GameDev.NetMaximum game development!IGF 2009 Submissions Now Open- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Submissions are now open for the Independent Games Festival (IGF) 2009. The prizes will be awarded at the Independent Games Festival Awards, taking place &111;n Wednesday, March 25, 2009, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, which is held alongside the Game Developers Choice Awards as part of the 2009 Game Developers Conference. The deadline for submissions is November 2008, with finalists announced January 5, 2009.http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=499837 PhysX Demo Competition - Win the world's fastest graphics card- (Found July 2, 2008 ) The Game Creators and NVIDIA are giving you budding game developers a chance to show off your skills while playing around with PhysX, the hottest game technology to hit the streets in years.http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=499331 Environment Pack for Torque- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Editmygame.com released a new Content Pack for Torque Game Engine.http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=499336 The Daily GameDev.net- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Microsoft's Games for Windows global director Kevin Unangst -- who is burdened with a remarkably unfortunate last name -- gave a speech in San Francisco about the state of PC gaming and what Microsoft and, more specifically, the Games for Windows department is doing to promote increased platform awareness, marketability, and ease of use and interaction with a community of gamers. "We said we were going to invest a couple years ago ... and we spent double-digit million dollars in US retail. Sure.http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=499349 The Cheesiest Games Jam in the history of forever- (Found July 2, 2008 ) 34 explosively cheesy indie games produced at the 3rd annual Toronto Indie Game Jam have been unleashed &111;n the unsuspecting interweb. All games are available for download now &111;n the TO Jam website (http:www.tojam.ca). Check 'em out!http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=499371 Weekend Reading: Tales from Journal Land- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Man, a whopping 21 entries makes up this week's wrap-up. A ton of project updates are the main feature this week, along with some programming tricks, industry thoughts, a US Air Force Academy cadet, and ways for you to help us shape the fifth coming of GDNet.http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=499391 Project Top Secret' Announces Winner(s)- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Today Project "Top Secret" officially reaches the most anticipated milestone yet as we announce the winner... No, scratch that the winners of the Top Secret Design Contest.http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=499414 "Up and Downsizing Battlefield: Bad Company" by Composer Mikael Karlsson- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Battlefield: Bad Company Composer Mikael Karlsson discusses his classical score and treatment of the Battlefield theme.http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=499487 Easy To Use Kid Friendly 3D Game Maker Platinum Arts Sandbox Beta 2.2.0 Release!- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Here is the Platinum Arts Sandbox Beta 2.2.0 Release! For anyone who is unfamiliar with Sandbox, here is a bit about it: "Sandbox is a game design tool based &111;n the Cube 2 engine that allows users to quickly and easily create and edit their own worlds, quests and adventures in game, even cooperatively. It is free, open source, multiplatform, and easy to use for Kids and Adults." Currently Sandbox is being used in many schools throughout the world from the Elementary to College levels....http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=499537 Win A Pass to the E for All Expo- (Found July 2, 2008 ) GameDev.net and IDG World Expo (organizers of the E for All Expo) are proud to offer 8 people the opportunity to attend the 3-day event, to be held Oct 3-5 at the LA Convention Center, and have free access to the Expo floor. There, you can check out new products from Microsoft, EA, and other developers. Two ways to win! We'll be selecting 3 winners from our Facebook fans, and 5 winners from our weekly newsletter subscribers. Because the cost of travel is not included, this contest is opt-in...http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=499623 |