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Game Developer Twitter Report: The Urge to Nerf

Posted 4/2/09 4:00 pm ET by Tracey John in Game Developer Twitter Report, twitter

Who wants to start bringing semi-automatic Nerf guns to meetings? Find out.
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What 'LEGO Universe' Creators Learned From TT Games

Posted 4/2/09 3:00 pm ET by Tracey John in *GDC 2009, LEGO Games, LEGO Universe, NetDevil, PC, TT Games

The creative director of upcoming MMO "LEGO Universe" talked about finding the "secret sauce" of TT Games' titles and how they're talking about working collaboratively in the future. Read more...

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What's The Female Equivalent of a 'Nut Shot'?

Posted 4/2/09 10:00 am ET by Tracey John in *GDC 2009, Combat Arms, FPS, Gender, Nexon, PC, mmo

Nexon's free-to-play multiplayer online FPS "Combat Arms" just added a new feature called the "Nut Shot," which awards points for shooting males in the nether region. But I asked the game-makers: What if you're playing a female avatar? Read more...

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Game Developer Twitter Report: April Fool's Day Edition

Posted 4/1/09 4:00 pm ET by Tracey John in Game Developer Twitter Report, twitter

Which studio has a camera in their office bathrooms today? Which developers are enjoying some of the pranks? And who's not? Find out.
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The MMO for 'Halo,' 'Call of Duty' Fans

Posted 4/1/09 3:00 pm ET by Tracey John in *GDC 2009, CrimeCraft, PC, mmo

The makers of massively multiplayer online shooter "CrimeCraft" insisted they're not an MMO. So if it's not an "MMO," what do they call it? Read more...

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BioWare Conquers Elevator Problem For 'Mass Effect 2'

Posted 4/1/09 2:00 pm ET by Tracey John in PC, Xbox 360, bioware, mass effect, mass effect 2

The worst thing about "Mass Effect" might be... fixed? Read more...

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What We're NOT Playing (Sorry Larry, 'The Pitt')

Posted 4/1/09 1:00 pm ET by Tracey John in What We're Not Playing

We weren't able to play many games during GDC last week but now we're back from San Francisco. So here are the games we could play, but aren't going to. Read more...

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One-liner: 'Dragon Age: Origin''s Controversial Love Scenes

Posted 4/1/09 10:00 am ET by Tracey John in Dragon Age: Origins, PC, PS3, Xbox 360, bioware

"Probably. [laughs] 'Mass Effect' had a bit of this weird slow news day hiccup where people reacted. We always do romances, and we've always done romances. It's a commitment we have. And to our minds -- and we're Canadians -- it's all done in good taste. These are people that are actually in love and have built up a friendship. It's hardly as salacious as it's been sold. And 'Dragon Age' does have multiple romances available. There's quite a few characters and friendships that build into the camaraderie of the battlefield."

-- Lead designer Mike Laidlaw during a "Dragon Age" demo, answering my question about whether or not we'll see love scenes as "controversial" as the ones in "Mass Effect."

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Blizzard: 'World of Warcraft' is Not A F---ing Book

Posted 3/31/09 6:00 pm ET by Tracey John in *GDC 2009, blizzard, world of warcraft

During his GDC presentation last week, former 'WoW' game director Jeff Kaplan ranted about "medium envy" and how games shouldn't try to be more than what they are: entertainment. Read more...