The DeanBeat: With Bushnell award, history became herstory
The video game industry sought to celebrate one of its founders, Nolan Bushnell, with an award as a pioneer this week. But prominent gaming...
GDC put itself in a no-win situation with its Bushnell award
When the Game Developers Conference decided to drop its Pioneer Award for Nolan Bushnell, who some call the father of video games and the...
GDC rescinds Atari founder Nolan Bushnell’s Pioneer Award after #MeToo protests
The Game Developers Conference has rescinded its Pioneer Award to Atari founder Nolan Bushnell. The former Atari executive has admitted to sexually inappropriate behavior in...
GDC: Nintendo Switch developers are making 4 times more games this year
Game developers are in love with the Nintendo Switch, and they’re making four times as many games for the hybrid home and portable console...
Star Wars: Droid Repair Bay turns you into a VR mechanic for BB-8
Lucasfilm is bringing another tiny piece of the Star Wars universe into virtual reality with the latest experience from its experimental ILMxLab technology group. Star Wars:...
Game Developers Conference 2018 will host an Ultima Online postmortem with Richard Garriott
The Game Developers Conference announced today that its next event will feature a postmortem on Ultima Online with producer Richard Garriott de Cayeux, director...
Fear Sphere turns the scary flashlight levels of horror games into reality
Fear Sphere takes one of those flashlight levels in a horror game and brings it to life. It’s a co-op game: One person crawls inside...
Former GDC boss Meggan Scavio will run an elite game academy
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) has named Meggan Scavio as its new president and CEO. Scavio was formerly “GDC Bosslady,” or...
Katie Stern is the Game Developers Conference’s new general manager
The Game Developers Conference has named Katie Stern as its new general manager starting on August 7. She’s taking over for industry vet Meggan Scavio,...
Longtime GDC boss Meggan Scavio says so long
Meggan Scavio, the general manager of the Game Developers Conference, said in a blog post that she has resigned from her job. Scavio has...