GDC News/Trailers [Archive]

BreakABone

03-25-2009, 11:07 AM

GDC isn't a huge conference, and should by its own name focus more on the development side, that doesn't mean don't get news or any interesting trailers out of it.

The GameTrak Freedom
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In addition to unveiling the Freedom's new design, PDP also further detailed the controller's advanced motion technology. Like other motion controller solutions, the Freedom uses a series of accelerometers to determine the pitch, roll, and yaw of the device in relation to in-game physics. What sets the Freedom apart from other motion controllers, however, is its use of ultrasonic 3D positioning. The Freedom system includes two sensor bars placed or mounted to the sides of a display, which communicate with an ultrasonic emitter built into the Freedom controller. The ultrasonic pulses emitted by the controller and identified by the sensors, along with the data fed by the accelerometers enable the system to calculate the distance, orientation, and speed of the device with extreme precision. Each Freedom remote (up to four can be used simultaneously on one system) emits three pulses to accurately triangulate distance, and a fourth pulse is emitted for accuracy.

And comes with its own game,
http://gearmedia.ign.com/gear/image/article/965/965841/gametrak-freedom-20090324030312247_640w.jpg

BreakABone

03-25-2009, 12:30 PM

The Wii now has an update which allows you to store games from VC/WiiWare onto SD cards, and run them from there permitting you have enough free room on your console.

So I assume transfer everything over to the card, and you should be fine
-Ability to stream right off the card.
-Download games from the shop to the card.
-Supports up to 32 GB SD card.
-Arcade games now supported on VC.

manasecret

03-25-2009, 03:19 PM

Finally.

GameMaster

03-25-2009, 04:25 PM

All the game development students at my school are going because it's a big recruiter day. Reckon gekko might be there too.

Jason1

03-25-2009, 07:37 PM

Still no excuse for the SD card issue to take this long to get resolved. Rediculous really.

Angrist

03-26-2009, 09:22 AM

So Xbox has now officially a wand-like motion controller? That took a while. :)

BreakABone

03-26-2009, 01:56 PM

The galaxy's coolest duo are back on PLAYSTATION®3!

Get ready for time-bending fun and intergalactic mayhem with Ratchet and ClankTM: A Crack in Time

London, 26th March: Ever wanted to travel back in time? This Autumn Ratchet and Clank are back on PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) in the UK like you’ve never seen them before – and they’re on a mission to save the future!! Get ready another round of intergalactic chaos with Ratchet and Clank™: A Crack In Time, the latest addition to Sony Computer Entertainment Europe’s multi-million selling Ratchet and Clank™ franchise.

Concluding the events that began in Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction and Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty, Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time will answer some of the franchise fans’ biggest questions. After discovering that lovable robot Clank’s disappearance was engineered by Dr. Nefarious, the Wrench-swinging Ratchet races to save his best friend. Along the way, both will finally uncover the hidden truth behind their origins, and discover their ultimate destinies. As the duo come closer to reuniting, they’ll have to ask themselves the biggest question of all: Do Ratchet and Clank’s destinies lie with each other? Or is it finally time for the universe’s greatest duo to separate for good?

If you haven’t played Ratchet & Clank before and are new to this successful franchise, prepare to be immersed in hilarious action-packed galactic capers and discover how time travel will entertain you in ways never before experienced.

Powered by Insomniac Games’ fourth-generation PS3 technology, Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time will continue to bring the experience of playing your own computer generated animation movie to PS3. Expect all the laughs and witty banter of a Ratchet and Clank title, as you enjoy all-new space gameplay that gives players the opportunity to engage in space battles, explore the surrounding star system, and discover hidden items and collectables... You’ll come head-to-head with a brand-new cast of baddies, and some old favourites, and obliterate them with cool new weapons and abilities.

Get ready for a brand new time-bending, laugh-out-loud adventure when Ratchet and Clank: A Crack In Time arrives in stores in Autumn 2009. It’s the newest addition to the smash-hit Ratchet and Clank franchise, with eight titles across PlayStation®2, PS3™ and PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable) platforms. With Ratchet and Clank, the future is never certain!

Check out more at www.playstation.com or contact your local PR manager.

Ratchet and Clank game

Dyne

03-26-2009, 02:57 PM

Still no excuse for the SD card issue to take this long to get resolved. Rediculous really.

Yeah, it should have hit last november when the games started drying up.

Swan

03-26-2009, 05:22 PM

http://www.purehubris.com/squeee/assets/images/squeee.gif

BreakABone

03-27-2009, 12:29 AM

Yeah, it should have hit last november when the games started drying up.

I don't know if space was an issue, but in their defense (which I seem to be pretty good at), they did have a more steady stream than either PSN or XBLA. I mean XBLA has improved but for months it use to be one game a week, hopefully, I think it may still be close to that.

gekko

03-27-2009, 12:46 AM

All the game development students at my school are going because it's a big recruiter day. Reckon gekko might be there too.

Didn't go this year (canceled reservations), wanted to save some money. It's a pretty big thing here, our spring break actually is scheduled around it, which sucked last year (Feb GDC). I'm only finishing my sophomore year, and not trying to intern this summer, so it's not too important to me. Glad I didn't go though, since I got homework in all but one class this week. :mad: Didn't want the break, just wanted sometime to re-work my graphics engine.

School wise, IGF is a pretty big thing for us. If anyone's keeping track, Tag just won, which has us winning the last 3 student showcase awards. Hopefully that will be me in a couple years.

Going to GDC for the career fair is nice, but I've heard mixed impressions about it's usefulness. Then again, it's the only one around for the industry. There's also a few gaming companies near me, so I have it much easier than others.

I'll likely go next year, really may depend on whether I have an internship or not. I'm crossing my fingers for Microsoft, and they're interviewing us in September, so I may know long before GDC if I'll be interning next summer.

Oh, and Call of Duty 4-2, 11/10/09. :D :D :D :D :D :D

BreakABone

03-27-2009, 04:27 PM

Angrist

03-30-2009, 09:44 AM

What platform is that RPG on?