GDC 2020 officially postponed due to coronavirus concerns

Posted on by Blogger

This year's Game Developers Conference (GDC) has been officially been postponed due to coronavirus concerns. Read on below to learn more about this decision: After close consultation with our partners in the game development industry and community around the world, we’ve made the difficult decision to postpone the Game Developers Conference this March. Having spent … Continue reading GDC 2020 officially postponed due to coronavirus concerns

Special Unown event: Unown letters G, D and C now appearing in Pokémon GO at GDC 2019 in San Francisco, California

Posted on by Blogger

A special Unown event is currently taking place for Pokémon GO players at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco, California. From today, March 18, to March 22, attendees at the conference can find increased encounters of at least three different variations of Unown shaped as the letters G, D and C to spell out the acronym GDC. To … Continue reading Special Unown event: Unown letters G, D and C now appearing in Pokémon GO at GDC 2019 in San Francisco, California

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate receives Honorable Mention for Game of the Year from the GDC Awards

Posted on by Blogger

The annual GDC Awards are set to take place in March, and nominations for Game of the Year have been announced. Although it wasn't nominated, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate managed to appear in the Honorable Mentions category: Game of the Year Celeste (Matt Makes Games) God of War (Sony Santa Monica / Sony Interactive Entertainment) … Continue reading Super Smash Bros. Ultimate receives Honorable Mention for Game of the Year from the GDC Awards

Special Unown event: Unown letters G, D and C now appearing in Pokémon GO at GDC 2018 in San Francisco, California

Posted on by Blogger

A special Unown event is currently taking place for Pokémon GO players at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco, California. From today, March 21, to March 23, attendees at the conference can find increased encounters of at least three different variations of Unown shaped as the letters G, D and C to spell out the acronym GDC. To … Continue reading Special Unown event: Unown letters G, D and C now appearing in Pokémon GO at GDC 2018 in San Francisco, California

Here’s the entire GDC 2017 talk of Pokémon GO & Designing Interactive Games for the Real World

Posted on by Blogger

A session focused entirely on Pokémon GO took place at the 2017 Game Developers Conference (GDC) earlier this month. It was titled Pokémon GO & Designing Interactive Games for the Real World and was helmed by Dennis Hwang, the director of visual and interaction design at Niantic. In this GDC 2017 talk, Hwang described the … Continue reading Here’s the entire GDC 2017 talk of Pokémon GO & Designing Interactive Games for the Real World

Pokémon GO developer Niantic admits that the game’s Gym portion “needs a lot more work”

Posted on by Blogger

It looks like the Gym feature in Pokémon GO is due for a major fix. Developer Niantic admits that in-game Gyms "need a lot more work" and assures fans that it is trying to improve the feature. “The gym portion [of Pokémon Go] needs a lot more work, and we are trying to improve it … Continue reading Pokémon GO developer Niantic admits that the game’s Gym portion “needs a lot more work”

Pokémon GO was way over its capacity less than two hours after launch

Posted on by Blogger

When Pokémon GO first launched, a number of server issues affected the game and prevented many from regularly playing. Niantic has revealed that this is because the game was over capacity less than two hours after making its debut. It exceeded the developer's traffic estimates by a "ludicrous" amount, according to director of software engineering … Continue reading Pokémon GO was way over its capacity less than two hours after launch

Real-time weather effects and official large events planned for Pokémon GO

Posted on by Blogger

Pokémon GO will eventually be able to showcase weather in real-time in the game, such as it being overcast. Developer Niantic also plans to have the day transition into the night gradually with an evening look. Both of these plans are intended as future updates. The developer has also reconfirmed its plan of hosting large … Continue reading Real-time weather effects and official large events planned for Pokémon GO