Organizers have today revealed the nominees for the 20th annual Game Developers Choice Awards, the leading peer-based video game event celebrating the industry’s top games and developers! Winners in all categories will be honored at the Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) ceremony, taking place on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at 6:30pm at the San Francisco[…..] […]
Following a Hong Kong awards ceremony on Monday, the winners of the Licensing International Asian Awards 2019 have been revealed. Chinese animation leader Fantawild secured the Entertainment Property of the Year – Animated honors for its franchise feature film Boonie Bears: Blast into the Past. The company was also nominated in three other categories: Asian[…..] […]
The nominees for the 2020 British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs), the U.K.’s equivalent of the Oscars, are out. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts made the announcement this morning. A few takeaways: The animated feature category has thrown up no real surprises. Walt Disney Animation Studios’s Frozen 2 and Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story 4[…..] […]
Rockstar’s 2019 hit Red Dead Redemption 2 is defined by its attention to detail, down to the unique pace at which protagonist Arthur Morgan moseys, and at the Game Developers Conference you’ll get a rare behind-the-scenes look at how Rockstar designed and integrated such a seemingly simple system. In a special Visual Arts track talk[…..] […]
The Independent Games Festival, which honors the most influential, innovative and acclaimed projects in independent game development, has revealed the finalists for the 22nd annual awards ceremony. The IGF Awards will take place March 18, 2020 during the Game Developers Conference. The event will be hosted by League of Geeks (Armello) director Trent Kusters, who[…..] […]
ohn Riccitiello, the CEO of Unity, put forward the concept of “China Unity” to the majority of Chinese developers last year, representing Unity ’s confidence and expectations in the Chinese market, expressing Unity ’s aspirations to deeply cultivate the Chinese market and do well in localization services. The annual Unite conference is the carnival[…..] […]
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the nominations for the EE British Academy Film Awards in 2020, the awards recognising the very best in film of the past year, and whose ceremony will place on Sunday 2 February at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Among the revealed nominations is a surplus[…..] […]
Triband’s comedic physics puzzler What the Golf? is stuffed with interesting levels that surprise the player in hilarious ways, and at GDC in March you’ll have a chance to see how they were all designed! In a special Independent Games Summit talk titled “100 Trick Pony: Designing ‘WHAT THE GOLF?’” Triband creative director Tim Garbos[…..] […]
The 2020 Golden Globes have arrived, and with it a night of festivities and awards that mark a significant signpost on the way to the Oscars. Given the shortened schedule this year, the Globes feel even more “relevant” as it relates to the Academy’s big night—Oscar voting is currently underway, so the winners/speeches tonight could[…..] […]
Overwork and burnout are real threats to happiness, especially in the field of game development, where demand for big, beautiful virtual worlds often sees passionate devs working late nights and weekends. That’s why Game Developers Conference officials are excited to confirm that veteran game developer Laralyn McWilliams will return to GDC 2020 in March to[…..] […]
