GDC Spotlight - A look into the independent games world
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Marco Martinez, File Producer
We take a look at two games from the Independent Games Festival, two browser-based games from Bigpoint, and speak with the CEO of UNITY. Check it out!
Today, we preview IGF Student Showcase Finalist, Solace, and IGF Nuovo Award Finalist, Bohm. Then, we take a look at two games from Bigpoint, Battlestar Galactica and Ruined. Finally, we talk with David Helgason CEO of
By
Marco Martinez, File Producer
Marco is an avid gamer and writer who's been in love with video games since the Sega Genesis. He likes to discover new indie game talent and shed light on a side of the industry that gets bigger ever year.
I think i just found the game engine im gona use. Looks great!
So the tree one is perfect for guys who are high :) Woaahhhh i totally made that tree like go up
Forget what ever you thought about browser games, Battlestar Galactica is amazing graphically, and technically sound. Absolutely amazing. The comparison is freelancer, but BGO wins....hands down.
Unity is truly amazing and has opened some seriously large doors for cross platform deployment. The Unity editor is a dream to work with and can provide professional results in a very short time; just add coding skills & assert some creativity. I look forward to seeing what they come up with next.
Yeah, Unity engine is quite a serious game engine platform! First time I saw it in action, "I was like WOW, is this really possible on web browser?" and it was Tron official site games - amazing!
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- Publisher(s): Bigpoint
- Developer(s): Artplant
- Genre: Role-Playing
- Release: Feb 8, 2011 (US)
- ESRB: E10+
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