Новости за 13.03.2017

The Game Developers Conference (GDC) has confirmed that it'll be returning next year, in San Francisco's Moscone Center, from Monday 19 to Friday 23 of March, with talk submissions for GDC and the also returning VRDC opening this summer.

A lawsuit filed against VR company Oculus by Total Recall Technologies (TRT), claiming that Oculus founder Palmer Luckey had breached a contract with them, has been thrown out by a California court.

Human Kind: A first for Develop, this month we focus on human issues affecting everyone from game developers to players. We delve into how games can help inform players about mental health, the importance of diverse representation and the horrors of crunch. This issue also features the Develop 30 Under 30 2017, celebrating 30 of the best humans working in the games industry today. Ron Gilbert discusses ‘improv game design’ and Slightly Mad Studios’ Andy Tudor talks realism in racing games. Full list below. Читать дальше...

JP Kellams has departed Japanese developer Platinum Games in the wake of the Scalebound cancellation, after nearly a decade with the company.

Back in 2009, about a year before Bungie departed the Halo franchise, the series returned to its early development roots in the form of Halo Wars. Bungie created a game called Myth: The Fallen Lords, which was a real-time strategy game that gathered quite a following back in 1997. Initially, Bungie’s plan was to model Halo on this RTS format, eventually changing its mind in 2001 to create the trailblazing first person shooter we know and love.

BAFTA has partnered with Develop to offer this year’s ‘30 Under 30’ free membership to the BAFTA Crew Games programme. The participants will become part of a professional network with access to industry talent and a smorgasbord of masterclasses around the UK, and livestreamed Q&As featuring BAFTA nominees sharing insights into their creative and technical processes.

Gram Games is opening its first office outside of its native Turkey, with a new expansion to London, starting with 10 employees.

Steam has made some further tweaks to its Steam Customer Review system, with these adjustments being made to build on the changes Steam made in September last year.