Google unveils 'Google Play'
Google kicked off its cloud-based entertainment initiative "Google Play" today, serving as a central location for PCs, Android tablets, and Android phones to access music, movies, eBooks, and games.
READ MORE >Paradox Interactive announces three new games
Paradox Interactive revealed its three promised GDC games today: The Showdown Effect from Arrowhead, Dungeonland from Critical Studio, and RED Frontier from Zeal Studio.
READ MORE >"Oh, I hope DungeonLand plays well. I've said before that it would have been awesome if L4D ..."
see all 6 commentsEA opens Gothenburg studio to develop Frostbite 2 games
Electronic Arts is opening a new studio in Gothenburg. But where is Gothenburg, you ask? Sweden, home of DICE--the studio behind the Battlefield franchise and the Frostbite 2.0 engine.
READ MORE >"bf3 looks really nice on high/ultra but in many ways all it is visually is a generic miltary ..."
see all 21 commentsMinecraft XBLA offers split-screen, no Kinect at launch
Minecraft for XBLA will feature split-screen play, but it will lack Kinect functionality at launch.
READ MORE >"Also, I am not sure how the crafting or inventory interface will look on a 4-split screen. Must ..."
see all 11 commentsRumor: Valve planning 'Steam Box' PC gaming platform
It's long been rumoured that Valve has plans to get into the hardware game. Now a new set of rumours are saying the Steam and Half-Life maker is planning a PC gaming platform, with standardised hardware and software it'll share with companies to make thei
READ MORE >"Remember that Valve head honcho Gabe Newell has excellent connections to Microsoft"
see all 48 comments'Next' Metal Gear Solid game seeks developers, coming to PC
While "Metal Gear Solid 5" has yet to be officially announced, Kojima Productions has announced it is seeking developers for the "next" Metal Gear Solid title.
READ MORE >"The problems MGS2 for PC has are easily fixed without Konami's assistance."
see all 13 commentsWarren Spector to receive GDCA's 12th Lifetime Achievement Award
Developer Warren Spector (Deus Ex, System Shock, Epic Mickey) has been announced as the recipient of the GDCA's 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award.
READ MORE >"Come back to make intelligent mature games Warren!! WTF you doing making mickey mouse junk??? ..."
see all 6 commentsIGF 2012 Student Competition winners unveiled
The Student Competition winners for the 2012 Independent Games Festival have been announced, culled from nearly three-hundred game submissions.
READ MORE >IGF 2012 Main Competition finalists announced
The finalists for the 14th annual Independent Games Festival's Main Competition have been announced, highlighting some of the greatest indie games of 2012.
READ MORE >"kind of weird that most of the games under "Technical Excellence" are retro lo-fi games"
see all 6 comments'XBLA Prize' added to IGF accolades
Microsoft and the Independent Games Festival are partnering to add a new 'XBLA Prize' to the list of IGF accolades, which includes a publishing deal on Xbox Live Arcade.
READ MORE >GDC Play invites indies
The organizers of the Game Developers Conference (GDC) have announced a new program that's aimed at offering an "opportunity for emerging and independent developers to showcase their games" at upcoming GDC events.
READ MORE >"Show of hands for anyone initially reading the title as 'GDC Play invites undies'."
see all 2 commentsIGF 2012 submissions now open
Submissions are now open for the 14th annual Independent Games Festival, which will be held, as usual, at the 2012 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Some exciting changes to the festival's format have also been announced.
READ MORE >"The games last year were pretty damn cool, Symon and Journey. Hope this year's are even ..."
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