VRDC (Virtual Reality Developer Conference) was a successful addition to the 2016 Games Developer Conference this past March and now the organizers behind VRDC have announced a standalone two day conference to take place in San Francisco this November. Slated for November 2nd and 3rd this iteration of VRDC is poised to not only feature the latest innovations in games & entertainment but also the potential uses of VR and AR in other fields like Healthcare, Travel, Retail, Training,...
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GDC 2016: Interview With Nicole Stark From Disparity Games
An entire family make up the development team over at Disparity Games and I got the chance to sit down with Nicole Stark from the team to chat about her family’s company, representation in indie games and learn a little bit about their first title Ninja Pizza Girl. Nicole was the recipient of a GDC Scholarship through #IneedDiverseGames and we also had time to chat about what it’s like to travel all the way from Australia to...
Continue reading...GDC: Everything From The Future of Xbox Development On Windows Panel
Microsoft held a one hour brief for developers interested in their software development platform for the Xbox One console this morning at GDC. This talk was delivered by the head of the ATG (Advanced Technology Group) and not only served as a recap of some of the major advancements on both the Xbox One platform & Windows 10 Platform but also reconfirmed Microsoft’s vision of a unified development environment with a streamlined pipeline for the delivery of...
Continue reading...Crytek Announces CryEngine V Alongside New Pricing Model
CryEngine, the engine, and tool set that power AAA franchises like Crysis, Far Cry and others had a brand new version unveiled yesterday at the Games Developer Conference in San Francisco. Titled CryEngine V this brand new iteration of the development toolkit from Crytek focuses on making game development more accessible for AAA, developers on a budget and indies alike. How exactly does Crytek hope to make their engine available to more developers? By shifting away from...
Continue reading...GDC 2016 Editorial: We Are The Underdogs
It is undeniable that the annual Games Developer Conference (or GDC) is a spectacular event. Once a year sharp & inquisitive minds involved in various facets of game development, marketing, business, and journalism converge on the Moscone Center in San Francisco California for a week of hands-on demos, networking and panel discussions. Broken Joysticks is by no means a large player in the games journalism space, so just how did a small scrappy site like ours become...
Continue reading...Square Enix Unveils GDC 2016 Panel Line-Up
Square Enix announced their line-up of talks for the 2016 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco California. In total Square has 9 presentations set across the first four days of the conference. Topics range from the use of interactive story mechanics to handle tough issues like suicide, mental illness and loss in Life Is Strange, to the process of optimization that Just Cause 3 developer Avalanche Studios used in conjunction with Iris graphics to make the world of JC3 explode with...
Continue reading...Rumor: PlayStation VR Will Cost $1100+ CDN, Stealth Launch Next Week?
Could the PlayStation VR, formally known as Project Morpheus, make its’ way to retail as early as next week? According a report filed by the Uk’s Daily Mail Sony has sent out invites to an exclusive event centered around the technology for next Tuesday. This event which is clearly aimed at the tech enthusiast press just so happens to coincide with the 2016 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Citing a retail listing that briefly appeared on...
Continue reading...Nintendo Has Cancelled The Pokemon Go GDC Presentation
Pokemon trainers looking to get their first real details about Pokemon GO outside of promotional trailers will be disappointed to learn that Nintendo has cancelled the GDC presentation for the game. The official event page on the GDC tittle has simply been updated to include“CANCELLED” in the title. In a statement issued to GameSpot about the abrupt event cancellation Niantec CEO John Hanke explained that they chose to cancel the highly anticipated event to focus on the...
Continue reading...Game Developers Choice Awards & IGDFA Open Up Audience Voting
This year at the 30th Game Developers Conference the Game Developer’s Choice Awards & Independent Games Festival Awards will announce this years slate of winners on Wednesday March 16 in San Francisco, California. Now both organizations are asking their audience for their say – with the Audience’s Choice awards. Here are the finalist for the Game Developers Choice Awards Audience Award: Alpha Bear Ark: Survival Evolved Bloodbourne Crypt of the Necrodancer Downwell Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture...
Continue reading...GDC 2016 Survey: VR Support Up, PS Vita Support Nowhere To Be Found
The upcoming Game Developer’s Conference will be held in San Francisco this coming March and ahead of the conference GDC has released their annual “State of the Industry” survey results. State of the Industry captures the pulse of the development community thanks to over 2,000 participants, the results give developers, students and the media (heh.. that’s us) a sense of what is trending in development circles. Here are some of the interesting findings from the 2016 survey:...
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