Double Fine founder Tim Schafer announced at GDC that the studio is developing new mech combat title Trenched for Xbox Live Arcade.
Set to be published by Microsoft, the thirdperson action game is a sci-fi war blaster that lets players “turn no man's land into real man's land,” according to the tagline.
EA has announced that the open beta for Battlefield Play4Free will launch on April 4.
According to PC Gamer, early access to the open beta will be granted to Battlefield: Bad Company 1 and 2 players who hold an EA account, and Battlefield Play4Free Facebook and Twitter followers, on March 31 and April 2 respectively.
Ruined, the latest title from browser-based MMOG specialist Bigpoint, has entered closed beta in the States, with a European release to follow in the summer.
Playable through any web browser and set in ruined venues inspired by some of San Francisco’s most famous landmarks, it’s billed as a fast-paced, tournament-style thirdperson shooter that pits players against one another in a competition to become the ultimate villain.
Creator of beloved Dreamcast series says: “Only 200 people will buy it... funding is an issue.”
Yu Suzuki told a GDC session earlier today that Sega will “probably” let him make Shenmue III – though he admits that budgetary constraints are a likely stumbling block.
In response to a question asking when Shenmue III would be released, the series’ creator Suzuki said: “Well, I want to make it. About 200 people will buy it, I think. But funding is an issue.
Infamous 2 will allow players to create their own missions and upload them for the community to play.
Writing on the PlayStation Blog, Sucker Punch development director Chris Zimmerman said the studio had been working on the secret feature for the past two years.
PS3 application allowing development of motion-controlled software to be shown off at GDC.
Later today at GDC Sony is to officially unveil Move.Me, a software development application allowing homebrew applications to be created for PlayStation 3's motion controller, Move.
Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has said the company won’t make decisions about a Wii successor until software developers run out of inventive ideas for the original system.
Speaking to Yomiuri Online (translated by Andriasang), he pointed out: "It's just four years since [Wii's] release. It's selling over seven million units a year in North America, so we don't think it's at the limit.
“We'll make decisions about a successor system at the time when software developers cannot offer surprises [on Wii]."
Apple has officially revealed the long-rumoured iPad 2, which will launch on March 11 in the US and later in the month across Europe.
Available in black or white, the device features a new design that’s 33 per cent thinner and up to 15 per cent lighter than the original iPad, while offering the same 9.7-inch LED-backlit LCD screen.
“For them, content is created by someone else. Quantity is what drives their profit: quality doesn’t matter.”
Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata hit out at mobile and social games during his GDC keynote, saying that smartphone manufacturers and social networks “have no motivation to maintain the high value of videogame software.”
Users can pause movie on 3DS and resume on Wii; Nintendo offering 10,000 WiFi hotspots through AT&T.
While this morning’s GDC keynote was very much Satoru Iwata’s, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime briefly took the stage to outline Nintendo’s plans for 3DS in the USA.
Top of the list was support for the movie streaming service Netflix. While the service is already available on home consoles including Wii, 3DS Netflix will be a little different.
Galaxy team at work on Mario's 3DS debut; Miyamoto working on Zelda 25th anniversary celebration.
Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata used his keynote at the Game Developers Conference to announce a new Super Mario game for 3DS.
The game is under development at Nintendo’s EAD studio in Tokyo, the same team that developed Super Mario Galaxy and its sequel for Wii.
We hand over 2010's Edge Award for Best Developer to the Platinum Games head before discussing Anarchy Reigns
Tells Indie Game Summit to treat pirates as potential customers: “Make a game last longer than a week.”
Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson told the closing session at GDC’s Indie Games Summit yesterday that the notion of piracy as theft is false.
“Piracy is not theft,” he said. Referencing the most common anti-piracy argument, he said: “If you steal a car, the original is lost. If you copy a game, there are simply more of them in the world.”
Repetitive, addictive, arguably unethical and potentially expensive: are social games glorified slot machines?
A class action suit has been filed against the US retailer after a customer alleged her details were retained.
LG injunction could be circumvented by moving inbound shipping destination.
Despite electronics firm LG's successful attempt to bar European PS3 shipments in its ongoing patent dispute with Sony, it has come to light that the console manufacturer may be able to exploit a loophole in order to continue shipping units.
First public airing at GDC for the latest entry in DICE's FPS series.
EA has shown Battlefield 3 to the public for the first time at GDC 2011, and released an extended gameplay trailer on the game’s website. The footage is notable for both the game’s graphics – which look wonderful – and DICE’s characteristically intense audio. Our sister site, PC Gamer, reported on the playthrough, and you can watch the trailer below.
Mojang announce Scrolls at GDC 2011, a digital collectible card and board game.
Mojang founder and Minecraft creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson and lead designer Jakob Porser have revealed Scrolls, a digital collectable card and board game, at GDC 2011. Despite not yet having finished Mojang’s first game yet, the developer appears keen to get on with the next, enlisting the help of Penny Arcade’s Jerry Holkins and Jnkboy for the games story and art respectively.
Brian Neider to replace DeMartini as general manager of thirdparty publishing arm.
EA’s David DeMartini has stepped down from the role of group general manager of EA Partners, the company’s co-publishing arm dedicated to distributing games developed by third-party developers. Senior VP and COO of the EA Games label, Brian Neider, will replace DeMartini.
