineup
The debut showcase for ALT.CTRL.GDC this March will include experimental gadgets from Lucky Frame, Keita Takahashi, Droqen, and a special guest exhibit of holographic display, Voxiebox.
Feb. 7, 2014
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GDC 2014 adds talks on Plants vs. Zombies 2, Forza 5
This year's GDC talks include a behind-the-scenes at the art design of Plants vs. Zombies 2, a discussion of how Turn 10 accurately modeled real cars in Forza Motorsport 5, and more.
Feb. 7, 2014