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PGR is gonna get made

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by RARE

. You know it, I know it, the world will not expect it brother.

Expect Googly eyes on Ferraris?

 

[Cosmo Clock 21]

Ctrl+F "Battlefield"

Nothing? I thought we got repeated "Soon" messages from DICE and EA. Wouldn't their event be the time to show off their next DLC/expansion, whatever it may be?

Yeah, I think a new Battlefield 3 map pack announcement at least merits "speculated" status, since there were rumblings of its existence during a recent investor meeting plus there has to be some reason they've delayed this gameplay patch for so long.

 

[Decado]

Shit.

Saw Mechwarrior Tactics and thought, "no way they're actually making it turn-based".

Saw it is turn-based. Excite!

Saw "free-to-play"...liver blow!

Online.

Pulverized liver. Dying

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Expect Googly eyes on Ferraris?

Rare doing the sequel?? :O

 

[talan619]

A new game studio open

Another Place Productions

'Another Place' is a new games company from the creators of the multi-award-winning Fable franchise. Our goal is to create high-quality, meaningful experiences that will inspire audiences worldwide.

Meet the team:

Dene and Simon Carter, Creative Director and Technical Director
Industry veterans, their combined half-century of experience has covered everything from 8-bit classics, Rockman and Druid, through to the award-winning Magic Carpet and Dungeon Keeper. Founders of Big Blue Box Studios, they created Fable and were promptly acquired by Lionhead and Microsoft, where they led the franchise to sales of over 12 million units and multiple awards. Dene's latest solo project, Incoboto, is now available on the App Store. More details here.

John McCormack, Art Director
Previously Art Director of the Fable franchise, this Scotsman cut his teeth as an artist and animator on the Warhammer and Theme Park franchises before spending over a decade leading a team developing a world of hobbes, chickens and trolls.

Guillaume Portes, Technical Director
Former Technical Director at Lionhead Studios, Guillaume started his career at prolific indie developer Small Rockets, before moving on to Lionhead during the development of Fable 1. After leading the programming team through Fable 3 he became the Technical Director of the franchise.

Jeremie Texier, Production Director
Previously Executive Producer at Lionhead Studios, over the last decade Jeremie has managed coders, artists, designers and external partners on The Movies and the Fable franchise. Following the release of Fable 3, Jeremie was handed the reins of the Fable studio at Lionhead.

Stay tuned for more exciting news in the coming months, and please do not hesitate to contact us - we would love to hear from you!

All core members come from Lionhead Studios...

Is this related to Lionhead GDC countdown?

 

[Baron_Calamity]

A new game studio open

Another Place Productions



All core members come from Lionhead Studios..

Maybe they are just tired of making Fable games?

 

[Neuromancer]

I don't really understand how an open world Forza game is going to work but I'm intrigued.

 

[Conor 419]

A new game studio open

Another Place Productions



All core members come from Lionhead Studios...

Is this related to Lionhead GDC countdown?

So what happened here, Lionhead executives got sick of Fable and Kinect games? Microsoft clearly haven't learned from Rare.

 

[TheOddOne]

You forgot to add that they are making XBLA/PSN/iOS games.

 

[Jigsaw]

before they announce crysis 3 i hope they give us console peasants crysis warhead first

thx ea ;P

 

[RyanReedyMusic]

Im really stoked for the tech demos. So much fun. Im on the hype train and I cant get off.

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

DA3 better be the latter half of 2013 if they are announcing literally a year to the day of DA2.

 

[DrWong]

Paradox will be showing tons of new stuff. I'm expecting a lot of details about War of the Roses, , Red Frontier, Dungeon Land and new material for more than 10 titles.

 

[upandaway]

Will there be a different thread for GDC general or will it be this one?

 

[glaurung]

Wait...

lionhead.com? Am I missing something or did they really not reveal anything once the counter ticked to zero?

 

[toddhunter]

Wait...

lionhead.com? Am I missing something or did they really not reveal anything once the counter ticked to zero?

Yeah it was just a timer. From the sounds of it, it didn't live up to your expectations?

 

[snoopeasystreet]

Wait...

lionhead.com? Am I missing something or did they really not reveal anything once the counter ticked to zero?

still 2 hours for me and it has a picture of a button on the page that looks straight out of Fable Heroes. Don't get your hopes up.

 

[glaurung]

Aimed at Peter:

 

[joshwaan]

Killet Instinct Megaton if it is the killer title

 

[Mario007]

DA3 better be the latter half of 2013 if they are announcing literally a year to the day of DA2.

if they stick with the same artstyle and engine, which they indicated they want to, then a 2 years dev cycle is actually pretty standard and healthy. so announcing now and releasing in march 2013 could be the way to go.

 

[-SD-]

Add CryENGINE 3 DX11 SDK stuff to the list?

 

[brotkasten]

A new game studio open

Another Place Productions



All core members come from Lionhead Studios...

Is this related to Lionhead GDC countdown?

Following the release of Fable 3, Jeremie was handed the reins of the Fable studio at Lionhead.

And bailed out ASAP. :lol

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

if they stick with the same artstyle and engine, which they indicated they want to, then a 2 years dev cycle is actually pretty standard and healthy. so announcing now and releasing in march 2013 could be the way to go.

I agree, and it sticks with their release cycle for big name titles, but I'm just worried about the backlash of that date.

 

[gofreak]

Irresponsible Twitter-based speculation...perhaps Sony announcement(s) today? From the last several hours...

