Bits You Missed: Things you shouldn’t miss in 2016
Last night we rang out the old and celebrated the new. Normally I cover all the weird and quirky things you might have missed in the week, but today we’re going to flip […]
View ArticleWhat to Expect From This Year’s Game Developer’s Conference
Every year about 30,000 games industry folk pack into Moscone Convention Center for the Game Developer’s Conference. GDC isn’t like E3, where new consoles and franchises get announced. Nor is it like...
View ArticleObserver is Like Playing Through a Nightmare in the Best Way
Really good psychological horror has been… well… lacking recently. Part of that is the collective realization that we, as a society, haven’t been terribly great at addressing mental health issues. And...
View ArticleThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Began in 2D
Check out the newest Zelda with a classic skin. The post The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Began in 2D appeared first on Geek.com.
View ArticleThe Virtual Reality Market is Exploding, But Will Anybody Take the Bait?
The Game Developer’s Conference (GDC) has been promoting the rise of products in the VR space, having started a separate conference called VRDC that runs in September. At GDC this past week in […] The...
View ArticleThe Counter-Culture of the 60s is Alive and Well in Games
Every year a massive chunk of the games industry makes the trek to San Francisco for the Game Developers Conference. While it used to be right up alongside E3 as the place to […] The post The...
View ArticleIGDA Director Jen MacLean on Guns, Diversity, and Dreaded Unions in Video Games
Ever since I really start reporting on video games back in Chicago, I’ve been familiar with the International Game Developers Association or the IGDA. While it is very much not a union, the […] The...
View ArticleXbox One Indie Games Break Free From Dude Bro
These days remembering the heights of the Xbox 360 era feels cruel given the current state of Microsoft’s hardware. But the console truly deserves an immense amount of credit of making the idea […] The...
View ArticleTravis Strikes Again Leads Nintendo Switch’s Year Two Indies
Nintendo has had a pretty big presence here at the Game Developers Conference, and it just because there was a panel full of hot new ARMS lore. The Nintendo Switch established itself as a […] The post...
View ArticleThe Latest in Black People at GDC 2018
One thing I really appreciate about GDC over E3 is the focus on people instead of products. It’s just a much more humanistic show. That said, many of those humans are still the […] The post The Latest...
View ArticleThe Coolest Games We’ve Played at GDC 2018
This week we’re covering one of the biggest shows in the video game industry. No, E3 didn’t get bumped up three months. It’s the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, California! E3 is […] The...
View ArticleAt GDC, Everyone Wants to Be on Nintendo Switch
If I’ve seen one narrative emerge over during my first time at the Game Developers Conference it’s this: the Nintendo Switch is a big success and everyone wants their games to be on it. […] The post At...
View ArticleNoveto Systems Shows Off Headphones Without Headphones at GDC
Since GDC stands for the Game Developers Conference we’ve spent most of our time here checking out video games specifically, not tech in general. However, we made exception for one pitch that seemed...
View ArticleThe Best Parties of GDC 2018
Game Developers Conference 2018, my very first GDC, is now over. All last week we brought you hot news on the coolest games, inexplicable Atari hardware, and the growing movement for unionization in...
View ArticleAtari Reveals Hardware Plans With the Atari VCS at GDC
Update: The Atari VCS is available for pre-order now on Indiegogo For a few months now that we’ve known that historically important but currently beleaguered video game company Atari has been planning...
View ArticlePoll: Nearly Half of Video Game Developers Want Unions
If there’s one positive consequence of our current political/social/economic/cultural hellscape it’s that workers from across all industries are once again realizing the value of a good old-fashioned...
View ArticleGoogle Is Probably Making a Video Game Console
Can the video game industry sustain yet another console? Well we’re about to find out because it seems all but confirmed that famous search engine Google is expanding into the gaming hardware market...
View ArticleIrresponsible Predictions For GDC 2019
The Game Developers Conference isn’t really a place to expect breaking news. The event is for people who actually make video games to meet up and network and learn from each other. As […] The post...
View ArticleStadia Is Google’s New Video Game Streaming Platform
Yes, Google is making a video game thing. After months of speculation (and hopeful montages of social gaming throughout the centuries) Google revealed its new Stadia platform during its GDC keynote....
View ArticleYou Can Buy Epic Games Store Exclusives on Humble
Disclaimer: Humble Bundle is owned by IGN which is owned by Ziff Davis, who also owns Geek.com. Just as we predicted, at GDC the increasingly bloody new PC game store wars are just […] The post You Can...
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