The annual Game Developers Conference is underway in San Francisco. What can we expect? Candid retrospectives? Shock reveals? Will David Cage's Giant Floating Man Face do battle with Nvidia's Giant Floating Man Face above a flaming pit?
We'll be bringing you all the latest from the frontlines and keeping this page updated with all the stories so far.
MONDAY
TUESDAY
VR-enabled version of Epic's Unreal Development Kit
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AI tricks behind XCOM, Assassin's Creed 3 and Warframe
18 indie games in 50 words a piece
WEDNESDAY
Red Orchestra 2: Rising Storm trailer
violent games are creatively too easy
Thursday
DRM is a "failed dead-end strategy"
IGF and GDC award winners announced
player agency and minimal guidance
FRIDAY
- Julian Gollop reveals that the original X-Com was nearly cancelled . Twice.
- YouTube announce an API to make it easier for developers to add streaming to their game.
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