News Tagged: GDC

Wednesday 1st April, 2009 - 01:00 BST

News: Is Game Design Art? Great Designers Say 'Not Really'

Is Game Design Art?  Great Designers Say 'Not Really'

At a GDC 2009 roundtable with renowned designers, Art seems to be a dirty word

It’s a debate that has raged for centuries: Do video games constitute art? Ok, maybe not centuries, but it seems like a while. Personally, I say ‘yeah, of course it is!’, but I’m not the creator of games that have been hailed as art by so many.At this years GDC conference, ICO creator, Fumito Ueda says of his..

14 comments | In Retro, GDC, Developers, Art, Wii, DSiWare, Virtual Console, WiiWare.

Sunday 29th March, 2009 - 18:00 BST

News: GDC 2009: The Best Of The Rest

GDC 2009: The Best Of The Rest

A recap of all the third-party news and announcements for Nintendo consoles from this year's Global Developers' Conference.

Sotoru Iwata's keynote speech at this year's Global Devopers' Conference revealed more than a couple of exciting projects for Nintendo fans to look forward to in the coming months. It's not just the Big N who came to the party, however; third-party developers both independent..

7 comments | In Wii, DS, WiiWare, GDC.

Friday 27th March, 2009 - 12:48 GMT

News: Publisher Deep Silver shows the Adult fare we've been itching for

Publisher Deep Silver shows the Adult fare we've been itching for

A new Horror Thriller, Cursed Mountain (Wii) and the long missing Duke Nukem (DS) Platforming style

At this year's GDC publisher Deep Silver held a small, exclusive press screening to showcase it's upcoming titles including the new horror title Cursed Mountain (Wii) and Duke Nukem: Critical Mass (DS).Cursed Mountain is a Wii exclusive and a welcome one for those that've been itching for some more..

3 comments | In Wii, GDC, Upcoming Games.

Thursday 26th March, 2009 - 15:08 GMT

News: Nintendo's GDC '09 Keynote At-A-Glance

Nintendo's GDC '09 Keynote At-A-Glance

For those unable to keep up, an overview of the stories and announcements made during Satoru Iwata's keynote speech.

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata dropped more than a few bombshells today during his keynote speech at the Game Developers' Conference in San Francisco - some surprising, some predicted months ago, all exciting news for Nintendo fans. Here's a look at all the announcements in..

6 comments | In Wii, DS, GDC.