GDC (March 14-18)

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It's no E3, but sometimes we will get a few interesting tidbits from GDC. Along with the usual talks and presentations, here are some of the main features of the conference:

Monday and Tuesday: Virtual Reality Developers Conference

Oculus will be a strong presence, with about 40 games at the show. The Rift is releasing March 28th.

Valve will also be there, probably making a strong push as well. Vive will be releasing April 5th.

Sony's PSVR conference will be on Tuesday. Still no word on price or release date. I think they'll save those details for E3.

Ubisoft and Epic Games will also be making presentations. More info about the VR portion at the link:

http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/11/11...ts-with-this-years-game-developers-conference

Wednesday: The Game Developers Choice Awards.

Game of the Year Nominees:

Fallout 4
The Witcher 3
Metal Gear Solid V
Bloodborne
Rocket League

Innovation Award
Her Story (Sam Barlow)
Super Mario Maker (Nintendo EAD Group No. 4 / Nintendo)
Undertale (Toby Fox)
Splatoon (Nintendo EAD Group No. 2 / Nintendo)
The Beginner's Guide (Everything Unlimited Ltd.)

Best Debut
Studio Wildcard (ARK: Survival Evolved)
Toby Fox (Undertale)
Moon Studios (Ori and the Blind Forest)
Moppin (Downwell)
Steel Crate Games (Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes)

Best Design
Rocket League (Psyonix)
Metal Gear Solid V (Kojima Productions / Konami)
Bloodborne (FromSoftware / Sony Computer Entertainment)
Fallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios/ Bethesda Softworks)
Splatoon (Nintendo EAD Group No. 2 / Nintendo)

Best Handheld/Mobile Game
Lara Croft: GO (Square Enix Montreal / Square Enix)
Fallout Shelter (Bethesda Game Studios / Bethesda Softworks)
Downwell (Moppin / Devolver Digital)
Her Story (Sam Barlow)
AlphaBear (Spry Fox)

Best Visual Art
Ori and the Blind Forest (Moon Studios / Microsoft Studios)
The Witcher 3 (CD Projekt RED / CD Projekt)
Star Wars Battlefront (DICE / Electronic Arts)
Bloodborne (FromSoftware / Sony Computer Entertainment)
Splatoon (Nintendo EAD Group No. 2 / Nintendo)

Best Narrative
Her Story (Sam Barlow)
The Witcher 3 (CD Projekt RED / CD Projekt)
Life is Strange (Dontnod Entertainment / Square Enix)
Undertale (Toby Fox)
The Beginner's Guide (Everything Unlimited Ltd.)

Best Audio
Star Wars Battlefront (DICE / Electronic Arts)
Ori and the Blind Forest (Moon Studios / Microsoft Studios)
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture (The Chinese Room / Sony Computer Entertainment)
Metal Gear Solid V (Kojima Productions / Konami)
Crypt of the NecroDancer (Brace Yourself Games)

Best Technology
Metal Gear Solid V (Kojima Productions / Konami)
The Witcher 3 (CD Projekt RED / CD Projekt)
Star Wars Battlefront (DICE / Electronic Arts)
Fallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios / Bethesda Softworks)
Just Cause 3 (Avalanche Studios / Square Enix)

Also, The Independent Games Festival will run throughout.
 
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Edited the OP because Frozpot rated it funny. I wasn't going for laughs, but I guess the picture -- of a crowd of journalists wearing VR goggles -- looked silly. Hey, you try finding a picture of a bunch of people wearing VR goggles that doesn't look silly. Anyhow, I revised the OP to make it appear more business-like and serious. Because, you know, this is serious business.
 
Andy said:
Edited the OP because Frozpot rated it funny. I wasn't going for laughs, but I guess the picture -- of a crowd of journalists wearing VR goggles -- looked silly. Hey, you try finding a picture of a bunch of people wearing VR goggles that doesn't look silly. Anyhow, I revised the OP to make it appear more business-like and serious. Because, you know, this is serious business.
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Good to know.
 
