Google Stadia GDC presentation: Here’s all the news you missed
Google announced its new game streaming service Stadia during GDC 2019. Here is all the news from the event, including news on YouTube streaming and quickly accessing your favorite new games. Stadia is set to launch in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and most of Europe in 2019.
Intel Command Center lays foundation for next year’s ‘Arctic Sound’ GPU
Intel revealed its new Command Center driver software at GDC 2019. The updated interface will control current Intel integrated graphics, but it also lays the groundwork for next year's Intel video card. New features include one-click optimization and a completely revised interface.
Is Google launching a game-streaming service? Watch our GDC livestream to see
Google is presenting its 2019 GDC keynote on Tuesday, March 19. Here is how you can tune in to watch the event as it unfolds, as well as finad out what could be shown during the presentation. Google's Project Stream service could be among the topics covered during the keynote.
One developer can play ‘Street Fighter II’ anywhere with his AR port
Developer Abhishek Singh created an unofficial AR port of Street Fighter II that lets you superimpose your fights onto the real world!
Amazon's Lumberyard demo shows off direct support for fancy anti-aliasing effects
Amazon has used this year's Nvidia GDC showcase to show off various visual effects for Lumberyard, its VR-compatible game engine.
‘No Man’s Sky’ maker wants to help developers dodge pitfalls it already fell in
Hello Games wants to help others avoid its mistakes in the procedurally generated gaming space, with its new Hello Labs initiative.
Booking of scantily clad dancers at GDC draws apology from Microsoft
Microsoft is issuing an apology for hiring scantily clad dancers to perform at its GDC afterparty.
Report: Sony preparing to launch 4K-capable “PS4.5”
Sony may be preparing to release a more powerful version of the PlayStation 4 with the extra graphical firepower, according to a report from Kotaku.
Lawbreakers drops free-to-play pricing, adds new, “mature” art style
Boss Key Productions chief Cliff Bleszinski reveals structural and artistic changes for his studio's upcoming first-person shooter, Lawbreakers.
AMD’s GDC 2016 press conference could convince the most diehard VR skeptics
At GDC this year, AMD brought the heat with its Radeon Pro Duo VR development platform and countless publisher collaborations.
Her Story, The Witcher 3 top IGF, Game Developers Choice 2016 awards
CD Projekt RED's The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Sam Barlow's Her Story claimed top honors at the 2016 Game Developers Choice Awards and IGF Awards.
Reach out and touch virtual reality with the Manus VR glove
This year's virtual reality accessories are already starting to appear, with Manus VR showing off a new VR glove at GDC next week, set to go on sale in Q2.
Games Developer Conference to host new Valve VR demos, called The Lab
The Games Developer Conference will have a lot of cool games and experiences on show, but some of them will come from Valve's The Lab, an Aperture universe.
Bethesda's Todd Howard nabs GDCA lifetime achievement award
Organizers of the 16th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards announced that Bethesda's Todd Howard will receive the event's Lifetime Achievement Award.
Defend towers and beat back corruption in Terraria: Otherworld
Re-Logic and Engine Software have shared juicy new details and a trailer from GDC about Terraria: Otherworld the standalone spinoff announced in February.
Sony’s Project Morpheus in pictures and in action
Take a peek at Sony's Project Morpheus VR headset, with close-up looks at the hardware itself as well as what it looks like when you put it on and use it.
Steam Controller gets a slight redesign for its GDC 2014 appearance
Digital Trends takes a closer look at Valve's newly redesigned Steam Controller, which loses the earlier touch-sensitive pads in favor of a standard layout.
Sony’s long-standing interest in virtual reality gives Project Morpheus an edge
Digital Trends chats with Sony U.S. R&D senior software engineer Anton Mikhailov about Project Morpheus and the company's VR-ready legacy.
GDC 2014 is over, but these gaming trends from the show are just beginning
With Game Developers Conference concluding, we look back at some of the trends that stood out from the conference.
Google Play to get gaming leaderboards, friend gifting, and more
Google is looking to ramp up functionality on Google Play, announcing a slew of new features at the GDC including leaderboards and gifting via social media
Mozilla to bring console-quality 3D games to Firefox browser
Mozilla announced it's working on a technology that could have us playing high-end, console-quality games in Firefox without any plugins and installations.
Killer is Dead gallery
Take a gander at Suda51's upcoming title Killer is Dead in this photo gallery
GDC 2013: The developer of ‘Fruit Ninja’ returns to show you how not to fish
Players skip a variety of fish as far as they can and with as many skips as possible in 'Fish Out of Water,' the latest charming iOS exclusive from Halfbrick Studios.
