Game Developers Conference 2009 (GDC) - Project Offset is still alive !

[Toxa]

http://gamasutra.com/gdc2009/

Keynotes Announced:

Hideo Kojima
Head of Kojima Productions

"Solid Game Design: Making the ‘Impossible’ Possible"
Thursday, March 26, 10:30am-12pm

The SCEA PS Blog mixer at GDC next week features tons of games, demos and whatnot. The list of developers attending was confirmed today. It’s pretty damn cool.

Tuesday - March 24

* Sucker Punch will be on hand to to demo inFamous

Wednesday - March 25

* Titan Studios will be demoing Fat Princess
* Insomniac will provide a case study for Resistance 2’s co-op and multiplayer
* Jack Buser will be talking Home
* Media Molecule will be there all day discussing LittleBigPlanet and the rise of user generated content.

Thursday - March 26

* Q-Games’ Dylan Cuthbert will demo PixelJunk and give the audience hand time with it.

and huh,... Fumito Ueda Will be there can't wait

[Sidewinder]

Please Fumito Ueda just show us something of your new project! But I guess we will have to wait till the E3 for that

[xtop]

was wondering who was gonna get this thread started

hoping for something exciting this week

[Maximus]

I wouldn't hope for too many announcements from anyone about anything. Maybe a couple of middleware updates (UE3, IdTech5 etc...) and an announcement from Iwata, but as for SCE, I wouldn't get my hopes up.

GDC is for developers, E3 is for gamers. The gaming press should stop trying to turn this into minE3, I think GDC should banish the press from the show completely...

[DonRSD]

Originally Posted by Maxpower1987

I wouldn't hope for too many announcements from anyone about anything. Maybe a couple of middleware updates (UE3, IdTech5 etc...) and an announcement from Iwata, but as for SCE, I wouldn't get my hopes up.

GDC is for developers, E3 is for gamers. The gaming press should stop trying to turn this into minE3, I think GDC should banish the press from the show completely...

i agree 100%

e3 is also going back to its roots with the 'all out chaos'
THANK GOD!!!

hopefully a new rainbow six game/series gets announced

[Marine Mike]

I hope with the success of LBP, there will be more games that feature User-Generated Content. I feel that in this department the PC has the upper-hand with consoles.

For example:

How much better would be Killzone 2 if you would generate your own maps and share them with friends for Online-Play? Would there be some cheating or something? Potentially. However, isn't that the same with LBP, but no one really complains? Also they could make the user-generated maps not count for your online rankings.

[xtop]

Originally Posted by Maxpower1987

I wouldn't hope for too many announcements from anyone about anything. Maybe a couple of middleware updates (UE3, IdTech5 etc...) and an announcement from Iwata, but as for SCE, I wouldn't get my hopes up.

GDC is for developers, E3 is for gamers. The gaming press should stop trying to turn this into minE3, I think GDC should banish the press from the show completely...

very true. still hope something exciting is shown. i think anyone expecting a price cut or something will be very disappointed

[Shin-Ra]

Looking forward to the media released from Tecmo's Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 party this week.

[caliblue15]

Originally Posted by Marine Mike

I hope with the success of LBP, there will be more games that feature User-Generated Content. I feel that in this department the PC has the upper-hand with consoles.

For example:

How much better would be Killzone 2 if you would generate your own maps and share them with friends for Online-Play? Would there be some cheating or something? Potentially. However, isn't that the same with LBP, but no one really complains? Also they could make the user-generated maps not count for your online rankings.

Try Unreal Tournament 3, its the starter for User-Generated Content, but then Developers wouldn't get money for releasing new maps..

[dereksworl]

Did anybody elso see that new console, the "Zeebo?" It's graphic/processing power is said to be somewhere between PS1/N64 and PS2. Completely wireless....

[xtop]

Originally Posted by dereksworl

Did anybody elso see that new console, the "Zeebo?" It's graphic/processing power is said to be somewhere between PS1/N64 and PS2. Completely wireless....

and not for our market

[caliblue15]

Originally Posted by dereksworl

Did anybody elso see that new console, the "Zeebo?" It's graphic/processing power is said to be somewhere between PS1/N64 and PS2. Completely wireless....

Introducing the Zeebo™ Console.
Zeebo has reinvented the game console for a new wave of global consumers. The Zeebo Console smashes the barriers that have held interactive entertainment back in emerging markets around the world.

Breakthrough affordability: Zeebo hardware is based on Qualcomm’s BREW platform and MSM chipset, leveraging high-volume cellphone economics to create the world’s most affordable console. In addition, Zeebo users can buy the top game titles, localized in their language, for a fraction of the traditional retail price. And the Zeebo Console consumes only 1 watt of power--20 to 100 times less than other consoles--saving substantial energy costs (and enabling users to buy 2-3 more titles per year). The result: the first interactive entertainment and education platform matched the current realities of emerging markets and tightening economies.

Radical simplicity: Plug it into a TV and play, right out of the box. The Zeebo Console’s elegant simplicity and unique, self-explanatory user interface make electronic gaming quicker and easier than ever before.

