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I haven’t yet had time to put my personal stories on paper from this year’s Game Developers Conference, but I have managed to do a round-up of all the articles I posted while in San Francisco. Read on to check out my news, debuts and previews from GDC 2009.
GDC09: Satoru Iwata Keynote – Wii Storage Solution, New Virtual Console Service And Zelda Returns
We just got back from Nintendo President Satoru Iwata’s keynote – Discovering New Development Opportunities. Read on for our play-by-play of the event, including Nintendo’s Wii storage solution, a new Virtual Console service and Link’s return to the Nintendo DS.
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OnLive: The Fourth Video-game Console?
A new contender entered the console arena today, one that promises to let gamers play their favorite titles over the internet without the need for high-end hardware. Let us introduce you to OnLive.
Officially announced today at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, OnLive has apparently been kept in the dark for seven years while in development by Rearden. Steve Perlman, Founder and CEO of OnLive, brags that the system requires no expensive hardware, no tedious and frequent upgrades, no lengthy downloads, no discs, and most importantly – won’t become obsolete. Can all this be true?
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GDC09: Hideo Kojima Keynote – Making the Impossible Possible
Yesterday at the Game Developers Choice Awards, Hideo Kojima was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Today, Kojima spoke at GDC for the first time; something he pointed out may have been related to the award he received the night prior. His keynote speech focused primarily on the theme of making the impossible possible. While no big announcements were made, the keynote was interesting to anyone looking to break into game design and faced with the ever-present roadblocks inherent to the industry.
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Other Articles
GDC09: Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2: Fusion
GDC09: Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
GDC09: First Glimpse Of Lego Universe
GDC09: Hands-On With Mevo And The
Grooveriders
GDC09: The Game Developer Choice
Awards
GDC09: First Look At Ubisoft’s
R.U.S.E
GDC09: Hands-On With Two New Infamous Missions