GDC 2013: The free-to-play ‘Loadout’ is worth every penny (and quite a few more)
Free-to-play pricing is nothing more than a bonus when you look at all of the carefully crafted bits and pieces that make up Edge of Reality's slick-looking third-person shooter, 'Loadout.'
GDC bound developers choosing mobile over consoles, and Nintendo takes the brunt of it
What platforms are game developers on the front lines working on? Smartphones and tablets and certainly not Nintendo's machines according to GDC's hosts.
Valve wants Team Fortress 2 to dominate your sense through virtual reality
Valve's Joe Ludwig will give a particularly intriguing talk at this year's Game Developers Conference, providing insight not just their development process but the future of their growing hardware business.
Sins of a Dark Age preview
We take a look at Ironclad Games' upcoming first crack at offering a free-to-play experience, the RTS/action-RPG mash-up, Sins of a Dark Age.
GDC 2012: Lollipop Chainsaw hands-on preview
Suda 51's latest epic adventure, Lollipop Chainsaw, involves zombies, an undead-hunting cheerleader armed with a chainsaw, an abundance of ridiculous one-liners and a script from the ever-talented James Gunn.
Risen 2: Dark Waters trailer commands you to watch
Trailer: In Developer Piranha Bytes and publisher Deep Silver;s upcoming game Risen 2, you will challenge the monstrosities of the deep seas, fight to save the world, and beat the crap out of the odd pirate.
Meet Katherine Marlowe, Uncharted 3’s new villainess
At GDC last week, Sony and GDC showed off a 3D section of Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, as well as giving us a first look at the game’s new antagonist.
Hands on with Conduit 2
Sega and High Voltage want to take the crown for first person-shooters on the Wii with the upcoming Conduit 2.
Dead Island First-Look
Following a wildly successful cinematic trailer last month, publisher Deep Silver and developer Techland are ready to pull the curtain and unveil the real Dead Island.
First look at Risen 2: Dark Waters
Publisher Deep Silver and developer Piranha Bytes are bringing back the Risen series on both PC and console, and this time they plan to do it right.
First look at The Darkness II
The Darkness returns in 2K Games’ upcoming FPS sequel, based on the comic books, and the sequel looks to pick up where the gory original left off.
Alice: Madness Returns debuts a new gameplay filled trailer
American McGee developer Spicy Horse and EA showed off the gameplay of Alice: Madness Returns last week at GDC, and now they have released a trailer to go with it.
Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios shows off Kingdom of Amalur: Reckoning
Last week at GDC, former big leaguer Curt Schilling proudly showed off the first images, and discussed the “fantasy dream team” that came together to present the upcoming RPG, Kingom of Amalur: Reckoning.
Former Halo developer Bungie UNconfirms work on ‘massively multiplayer action game’
Former Halo developer Bungie Studios reveals in its weekly update that lead network engineer David Aldridge's confirmation of an upcoming space-based MMO at the 2011 Game Developer's Conference was actually a big joke.
Red Dead Redemption, Minecraft win big at the 2011 Game Developer’s Conference
Rockstar Games' Red Dead Redemption and Mojang's Minecraft were the big winners at last nights Game Developer's Choice Awards and Independent Games Festival Awards, respectively.
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As a veteran of the industry who first began writing about games professionally as a teenager, Giovanni brings a wealth of knowledge and historical context gaming coverage. He brings that expertise to everything he writes, from interview features to reviews. His specialty is criticism and he’s committed to raising the bar for video game reviews. Just read his ambitious UFO 50 review as proof!
Giovanni majored in Film and Photography at Ithaca College, and that skill set had intersected with his games writing through his career. He previously worked as a Segment Producer on Polygon’s daily gaming show, Speedrun, and has contributed video content for sites like Prima Games and Hard Drive. He’s always willing to experiment with new media, whether that be via podcasts or creating videos for Digital Trends’ YouTube channel. He has previously written for Inverse, Fanbyte, The Inventory, and more. He began working with Digital Trends in 2019 as a Destiny 2 guides contributor before moving into his current role as Senior Editor.
His love of gaming dates back decades. Giovanni grew up in Massachusetts with his mother’s hand-me-down Atari 2600. He was hooked from that point on, spending his childhood obsessively playing Sega Genesis or Super Smash Bros. Melee with his friends. He carried that passion into college, where he hosted and produced Ithaca College’s own studio format video game news show. Since then, he has been committed to giving back to the video game industry that raised him by providing honest criticism, sharp analysis, and thorough coverage.
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