Game Developers Conference organizers are excited to announce that online voting for the Audience Awards for both the 2018 Game Developers Choice Awards and the Independent Games Festival Awards is now open through next Monday, February 12 at 11:59pm PT! Please help spread the word! Public votes will help determine the winners, which will be announced live during the ceremonies on Wednesday, March 21st, as part of the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. The ceremonies are available to attend for all GDC 2018 pass-holders and will be livestreamed on the GDC's official Twitch channel at 6:30 PM PT beginning with the IGF Awards, followed by the GDCAs. Anyone who would like to vote for the GDCA and IGF Audience Awards can cast their votes using the links below. Voters will need to select the finalist/game they are voting for, along with a valid email address. ●Cast your Audience Award vote in the 18th annual Game Developers Choice Awards! … [Read more...] about Vote now for the 2018 IGF and Game Developers Choice Audience Awards!
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Game developer survey shows growing interest in Nintendo Switch, more loot boxes
Organizers behind the annual Game Developers Conference released their State of the Game Industry report for 2018 today, which showed an uptick in interest in developing games for Nintendo Switch and PC platforms, as interest in developing for mobile and virtual reality platforms wanes. The report also notes that, despite backlash to the prevalence of loot boxes in video games in 2017, they’re not going anywhere. One in ten game developers surveyed said they were currently working on games with “paid item crates.” The GDC State of the Game Industry 2018 report is based on responses from “nearly 4,000 game developers.” The report indicates a few interesting, although not unexpected, trends, like increased development for PC and consoles and a great deal of confidence in the performance of Nintendo Switch. In response to a question about which platform(s) developers are currently making games for, 60 percent said PC. That was followed by 36 percent for … [Read more...] about Game developer survey shows growing interest in Nintendo Switch, more loot boxes
Zelda: Breath Of The Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn Lead Game Developers Choice Awards’ Nominees List
The annual Game Developers Choice Awards has officially announced its nominees, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Horizon Zero Dawn are tied for the most nomination with six each, including Game of the Year. The awards takes place during the 2018 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.The other nominees for Game of the Year are PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Nier: Automata, and Super Mario Odyssey. All of the above were nominated for multiple awards in categories like Best Audio, Design, Innovation, Technology, and Visual Art. Any game publicly released in 2017 is eligible for nomination. The awards will be hosted by Robin Hunicke, a professor of game design at UC Santa Cruz and the co-founder of the independent game studio Funomena.The awards are open to all GDC 2018 pass holders. It's preceded by the Independent Games Festival Awards, where Night in the Woods, Baba is You, and Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy are taking top nominations. The awards take place on … [Read more...] about Zelda: Breath Of The Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn Lead Game Developers Choice Awards’ Nominees List
Nintendo Wants To Ramp Up Its Mobile Game Development, Apparently
Nintendo wants to do more in the mobile game space, apparently. Nintendo already owns a 10 percent stake in DeNA and is working with them on five mobile games, the most recent of which was Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. But The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Nintendo wants to work with more mobile game developers to release more games after the company failed to get involved in the mobile game space early on.According to the report, Nintendo believes it can release more games, faster, by aligning with more partners. However, the report added that Nintendo doesn't plan to actually invest in any of these companies, as it did with DeNA.The report claims that Nintendo spoke with Puzzle & Dragons developer GungHo about a potential partnership, though a spokesperson claimed no discussions ever happened with Nintendo. The two companies already worked together, as some Mario characters showed up in the Puzzle & Dragons game for 3DS. There is no word on what other companies … [Read more...] about Nintendo Wants To Ramp Up Its Mobile Game Development, Apparently
Zelda: Breath Of The Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn Lead Game Developer Awards’ Nominees List
The annual Game Developers Choice Awards has officially announced its nominees, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Horizon Zero Dawn are tied for the most nomination with six each, including Game of the Year. The awards takes place during the 2018 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.The other nominees for Game of the Year are PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Nier: Automata, and Super Mario Odyssey. All of the above were nominated for multiple awards in categories like Best Audio, Design, Innovation, Technology, and Visual Art. Any game publicly released in 2017 is eligible for nomination. The awards will be hosted by Robin Hunicke, a professor of game design at UC Santa Cruz and the co-founder of the independent game studio Funomena.The awards are open to all GDC 2018 pass holders. It's preceded by the Independent Games Festival Awards, where Night in the Woods, Baba is You, and Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy are taking top nominations. The awards take place on … [Read more...] about Zelda: Breath Of The Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn Lead Game Developer Awards’ Nominees List