Vicious Cycle releases new tool to make it easier to do cheaper cross-platform games
Game engines may not be sexy to talk about, but they are useful tools. They provide developers with a platform upon which they can make multiple games. So it’s no small matter that Vicious Cycle Software is announcing a new version of its game engine, the Vicious Engine 2, today.
This new game-making tool will be available at the Game Developers Conference in March, and will enable game developers to create games for the PC, PlayStation… Continue Reading
Roundup: Google, Yahoo and Microsoft form a code of conduct club, Windows 7 early build details leaked and more
Here’s the latest action:
Google, Yahoo and Microsoft create a human rights code of conduct — The three giants have been under pressure from several groups for their dealings in China among other places. Now they will adopt a formal code of conduct. Time will tell if that actually means anything or not. The San Francisco Chronicle got a copy of the document.
What’s in the early Windows 7 build? — Microsoft will show it off on Tuesday at… Continue Reading
Q&A with Cliff Blezinski on making “Gears of War 2″ for the Xbox 360
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–When it comes to this Christmas, Epic Games‘ “Gears of War 2” should sell a lot of copies, and potentially a lot of hardware, for publisher Microsoft. The first “Gears of War” sci-fi shooting game debuted in 2006 and sold more than five million copies, giving Microsoft a critical new franchise in the console war. With the new game now complete, Cliff Belszinski, lead design director at Epic Games, was on hand to… Continue Reading
Interview with Epic Games’ Mike Capps, on teaming up with Electronic Arts
Mike Capps, president of hit video game developer Epic Games announced today that Electronic Arts will publish a new action game from Epic’s new subsidiary, People Can Fly.
People Can Fly is the game developer based in Poland which created the hit “Painkiller” shooting game. I sat down with Capps today in a joint interview with VentureBeat contributor John Gaudiosi.
Capps, a former professor at the Naval Postgraduate School, can be considered the adult supervisor at Epic…. Continue Reading
Electronic Arts signs a couple of key developers: Epic Games and Grasshopper Manufacture
Expanding its push into high-quality game talent, Electronic Arts has signed up two new game development firms to produce future titles.
The partners include Epic Games, the creator of Microsoft’s bestseller, “Gears of War.” Epic Games is going to make a new game that EA will publish, said Epic president Mike Capps. Capps didn’t say what the game would be. The title is likely to be a big one, since Epic’s games sell in the millions…. Continue Reading
Dean’s most anticipated games of E3
For the first time in a few years, I’m not one of the E3 judges who evaluate the best games of the video game industry for GameCriticsAwards.com. Not to worry. I’ve filled up my schedule and I won’t have to try to see every single big game. But I’m a game fan at heart and I’ll be going to the show not just to write about business, but to evaluate the best games from my… Continue Reading