GDC 2010: Director Motomu Toriyama shares his experiences and offers a postmortem for the recently released Final Fantasy XIII. Who was there: Director and scenario writer Motomu Toriyama from Square Enix went over the Crystal Mythos and shared his thoughts on the direction of Final Fantasy. Human drama takes priority in FFXIII. What they talked about: Motomu Toriyama began his 2010 Game Developers... 

GDC 2010: Director Motomu Toriyama shares his experiences and offers a postmortem for the recently released Final Fantasy XIII. Who was there: Director and scenario writer Motomu Toriyama from Square Enix went over the Crystal Mythos and shared his thoughts on the direction of Final Fantasy Excerpt from: Xbox 360 | FFXIII director intends to keep series story-driven Bookmark It Hide... 

The LA Times reports Vince Zampella and Jason West have signed up with Creative Artists Agency, which also represents Steven Spielberg, Brad Pitt, Tony Hawk, and David Letterman. Get the full article at GameSpot ” Xbox 360 | Ousted Call of Duty creators get Hollywood representation ” was posted by Tor Thorsen on Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:06:18 -0800 Continued here: Xbox 360 | Ousted Call of... 

GDC 2010: Tim Schafer, Rhianna Pratchett, and Sean Vanaman trade tips that made Brutal Legend, Overlord, and Tales of Monkey Island humorous hits. Go here to see the original: PC | Comedy in games no laughing matter Bookmark It Hide Sites  Read More →

GDC 2010: Tim Schafer, Rhianna Pratchett, and Sean Vanaman trade tips that made Brutal Legend, Overlord, and Tales of Monkey Island humorous hits. Link: PC | Comedy in games no laughing matter Bookmark It Hide Sites  Read More →

GDC 2010: Rocksteady’s David Hego explains the approach taken to polishing up the Caped Crusader’s tarnished image in games. Who was there: Rocksteady art director David Hego delivered a presentation on last year’s hit Batman: Arkham Asylum, titled “Rebooting a Super Hero Video Game IP.” What they talked about: Hego kicked off his talk with a warning. Rocksteady strived... 

GDC 2010: Director Motomu Toriyama shares his experiences and offers a postmortem for the recently released Final Fantasy XIII. Who was there: Director and scenario writer Motomu Toriyama from Square Enix went over the Crystal Mythos and shared his thoughts on the direction of Final Fantasy. Human drama takes priority in FFXIII. What they talked about: Motomu Toriyama began his 2010 Game Developers... 

Saints Row 2 developer on the hassles of including cooperative mode in their game, and why it was worthwhile in the end. Who was there: David Bowring, designer for Volition, the development team behind open-world games such as Red Faction: Guerilla and Saints Row 2. Co-op was tough to achieve in Saints Row 2 More here: PC | Volition on co-op play in sandbox games Bookmark It Hide... 

Nintendo’s creature-capture RPG tops software charts but fails to lift DS above PSP’s hardware-leading weekly performance. Spike’s beat-’em-up Kenka Bancho 4: Ichinen Sensou for the PSP debuted atop Media Create’s chart for the last week of February. However, the title’s hold on the top slot has proven short lived, as a trio of new entrants, along with perennial... 

GDC 2010: Akira Yamaoka of Grasshopper Manufacture discusses how the human brain works and what techniques are effective when creating a memorable audio experience. Who Was There: Akira Yamaoka, who is best known for his music in the Silent Hill series, leveraged his 20 years of experience in video game production to discuss audio design in games from a producer’s perspective. He has worked... 

GDC 2010: Ex-EA Maxis developer Chris Hecker wonders if reward systems are undermining the inherent enjoyment of playing games. Who was there: Chris Hecker of definition six returned to the Game Developers Conference , the site of his headline-grabbing appraisal of the Wii as two GameCubes duct-taped together , in order to deliver a presentation on whether or not achievements (or trophies and other... 

GDC 2010: Co-lead game designer Richard Lemarchand maps out the many pitfalls his studio had to overcame to release 2009’s award-winning action adventure. Who was there: Having laid out Naughty Dog’s “seat of your pants” design philosophy at this year’s DICE Summit, co-lead game designer Richard Lemarchand turned out at the 2010 Game Developer Conference to provide a... 

GDC 2010: Researcher Bruce Phillips’ detailed study of 18,000 players’ habits, multiplayer usage, and achievement acquisition is helping Microsoft Game Studios make better games. Read the rest here: Xbox 360 | 360 achievements unlock developer tips, DLC dates Bookmark It Hide Sites  Read More →

GDC 2010: Nintendo software group manager talks mood, creating games for different audiences, and how Dario Argento influenced Metroid. Original post: Game Boy Advance | Sakamoto on Metroid: Other M, WarioWare Bookmark It Hide Sites  Read More →

Retail box of Awakening expansion contains flyer with two-winged dragon and a date corresponding to previously announced release window of entry in series. Get the full article at GameSpot ” Xbox 360 | Dragon Age 2 coming Feb See more here: Xbox 360 | Dragon Age 2 coming Feb. 1, 2011? Bookmark It Hide Sites  Read More →

Xbox 360 outsells Wii for first time since 2007, analysts blame supply constraints; PS3 sales up 30%; Dante’s Inferno PS3 outsells 360; New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Modern Warfare 2, Wii Sports Resort, Mass Effect 2, make chart This afternoon, the NPD Group released game-industry sales figures for its February reporting period (January 31 through February 27). The month saw yet another double-digit...