A good session with folks from Ubisoft, Insomniac Games, Ion Storm, and Double Fine each giving their input on what makes games successful. Continuing a trend for this show, there was much discussion about whether garage gamers could emerge once again on the scene. The general consensus is "no, but …

Perhaps not the end of E3, but it is the end for me, as I am returning on Friday. The final day involved a few sessions and a very good lunch presentation followed by one more swing through the booths and out. Here are some pictures of my trip as …

It seems that when John isn't busy making products for ID Software, he is working at Armadillo Aerospace on a project aimed at the X-Prize.

Here are some links to other announcements and stories coming out of E3 about the gaming world. Doom 3 trailer debuts on Gamespot IDSA claims parents actually pay attention to their kids video games and may even play with them. See the press release. Blizzard announces Worlds of Warcraft for …

The Carmack interview started out well. I've never seen him speak before, so I wasn't about to let the opportunity go by without attending this session. There was a nice demo reel from Doom 3 running and then our interviewer (N'gai Croal from Newsweek) started in with the questions. Thankfully …

The freelancing discussion was more interesting. The panel was a little slow to start, but the moderator engaged them perfectly and within the first ten minutes they were rapidly exchanging opposing views on the subject. Unfortunately, the moderator's otherwise flawless start was marred by switching to audience questions when there …

I decided to split out each of the sessions into a separate article, so you didn't have to dig through one looking for information on the other. Here's the first one about the MMOG Trends session. The MMOG trends discussion was good, but a bit repetitive from similar discussions on …

The second day of E3 also marks the first day of the exhibit floor. Here is a summary of the sessions that I went to and what was on the floor's three concourses along with what I expect to be going back to on the third day. Conference sessions This …

At the E3 expo, Sony announced the planned introduction of a device known as the PSP. An article at CNET contains more info.

I didn't realize it until I did a google search this morning, but apparently this is breaking news. According to a presentation given at the E3 workshops yesterday, the US Army is bringing the popular brand-building "simumercial" (America's Army) to the Macintosh and Linux. There is no announced date yet …

It's the first day of the E3 Conference/Expo and there isn't any earth-shattering news to report. All of the really big press releases are coming tomorrow as is the opening of the exhibit hall. However, I did attend 3 sessions today and I'll give the recap here. W3:Smart …

After a 5 hour plane ride, 3 kids in the 3 rows in my section of business class (one about 6 weeks, one about 6 months, one about three -- only one crying at any given time), and a harrowing taxi ride at over 80MPH, I finally made it to the …

With E3 starting tomorrow, Wired has an article that reviews last year's biggest "flop" (the Sims Online) as a preview for what may be coming this year.

An interesting article (interesting to me at least) about programming the Atari video game system.

40 teams will be competing in the American Open on the way to the international RoboCup (to be held in Italy this coming July). The contest pits teams of robots against each other to see who comes out on top in a soccer game. Coverage of the event is from …

Apple is listing the demo for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as available for download.

Shadowbane, the MMORPG for both Mac and PC from Ubisoft is now up and running. After extensive delays, the game is now live and should be available at local stores everywhere. From discussions with the authors at GDC, my understanding is that they are limiting the initial shipments in order …

OK, you're thinking, enough about the sessions, tell me something about what's going on with the Expo itself. Fine, here are my thoughts on the expo: I've been to the expo floor each day since it opened and decided to put a summary here on the last day so that …

Well, I made it through day 4 of the GDC. I always find the second-to-last day of any conference the longest, since you've already made initial contacts with everyone and seen enough tutorials and sessions to make your head explode. But, enough about me, time for info on what happened …

This article started out as a review of the first day. However, it quickly degenerated into a thread about the maturing of the games industry, especially as it relates to MMOGs. The tutorial itself had some great content. I took a number of notes, some that were just filler, but …