GDC 2007 Highlights
- March 12, 2007 09:58 AM PST
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The Game Developer Conference is here, and GamePro's editors are in the field scoring stories. Bookmark this page for the latest GDC stories -- this page is updated hourly with news, features, and hands-on impressions of new games. Also, don't miss our GDC Predictions story - it's chock full of pugnacious prognostications!
Breaking GDC News
GDC: flOw - the Wii title that might have been
According to the folks at That Game Company, flOw was very close to being developed for the Wii, but the decision to go with Sony was based on the developer support it received.
(03/09/2007, 2:05pm PST)
GDC: Koji Kondo and making music
In his first visit to GDC, legendary composer Koji Kondo illustrates the fundamentals of creating immersive and interactive in-game music.
(03/09/2007, 11:32am PST)
GDC: Xbox 360 backwards compatibility soon to be forgotten
Microsoft's focus towards improving backwards compatibility may slow to a standstill after the end of the year, according to a GDC report.
(03/09/2007, 10:49am PST)
GDC: Lost Planet creator disses Clover
Are video games a form of art? Apparently, Capcom's Keiji Inafune doesn't think so, and he takes former producers for Clover to task for focusing too much on artistry and not selling enough copies of their games.
(03/09/2007, 9:55am PST)
GDC: Miyamoto shows Mario Galaxy, outlines dev philosohy
There were a few glimmers of hope for today's keynote address by Shigeru Miyamoto, but his speech was largely uneventful due to the imposition of a company-wide gag order. Still, there were a handful of announcements.
([UPDATE]: 03/08/2007, 3:57pm PST)
GDC: Gears wins Best Game award
Epic Games was declared the undeniable winner of last night's GDC awards with a total of three trophies to show for their efforts.
GDC: Nintendo announces Pokemon Battle Revolution, Wii's first online title
Nintendo gets its first taste of online and DS connectivity with Pokemon Battle Revolution, to be released this June.
(03/08/2007, 10:15am PST)
HOT: Peter Molyneux unveils Fable 2 secrets; images of new dog sidekick
At GDC, Peter Molyneux showed new features that were originally intended to appear in the much-hyped first Fable game. An A.I. dog partner, marriage with children, and "love" are three key ingredients to upcoming Xbox 360 RPG Fable 2.(3/06/07, 2:08pm PST)
GDC: Warhawk ditches single-player modes
The upcoming game soon to be released on the PlayStation Store rids itself of single-player to embrace total multiplayer functionality.
(03/08/2007, 8:32am PST)
GDC: Peter Jackson to develop two episodic games for Xbox 360
Microsoft announces the development of two episodic game series to be headed by none other than director Peter Jackson
(03/08/2007, 8:01am PST)
Are next-gen graphics hurting gamers?
Deus Ex creator Warren Spector explains why next-gen console graphical expectations can hurt game design. He also praises Sony's LittleBigPlanet and its simple, iconic characters and user-generated content.
GDC: SingStar for PS3 coming this fall to North America
Phil Harrison rounded out the keynote address with some info about SingStar for the PS3, but thankfully, he didn't sing.
(03/07/2007, 3:59pm PST)
GDC: Sony unveils Home and the innovative Little Big Planet for PS3
Phil Harrison's GDC keynote unveiling of the PlayStation Home and Little Big Planet has undeniably stolen the show.
(03/07/2007, 2:18pm PST)
Halo 2 map editor
HOT: Halo 2 for PC hands-on at GDC; map editor and campaign analyzed
We've just had a chance to play a portion of the single-player campaign from the Windows Vista port of Halo 2. The results were extremely faithful to the Xbox original, but there's little here that will excite established Halo 2 veterans.Read full impressions of the new map editor, multiplayer matchmaking, and graphics. (3/06/07, 3:28pm PST)
GDC: Viva Viva Pinata! Rare continues to support its quirky franchise.
Although sales weren't what Rare was hoping for, the development studio still believes in the franchise, meaning a possible sequel is currently in the works.
(03/07/2007, 1:10pm PST)
GDC: Sakaguchi's Xbox 360 RPGs get a release date
We reveal new details regarding release dates and downloadable content for Mistwalker's Xbox 360-exclusive RPGs, Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey.
(03/07/2007, 10:12am PST)
GDC: Sakaguchi, Molyneux, and Muzyka discuss the future of RPGs
RPG experts Hironobu Sakaguchi, Peter Molyneux, and Ray Muzyka show off their latest projects for the Xbox 360 and discuss the finer points of the genre.
(03/07/2007, 9:01am PST)
GDC: Shadowrun pits PC against Xbox 360
Microsoft schemes to settle the keyboard-and-mouse-versus-controller controversy by turning FASA's classic RPG into an FPS where PC meets 360. (3/06/07, 7:28pm PST)
**NOTE: Microsoft has asked we hold off on the Fable 2 story for the time being. Look for more details soon.
GDC: Xbox 360 gets 512 MB memory stick boost and bonus Geometry Wars; XBLA games get bigger
Microsoft started off GDC 2007 by announcing a bigger memory unit for the Xbox 360 and a size limit increase for Live Arcade games to match.
GDC: Microsoft wants you to dream, build, and play for a $10,000 grand prize
At the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Microsoft announced a contest titled Dream-Build-Play, in which aspiring developers will compete to make the best game amongst a sea of applicants.
More GDC Stories
Electronic Arts announces distribution deal with MTV and Guitar Hero designers
At a posh Game Developers Conference bash held in a 15th floor luxury suite in downtown San Francisco, Electronic Arts surprised the gaming industry with the announcement that it had reached an agreement to publish an MTV-backed game currently under development by Harmonix, makers of Guitar Hero.
EA's Probst: PS3 won't emulate PS2's success
EA chief executive Larry Probst predicts that the PS3 will not live up the same degree of success as its forerunner, the PS2.
SNK boss: No third-party online for Wii until 2008
According to Ben Herman of SNK USA, third party developers will be restricted from including online capabilities in their games throughout the 2007 calendar year.
Snarl in Sony: CEO Stringer and PS3 creator Kutaragi at odds
Sony CEO Howard Stringer states that he and the tight-lipped Ken Kutaragi have tussled over such things as poor communication and the PS3's astronomical development costs.
GDC: Lumines creator Mizuguchi bringing Every Extend Extra to the Xbox Live Arcade
Reports scattered across the internet yesterday, claiming that Lumines producer Tetsuya Mizuguchi would reveal a new title that would be released for Xbox Live Arcade.
