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Fleet of developers strike Nvidia deal

Fleet of developers strike Nvidia deal

All Sega studios, as well as Capcom and Grin, among the crowd of teams licensing Nvidia?s PhysX and APEX tools

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Trion unveils new ?MMORTS? project

Trion unveils new ?MMORTS? project

Californian online game publisher to partner with Petroglyph following the shock-exodus of president Jon Van Caneghem

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Science team creating 'smell effect' peripheral

Science team creating 'smell effect' peripheral

PC unit releases odours ? from ?fired gun? to ?burnt tyre? ? when triggered by in-game events

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Hideo Kojima named Most Valuable Person

Hideo Kojima named Most Valuable Person

Famitsu crowns Metal Gear Solid director at its 2008 Awards ceremony

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3D gaming ?puts innovation back to the forefront?

3D gaming ?puts innovation back to the forefront?

UK outfit Data Design says it?s applying for a patent to use Wii motion-sensing tech to detect head movement

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Yu Suzuki leaves key Sega post

Yu Suzuki leaves key Sega post

Legendary designer retires from role of R&D creative officer though he will remain at the publisher

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Kojima: 'Western game design is more technology-driven'

Kojima: 'Western game design is more technology-driven'

Metal Gear creator shares his thoughts on the East/West divide

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Kojima: 'Metal Gear was born from hardware limitations'

Kojima: 'Metal Gear was born from hardware limitations'

Legendary designer talks origins of the series in his keynote

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amBX partners with Carnegie Mellon University

amBX partners with Carnegie Mellon University

GDC 09: Ambient experience tech to be installed at Pittsburg college's Entertainment Technology Center

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North Side debuts conversational game technology

North Side debuts conversational game technology

GDC 09: Bot Colony takes developers a step closer to passing the Turing test

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Now Apple is developing Wiimote-style controller

Now Apple is developing Wiimote-style controller

64-page patent filing reveals Wii-esque wand that uses IR sensors and works with Apple TV

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Deferred rendering: the next big thing?

Deferred rendering: the next big thing?

Develop talks to Epic and Guerilla on the ups and downs of leaving the lighting until last

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?Games should be part of a larger narrative?

?Games should be part of a larger narrative?

Expanding game worlds can keep players engaged, says FluffyLogic?s Kronschnabl

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Open beta for Combat Arms

Open beta for Combat Arms

Free-to-play MMO offers social first-person shooter.

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Dave Perry readies game design book

Dave Perry readies game design book

Five-year effort to be 'in print by GDC' says famed industry figure

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Pratchett: 'Integrating writers into games development is the key'

Pratchett: 'Integrating writers into games development is the key'

'There needs to be a hell of a lot more communication on both sides,' says award-winning scribe

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Nintendo exploring automated gaming

Nintendo exploring automated gaming

Patent application reveals ?Kind Code? hand-holding system

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Makeover on the cards for Lara Croft?

Makeover on the cards for Lara Croft?

Eidos considers giving pneumatic Tomb Raider heroine a facelift

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3D gaming yet to convince console manufacturers, says Blitz

3D gaming yet to convince console manufacturers, says Blitz

Platform holders ?curious but not convinced? by 3D TV technology

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Great games don't need an

Great games don't need an "army of devs"

King.com, the home of Time?s top-rated Hunted Forever, says there?s a tremendous range of talent outside of the studio system

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GDC09: first details of AI Summit

GDC09: first details of AI Summit

Speakers from Rockstar Leeds, EA, Nintendo and Ubisoft to attend inaugural event

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Gamers give stereoscopic 3D thumbs-up

Gamers give stereoscopic 3D thumbs-up

Preliminary results of U-Decide survey into 3D market show positive results

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Massachusetts Game Challenge returns

Massachusetts Game Challenge returns

Second annual development contest offers thousands of dollars in prizes

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Petroglyph opts for microtransactions

Petroglyph opts for microtransactions

Free-to-play action RPG Mytheon from Universe at War dev to avoid subscription fees

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Midway says

Midway says "GTA IV moved the bar"

Wheelman development hindered by GTA IV's success as studio forced to change key elements

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