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GDC Online Boasts 3,000 Professional Attendees
Oct 12th
On Friday, October 8, GDC Online 2010 closed its doors, having been attended by more than 3,000 professionals. The event took place at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas. GDC Online featured over 140 lectures, panels, and keynotes presented by 190 industry speakers. The expo show floor had over 85 exhibitors and 30 sponsors. This year also marked the first annual Game Developers Choice Online Awards.
The keynote speaker for the event was Zynga’s Chief Game Designer, Brian Reynolds. Reynold’s keynote was entitled, “Bears and Snakes! The Wild Frontier of Social Game Design,” and focused on the creation of Zynga’s Frontierville and adapting traditional game design for social titles.
The first Game Developers Choice Online Awards honored a wide variety of titles, with Riot Games’ League of Legends walking away with the most awards. Other winners included World of Warcraft, Aion, EVE Online and Social City. Dr. Richard Bartle received the Online Game Legend Award, and Ultima Online was inducted in the Choice Online Awards Hall of Fame.
“The success of GDC Online is not just in the number of attendees or the number of sessions, but it’s also in the impact that the event has had on future titles and technologies,” says Izora de Lillard, Event Director for GDC Online. “With content for forward-looking areas like 3D stereoscopic gaming, mobile gaming and online social games, we’re sure to see echoes of the event in the games we’ll be addicted to in the coming years. We hope to see everyone back in Austin next year for another great conference.”
GDC Online will be returning to the Austin Convention Center next year on October 11-14, 2011.
DJ Hero 2 Brings Friends Together For a Digital Rave
Jun 9th
Activision has finally announced the sequel to 2009’s music-mixing DJ Hero. DJ Hero 2 brings an entirely new track list to the party and a host of new multiplayer modes. In celebration of the announcement, Activision is also offering DJ Hero owners a sneak peek on the game’s new track list with a new downloadable mix. The mix features Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance” and Deadmau5’s “Ghosts ‘n’ Stuff,” in honor of Deadmau5 joining DJ Hero 2 as a playable character. The new mix will be available for a free download June 8 to 14 on Xbox Live and PSN.
“DJ Hero was the best music game of 2009 and with DJ Hero 2 we’re delivering a new easy to pick-up, challenging-to-master experience that all players can enjoy together,” said Guitar HeroCOO David Haddad. “With new social game modes, the inclusion of full microphone support, all-new levels of creative freedom and an amazing soundtrack, DJ Hero 2 is the ultimate mixer of music and friends.”
The game will feature new modes, including DJ vs DJ Battles and jump-in/jump-out Party Play. There will also be a new single-player Empire Mode, telling the story of the player’s rise from a nobody DJ to the world’s greatest music mogul.
“We’re improving upon all the gameplay elements from DJ Hero that gamers loved with the all-new freestyle gameplay and a host of new multiplayer game modes,” said Jamie Jackson, Creative Director of DJ Hero developer FreeStyleGames. “But we’re not stopping there either as the award-winning soundtrack is getting bigger songs from hotter artists that our talented crew of DJ’s is spinning into hits that fit the gameplay flawlessly.”
DJ Hero 2 will be available this fall for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, or Wii. You can pick up the game in either the Party Bundle, which will include the game, a microphone, and two turntable controllers, or the Turntable Bundle for DJ Hero owners, which will have the game and a single turntable controller.