Andy said:
Edited the OP because Frozpot rated it funny. I wasn't going for laughs, but I guess the picture -- of a crowd of journalists wearing VR goggles -- looked silly. Hey, you try finding a picture of a bunch of people wearing VR goggles that doesn't look silly. Anyhow, I revised the OP to make it appear more business-like and serious. Because, you know, this is serious business.
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I was thinking i must have missed the funny part. I felt left out, so thanks for clearing that up. Also, good call. This is extremely serious business. Like Mac Miller calling out Donald Trump serious. (I honestly don't know what is more silly, console wars or politics?)

Anyway, it will be fun to see all the VR rage between Oculus and PlayStation VR at GDC. I also think they won't announce PS VR price until E3. I get the feeling that Sony is going to focus on VR at E3 and piss some PS fans off like Microsoft did with Kinect years ago. Just a gut feeling.
 
Now 3 other people marked the original post funny, even after I edited it to make clear that I was not joking and this is serious business. That really bothers me.
 
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Now 3 other people marked the original post funny, even after I edited it to make clear that I was not joking and this is serious business. That really bothers me.
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You think that's bad? Every time i change my avatar to the blue one i get nothing but funnies. The likes and agrees dry up and everyone just thinks i'm a joke and or hates me because i'm not bleeding green at the moment. TD don't want to be the class clown no more. :(
 
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You think that's bad? Every time i change my avatar to the blue one i get nothing but funnies. The likes and agrees dry up and everyone just thinks i'm a joke and or hates me because i'm not bleeding green at the moment. TD don't want to be the class clown no more. :(
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Ah, good old peer pressure...
 
The GDC, much like Andy's original post are hilarious and cute. (I'm kidding Andy. I wanna see the original picture! I love how dainty you're handling it too!)

The GDC is to E3, as Michelle is to Beyonce.

I don't get why more companies don't showcase their big guns at these shows. Its a chance to be a bright light in a dim sky. Or a Bellybama.
 
Bellybama said:
The GDC, much like Andy's original post are hilarious and cute. (I'm kidding Andy. I wanna see the original picture! I love how dainty you're handling it too!)

The GDC is to E3, as Michelle is to Beyonce.

I don't get why more companies don't showcase their big guns at these shows. Its a chance to be a bright light in a dim sky. Or a Bellybama.
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Yeah, that's the one, lol.

Here are the winners of the Game Developers Choice Awards:

  • Game of the Year: Witcher 3
  • Best Debut: Moon Studios (Ori and the Blind Forest)
  • Best Audio: Crypt of the NecroDancer
  • Innovation Award: Her Story
  • Best Technology: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
  • Best Visual Art: Ori and the Blind Forest
  • Best Narrative: Her Story
  • Best Design: Rocket League
  • Best Handheld/Mobile Game: Her Story
  • Audience Award: Life is Strange
  • Game of the Year: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
  • Pioneer Award: Markus “Notch” Persson
  • Ambassador Award: Tracy Fullerton
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Todd Howard

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/03/17/gdc-awards-2016-winners-witcher-3-her-story
 
And here are the winners of the IGF awards (that's Independent Games Festival):

Excellence in Narrative
Her Story (Sam Barlow)

Excellence in Audio
Mini Metro (Dinosaur Polo Club)

Excellence in Design
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes (Steel Crate Games)

Excellence in Visual Art
Oxenfree (Night School Studio)

ID@Xbox Rising Star Award
(Girls Make Games - The Hole Story)

Nuovo Award
Cibele (Star Maid Games)

Best Student Game
Beglitched (Jennifer Jiao Hsia and Alec Thomson)

Audience Award
Undertale (Toby Fox)

Seumas McNally Grand Prize
Her Story (Sam Barlow)


I'm looking forward to Oxenfree -- heard good things about it. Her Story took home a lot of awards. I hope it comes to console.
 
lol.

Microsoft hires "Erotic Schoolgirl Dancers" for GDC party. Then apologizes.

"In a news story beamed in straight from the '90s/early '00s, Microsoft has reportedly decided that the best way to represent its brand at GDC is to hire dancers dressed as "erotic schoolgirls," because apparently no one in the planning committee for this particular event had the wherewithal to prevent this clearly awful idea from being realized. The dancers were reportedly present at a party organized by Microsoft for GDC 2016, with many attendees on Twitter reporting their disappointment at their presence.

