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Wondercon 2009: Video game highlights

by Janine Dong on Mar 6, 2009 at 11:45 AM

WonderCon is the premiere comic book, science fiction, and motion picture convention that has graced San Francisco, California, since 2003. Usually held at San Francisco’s Moscone Center, just a few blocks from Union Square, WonderCon has grown significantly in size over the past few years thanks to its inception into… Continue Reading »

2Bits: Keep those E3 doors closed

by Jessica Moen on Oct 28, 2008 at 09:01 AM

E3 should not be open to the public. It is a convention for people in the gaming industry. Period. Though it would be nice to let anyone go to this convention, if they allow that to happen then E3 will basically end up becoming the next Comic-Con which means thousands… Continue Reading »

IndieCade 2008 festival now accepting submissions

by Christopher Buckner on Mar 8, 2008 at 09:19 PM

For all you Independent game makers out there hoping to make it big someday with your epic creation, IndieCade is offering you the chance to get noticed and possibly win some cool prizes with their annual IndieCade 2008 festival, which will be held in Bellevue, Seattle, July 10-13. The show… Continue Reading »

Rumors: Microsoft adopting Blu-ray

by Christopher Buckner on Mar 8, 2008 at 12:20 PM

Well, it looks like Microsoft is throwing in the towel when it comes to their support of the HD-DVD format. IGN is reporting that after dramatically reducing the price of the Xbox HD-DVD player from its original $179.99 down to $50, and dropping the HD-DVD player’s manufacturer Toshiba back in… Continue Reading »

GDC 2008 breaks attendance records

by Danielle Riendeau on Feb 29, 2008 at 06:14 PM

Need more proof that the Game Developer’s Conference (GDC) is becoming the new E3? Look no further than the attendance numbers for the once-intimate conference: GameDaily is reporting that over 18,000 people attended the five-day event. This breaks the event’s previous attendance record, setting the bar even higher for next… Continue Reading »

New Vision Engine to be revealed at GDC 2008

by Christopher Buckner on Feb 11, 2008 at 12:23 PM

The Vision Engine might not be as much a household name as Epic’s Unreal Engine, but come this year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC), Trinigy is hoping to change that view with its release of the latest version of the Vision Game Engine. The grand unveiling of Vision 6.4 will be… Continue Reading »

Game Audio Network Guild announces award finalists

by Christopher Buckner on Feb 8, 2008 at 10:34 AM

The Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G), a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement and recognition of audio in video games, has announced the nominees for its sixth annual G.A.N.G. Awards. The awards are given for outstanding creative, technical and artistic audio achievement in interactive entertainment. The winners will be announced… Continue Reading »

Tokyo Game Show 2008 moves to October

by Danielle Riendeau on Jan 14, 2008 at 08:00 AM

According to a recent post in GameDaily, the Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association (CESA) has announced that the Tokyo Game Show (TGS) will be moving from September to October in 2008. The 2008 show will take place October 9 – 13, 2008 at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. The show… Continue Reading »

The “E for All loves Threadless” contest

by Danielle Riendeau on Sep 5, 2007 at 09:41 PM

Feeling creative? New videogame expo E for All is teaming up with threadless.com to create the “E for All loves threadless” t-shirt design competition. The theme is E for All’s motto “power up and play”, and the winner receives $2000, a trip the first ever E for All expo, a… Continue Reading »

GC 2007 Best in Show winners announced

by Danielle Riendeau on Aug 28, 2007 at 09:47 PM

With the fall of the once mighty E3, it’s been up to the various other conventions to pick up the slack, and GC Leipzig has done just that, with this year’s attendance more than 185,000 people. Today saw the announcement of the best in show awards, named by the show’s… Continue Reading »

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