The HotSpot - Uncharted 3, Mirage - 3/7/2012

March 7, 2012 5:08PM PST

Uncharted 3 and Mirage are up for their own respective Visual Arts awards tonight, but The HotSpot pits indie versus AAA developer here and now.

Both Uncharted 3 and Mirage are up for Best Visual Arts awards at the Game Developers Conference tonight, but that's not all that links the two wildly different games. Naughty Dog FX lead Keith Guerrette joins one-man-show Mario von Rickenbach and Tom Magrino to discuss how developing a "realistic" production like Uncharted 3 is kind of the same, kind of different from making a highly abstract indie game like Mirage.

The HotSpot - Uncharted 3, Mirage - 3/7/12 by gamespot

Wouldn't it be cool if all of these GDC podcast videos were cobbled together in one place? Oh my gosh that's actually something that has happened!

By Tom Magrino

Tom Magrino has covered the games industry since 2006. He's been compared to Steve Martin by Ozzy Osbourne and Daniel Craig by Tim Schafer. His voice, heard largely on GameSpot's podcast, recalls that of Kermit the Frog. It ain't easy bein' Magreen.

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rezabehbin

i hope this game will be good game

g1rldraco7

I hope they do well and great show Margino.

arthur_dayne

@Travis_Odell It is called a Grandpa Sweater. They are actually fashionable right now.

SandRunneR

This weeks program is very enjoyable. Great idea with bringing guests from different departments and making a few podcasts.

lumbergoose

did the naughtdog artist say that these days games (from major publishers) are more creative and less about a "sure sell?" Isn't that the exact opposite of what everyone who talks about video games think?

Travis_Odell

What the hell is that guy wearing?

WCK619

Lava Lamp is still off. =( why is there a red flash at the end of every episode? Are you trying to give me a seizure or subliminal message?

Cathartic93

I miss the regular Hotspot, bring that back next week. Oh, and that card game thing was great, more of that please!

Magrino

HotSpot, yes I do believe so.

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