"With Microsoft being one of the biggest brands in all of gaming, it is thoroughly unacceptable and entirely baffling that they considered this an acceptable form of entertainment for their Game Developers Conference party."


Microsoft eventually realized the error of their ways and issued this statement:

"At Xbox-hosted events at GDC this past week, we represented Xbox and Microsoft in a way that was not consistent or aligned to our values. It was unequivocally wrong and will not be tolerated. I know we disappointed many people and I’m personally committed to holding ourselves to higher standards. We must ensure that diversity and inclusion are central to our everyday business and core values. We will do better in the future."

http://www.craveonline.com/entertai...oolgirl-dancers-gdc-party#9mgEBbpJ5pXRLS3e.99



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My how times have changed. I remember rampant booth babes being the talk of the town, a generation or two ago. Damn it, what has happened to our good old sexist hobby?
 
Andy said:
lol.

Microsoft hires "Erotic Schoolgirl Dancers" for GDC party. Then apologizes.

"In a news story beamed in straight from the '90s/early '00s, Microsoft has reportedly decided that the best way to represent its brand at GDC is to hire dancers dressed as "erotic schoolgirls," because apparently no one in the planning committee for this particular event had the wherewithal to prevent this clearly awful idea from being realized. The dancers were reportedly present at a party organized by Microsoft for GDC 2016, with many attendees on Twitter reporting their disappointment at their presence.

"With Microsoft being one of the biggest brands in all of gaming, it is thoroughly unacceptable and entirely baffling that they considered this an acceptable form of entertainment for their Game Developers Conference party."


Microsoft eventually realized the error of their ways and issued this statement:

"At Xbox-hosted events at GDC this past week, we represented Xbox and Microsoft in a way that was not consistent or aligned to our values. It was unequivocally wrong and will not be tolerated. I know we disappointed many people and I’m personally committed to holding ourselves to higher standards. We must ensure that diversity and inclusion are central to our everyday business and core values. We will do better in the future."

http://www.craveonline.com/entertai...oolgirl-dancers-gdc-party#9mgEBbpJ5pXRLS3e.99



MicrosoftGDC.jpg



My how times have changed. I remember rampant booth babes being the talk of the town, a generation or two ago. Damn it, what has happened to our good old sexist hobby?
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Of course the nerdy video game guy is staring at his phone not paying attention but the girl next to him is all eyes for the eye candy. Or she's........triggggggeeerrred.
 
Andy said:
lol.

Microsoft hires "Erotic Schoolgirl Dancers" for GDC party. Then apologizes.

"In a news story beamed in straight from the '90s/early '00s, Microsoft has reportedly decided that the best way to represent its brand at GDC is to hire dancers dressed as "erotic schoolgirls," because apparently no one in the planning committee for this particular event had the wherewithal to prevent this clearly awful idea from being realized. The dancers were reportedly present at a party organized by Microsoft for GDC 2016, with many attendees on Twitter reporting their disappointment at their presence.

"With Microsoft being one of the biggest brands in all of gaming, it is thoroughly unacceptable and entirely baffling that they considered this an acceptable form of entertainment for their Game Developers Conference party."


Microsoft eventually realized the error of their ways and issued this statement:

"At Xbox-hosted events at GDC this past week, we represented Xbox and Microsoft in a way that was not consistent or aligned to our values. It was unequivocally wrong and will not be tolerated. I know we disappointed many people and I’m personally committed to holding ourselves to higher standards. We must ensure that diversity and inclusion are central to our everyday business and core values. We will do better in the future."

http://www.craveonline.com/entertai...oolgirl-dancers-gdc-party#9mgEBbpJ5pXRLS3e.99



MicrosoftGDC.jpg



My how times have changed. I remember rampant booth babes being the talk of the town, a generation or two ago. Damn it, what has happened to our good old sexist hobby?
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Meanwhile, the Woman who made her money dancin' sexy won't be getting money anymore. I guess there is always porn...

All these hyper-sensitive douche-nozzles were probably chastising or making fun of religious people for criticizing the practice on moral grounds are now doing the same and dis-empowering these ladies who chose to earn a living this way. Oh the conundrum.
 
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