Wireless convenience: The Zeebo Console connects automatically to the ZeeboNet™ Wireless Network, enabling users to buy and download new games in minutes. Users can shop securely and buy localized versions of top content without leaving their couches. There’s no more need to buy risky, no-warranty grey-market titles. And content providers can deliver their products without the threat of piracy.

Great experience: Zeebo brings 3D graphics and great gameplay to hundreds of millions of consumers hungry for affordable interactive entertainment and education. While harnessing the many benefits of BREW wireless gaming, it combines these with a true home console experience, including 640 x 480 screen resolution, a full-featured game controller, multiplayer capability and expansion ports for additional options.

[caliblue15]

Platform
• Qualcomm Chipset
Applications Processing (Audio/Graphics)
• ARM 11 / QDSP-5 running at 528Mhz
3D Graphics Processing
• Qualcomm Adreno 130 Graphics Core
• Mobile Display Processor (MDP) (Concurrent 3D Rendering & Screen Operations)
Internal Memory
• Non-Volatile Memory:
1 GByte NAND Flash
• RAM:
128 MBytes DDR SDRAM + 32Mbyte stacked DDR
SDRAM in MSM7201A
Output Color System
• PAL-M and NTSC
Video-Out Resolution
• VGA (640 x 480) - 4:3 aspect ratio
Banding
• Quad Band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900) MHz
• Tri Band UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850/1900/2100) MHz
Antenna
• Internal
Modem Processing (Integrated in MSM7201A)
• ARM 9 CPU / QDSP-4
Power
• External Power Adaptor (Battery Not Required)
Power Supply
• 100 – 240 V (50-60Hz) (universal)
Ports and Slots
• Three USB 2.0 Standard A (for accessories)
• USB 2.0 OTG – Mini B
(Accessible to Service Centers and Developers only)
• RCA Connector (Video Composite TV Signal, x2 Stereo Audio)
• SD Card Slot / Interface
Power Key Functions
• Power On / Power Down / Power Off
Software
• BREW-based
Pre-Loaded Content
• 4 Games + 1 Free Wirelessly Downloaded Game
Audio Formats
• MIDI (72 voice polyphony 512 KB wavetable, 44kHz sampling rate)
• MP3
• PCM
• ADPCM
• CMX
• QCELP
Messaging
• SMS, server initiated
User Interface (UI)
• Proprietary Zeebo User Interface (Updatable wirelessly)
Console ID
• International Mobile Equipment Identity – IMEI

[Marine Mike]

Originally Posted by caliblue15

Try Unreal Tournament 3, its the starter for User-Generated Content, but then Developers wouldn't get money for releasing new maps..

I may have to give Unreal Tournament 3 a shot then.

Also I think that Developers will still make money if they allow user-generated content. Just look at LittleBigPlanet and their Metal Gear Solid level pack. I bet a large majority of people purchased those and they made money.

[caliblue15]

Originally Posted by Marine Mike

I may have to give Unreal Tournament 3 a shot then.

Also I think that Developers will still make money if they allow user-generated content. Just look at LittleBigPlanet and their Metal Gear Solid level pack. I bet a large majority of people purchased those and they made money.

Different game, Added tools for creating. Most editors come out once, and don't make you pay for upgrades. For Example, All FPS on PC.

[dereksworl]

Originally Posted by xtop

and not for our market

+1.667. Competition for the Wii? ........

Originally Posted by caliblue15

Introducing the Zeebo™ Console.
Zeebo has reinvented the game console for a new wave of global consumers. The Zeebo Console smashes the barriers that have held interactive entertainment back in emerging markets around the world.

Yup, thats the one.

[fsavoie]

It sounds like those "console" you see for younger kid in sears christmas catalog...

[caliblue15]

And Unreal Tournament 3 mods can only be made if you purchase the PC version of the game, to get the editor, then they are cooked for PS3.

[Marine Mike]

Originally Posted by caliblue15

Different game, Added tools for creating. Most editors come out once, and don't make you pay for upgrades. For Example, All FPS on PC.

Thats true, but it doesn't mean they couldn't do it like that in the future.

[Toxa]

Ueda explained why his own games lack dialogue at all. "The most important thing in fiction expression is reality," he said. "Conversations between characters require characters to say the same things over and over so things can proceed... It makes it difficult to think that these characters are real. So I started eliminating that... But as a future step, if it's possible for a character to think or converse on its own, it might be interesting."

The second and final question, lauded Shadow of the Colossus as the posterchild of "games as art", but Ueda disagreed. "My team and I are making a game which is close to art -- that's what people say. Personally I don't think that way."

"We're making a game to entertain people. Sometimes my personality and my team's might be reflected on the game, and it might look like art, but it is a game to entertain people. That kind of feedback is welcome but it's not what I'm trying to achieve."

Ueda's response? "Well, let's see. It might be similar to the past, probably... I'm struggling. The essence of the game is close to Ico... I can't talk about this anymore.
Don't ask any more questions, please!"

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