[ad_1] Earlier this year, the annual Game Developer’s Conference that was set to occur in March was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Later, GDC 2020 organizers said that it would be postponed to August under the new moniker of “GDC Summer.” Now, it’s changing once again. Instead of returning as a 3-day conference in […]
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Facebook cancels all large events through June 2021
[ad_1] Mark Zuckerberg announced today that Facebook will cancel any large physical events with more than 50 people through June 2021. Some will be held as virtual events, but Facebook has not yet shared specifics. Zuckerberg also said the company will extend its policy of no business travel through at least June of this year, […]
Google makes it easier to play Android apps before they’ve finished loading
[ad_1] First up, there are a bunch of new Android tools for mobile game development. These include a revamped Android Studio System Trace profiler, a new extension for Visual Studio and a new Android GPU Inspector, which will let devs look deeply into an Android GPU to see detailed information about a game’s render stages […]
GDC could return to San Francisco as a 3-day event in August
[ad_1] In addition, attendees may see exhibitors they’ve never seen at a GDC event before, since the organizers are giving organizations the chance to apply for space onsite. Those who do can hold meetings and meet-ups alongside the main event. GDC Summer is scheduled to take place from August 4th through 6th at the Moscone […]
Steam Game Festival lets you play indies that would’ve been at GDC
[ad_1] You’ll be able to check out demos of the games. We don’t know all the studios taking part just yet, but we’ll update this article with some of the featured games when the event starts later today at 1PM ET / 10AM PT. That said, we do know the event will run until March […]
Game Developers Conference will stream panels and awards for free
[ad_1] All the virtual talks will be available for free through the GDC Vault, while “many” will reach YouTube in the weeks and months ahead. Some of these talks will appeal primarily to developers. GDC has historically covered topics that may be interesting to many game fans, though, and this year’s may be no exception […]
Coronavirus panic is expediting the demise of tech conventions
[ad_1] It’s likely that some of these companies won’t return to the idea of physical shows at all. It’s not completely the fault of coronavirus hysteria, however. After all, none of this happened when the H1N1 pandemic (swine flu) hit the globe in 2009 and 2010. E3 went off without a hitch at the height […]
2020 Game Developers Conference cancels due to coronavirus
[ad_1] After one big name participant after another (Facebook, Sony, Microsoft, Amazon) announced it would not send people to the show over concerns about the spread of coronavirus, GDC 2020 organizers have announced the event is off. It was scheduled to take place between March 16th and 20th, and in a statement, they said “we […]
Amazon is the latest to pull out of GDC over coronavirus fears
[ad_1] On top of this, Amazon has also begun restricting “non-essential” employee travel in the US after doing the same in China in January. The internet giant joins Facebook, Sony, EA, Epic Games, Microsoft, Kojima Productions and Unity Technologies among the major brands exiting GDC. This won’t necessarily lead to GDC shutting down, as there […]
Microsoft won’t be at GDC because of coronavirus
[ad_1] “After a close review of guidance by global health authorities and out of an abundance of caution, we’ve made the difficult decision to withdraw from participating at Game Developers Conference 2020 in San Francisco,” Microsoft said in a blog post. “The health and safety of players, developers, employees, and our partners around the world […]