@ianfisher86 Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Day 1 of GDC was terrific. Had awesome chats with industry figures and good times. Looking forward to Sony tomorrow and mystery PS3 game X.

@JVB Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Tomorrow Mass Effect 3 hits the market, and new info about the iPad 3 will follow. Plus all of the cool GDC news. and a Sony announcement.

Plus a Santa Monica connection?

Mario Lavin ‏ @singularity23 Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
I'm so stoked to be working with such a talented crew @SonySantaMonica studio. The future bright with @Sony - awesomeness is near. #gdc

On a side note I thought it was curious that Media Molecule's Alex Evans has been tweeting about preparing a GDC presentation - yet he is not on the GDC list of speakers. Maybe he's doing something private...or maybe MM will surface here?

/buckets-of-salt-please

 

[Kafel]

It's Datura for PS3. : /

*wants Vita news*

 

[gofreak]

It's Datura for PS3. : /

That wouldn't be such a mystery though, would it?

*takes one foot off the hype-train*

 

[TheBioLover]

It's got to be God of War IV. It's been leaking for ages, it's got to be officially announced soon.

 

[The_eJoker]

So today is TimeSplitters day?

 

[Kafel]

So today is TimeSplitters day?

Yep. For iPod.

 

[gurasa]

We can watch EA's live stream here: http://www.ea.com/1/gamechangers

Three and a half hours to go.

 

[Cyberia]

A tease from PSM3:

More than one exciting game announcement due this week, our spies suggest. Including a welcome surprise

https://twitter.com/#!/PSM3_Magazine

 

[Trevelyan]

It's got to be God of War IV. It's been leaking for ages, it's got to be officially announced soon.

The fact that today's The Tester episode was centered around God of War is definitely pointing to it. I would expect an announcement later today or tomorrow.

 

[Loudninja]

A tease from PSM3:



https://twitter.com/#!/PSM3_Magazine

So Gow 4 and the welcome surprise would be Syphon filter 4 hopefully.

 

[strafer]

Announement of an announcement.

 

[Desmond]

A tease from PSM3:



https://twitter.com/#!/PSM3_Magazine

Spies?

SF it is

 

[Loudninja]

GOW 4 is not surprise neither is Datura,we seen videos of it and they said the game will be at Sony booth.

 

[legacyzero]

Come on Ubisoft!

Lets have some more Far Cry 3 details! MAP EDITOR FOREVER!

 

[Cyberia]

Also someone from Sony (UK) is certainly hinting at a announcement:

7/3/12

22.30

https://twitter.com/#!/NOTORIOUSxHUG

 

[out0v0rder]

yay david cage.

 

[Dedication Through Light]

We can watch EA's live stream here: http://www.ea.com/1/gamechangers

Three and a half hours to go.

I didnt think it was that late. Cant wait.

 

[Loudninja]

So did MS announced and show everything already?

They said they going to announced a new IP but is it at GDC or E3?

 

[BlazingDarkness]

Does anybody know when David Cage's presentation for the new QD tech is? Like, what day/time?
Heavy Rain was originally introduced with that 'Casting' tech demo in a similar fashion so I'm eager to see what this is

 

[Nirolak]

So did MS announced and show everything already?

They said they going to announced a new IP but is it at GDC or E3?

I think that was an XBLA game.

 

[Loudninja]

I think that was an XBLA game.

Oh ok.

 

[SolidSnakex]

Does anybody know when David Cage's presentation for the new QD tech is? Like, what day/time?
Heavy Rain was originally introduced with that 'Casting' tech demo in a similar fashion so I'm eager to see what this is

SPEAKER/S: David Cage (Quantic Dream)
DAY / TIME / LOCATION: Wednesday 2:00- 3:00 Room 2003, West Hall, 2nd Fl
TRACK / DURATION / FORMAT / AUDIENCE LEVEL: Visual Arts , Game Design / 60-Minute / Lecture / All
GDC VAULT RECORDING: Video Recorded
DESCRIPTION: The creator of Heavy Rain talks about virtual actors, performance capture and art direction. Based on a tech demo presented to the public for the first time, he will develop how real time technologies can be used to create emotion and why he believes storytellers should be in control.
TAKEAWAY: The session will present Quantic Dream's approach to create emotion. Based on concrete examples, the speaker will explain the process from casting actors to the final result in real time 3D, explaining the studio's approach and the challenges it faced. It will also try to predict the evolutions to expect in the near future and how far the exit to the Uncanny Valley is.
INTENDED AUDIENCE: This session is intended for anyone interested in creating emotions in games, game directors, art directors, producers, writers, graphic artists or animators. No technical background is required.

http://schedule.gdconf.com/session/13473165/Virtual_Actors_and_Emotion_in_Games

 

[BlazingDarkness]

http://schedule.gdconf.com/session/13473165/Virtual_Actors_and_Emotion_in_Games

Damn, right when I'm working :lol
Hopefully some nice impressions (video?) is released atferwards

edit: Thanks for finding that!

 

[Trevelyan]

David Cage Stuff

What time is the tweet referring to? the 22:30? Would they be 8 hours ahead of PST? If so, it lines up nicely.

 

[Dusky]

I think that was an XBLA game.

Which one was that then?

 

[RiverBed]

Nirolak, I love you, man. This is what I've been waiting for for weeks!

 

[Loudninja]

Also someone from Sony (UK) is certainly hinting at a announcement:





https://twitter.com/#!/NOTORIOUSxHUG

So is that a time stamp?