Step aside, Will Wright — there’s a new Hollywood It-Girl on the video game industry conference keynote scene. Yes, it seems event planners across the globe are trying to get Deus Ex and, more recently, Epic Mickey creator Warren Spector to come deliver their expo’s keynote speech. The ghostly developer is already slated to speak at PAX Prime next month — but according to a last-minute press release, Spector will also deliver one of the GDC Europe keynotes, titled “What Videogames Can Learn from Other Media … What We Can’t … And What We Shouldn’t,” as the three-day event kicks off August 16.
The subject of the newly announced speech sounds intriguing, but of course, in an industry as fast-paced and cruel as the video game biz, we doubt Spector’s going to stay on top of the keynote game for too much longer. We’re betting he’s got two more speeches in him before things go sour, and the industry turns its collective attention to a fresh face — a Bleszinski or a Levine, for example.
Warren Spector delivering (presumably) Epic keynote at GDC Europe originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The official Twitter account for the Penny Arcade Expo has announced that this year’s PAX Prime keynote speaker will be none other than Warren Spector, creator of the classic Deus Ex and Thief games, and current driving force behind the upcoming Disney Epic Mickey. Spector’s no stranger to the keynoting game, having spoken at GDC and other conferences before. We got to talk to him back at E3 this year, and he’s right in the thick of Epic Mickey, thinking about accessible gameplay and how to build very famous and licensed characters into his game in a fun way.
Spector will also be at Comic-Con later this week, speaking at a panel with writer Peter David about bringing Mickey and his less famous friends to life in the video game medium. PAX Prime is going down the first week of September up in Seattle, WA, and tickets are still (barely) available.
Warren Spector will keynote at PAX Prime 2010 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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After spending your hard-earned money on new iPads, iPhones, and other great hardware from Apple, wouldn’t it be nice to get something of value for free? That’s the concept behind Jumsoft’s Goodies, which include art and templates for a number of Mac applications.
The Lithuania-based developer has recently expanded the Goodies bundle with five Web site designs for Karelia Software’s Sandvox application, a set of 500 photos and images to use in Keynote presentations, and nine templates for Numbers.
The Sandvox templates each include ten different page types, everything from a simple rich text page to a detailed site map. Numbers users get nine templates ranging from a dinner planner to a media advertising analyzer, while fans of Keynote will be pleased with 500 textured background photos and still-life images. Those photos and images are also useful in Pages, PowerPoint, or any other situation where professional illustrations are required.
You can download the new Goodies and check out the older ones here. Free stuff is always appreciated — what are your favorite places to get legal free software, templates, and images? Let us know in the comments.
TUAWJumsoft expands free Goodies with new Keynote, Numbers, and Sandvox content originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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We’re getting ready for the final press conference of E3 2010: Konami. Will we see more on that new, Vatra-developed Silent Hill game that’s supposed to get detailed this week? Perhaps a bit more of that Metal Gear Solid Rising action we first glimpsed at Microsoft’s press conference on Monday? Will Kojima hop on stage and start showing off his Def Jam Rapstar skills? Perhaps! Stay tuned as we liveblog the whole thing, minute by minute.
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Konami E3 2010 keynote, live from the Los Angeles Convention Center originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Had enough gaming news today? Hardly. We’re on-hand here at Sony’s E3 keynote in Los Angeles, eager to be world’s away from the smog just outside of the door. So, what’s Sir Howard have in store for us? A legitimate PSP2? An unthinkably large PlayStation 3? The return of Saturn? Keep it locked right here — we’ll be bringing you the blow by blow as soon as things commence.
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Live at Sony’s E3 2010 keynote! originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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While last night’s gown-infused Kinect event may have revealed the new name and some of the games for the hardware formerly known as Project Natal, this morning’s Microsoft keynote promises even more goodies. Xbox 360 Slim? You got us, but if there is one you can bet you’ll learn more here. Clan support in Xbox Live? One can hope. Hulu? Alright, you’re just being pushy now. Things get going at at 10:30am PT / 1:30pm ET, so keep this post locked and come back in a little while, okay? Until then, get your bingo cards ready!
[Update: And we're inside! Head past the break for our liveblog!]
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Microsoft E3 keynote is here, 10:30am PT / 1:30pm ET originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Apple has posted the stream of yesterday’s WWDC keynote by Steve Jobs. During the keynote, Jobs unveiled iPhone 4 along with many new features of iOS 4, including the FaceTime video conferencing feature. Jobs also announced the iMovie app for iPhone and iBooks with PDF support.
When Jobs was showing off the iPhone 4’s new Retina display, there were some technical issues due to the number of people in the hall using mobile Wi-Fi hotspots. It was a slightly embarrassing — and awkward — moment for Jobs, but as you can see from the keynote stream, no editing of said moment was done, and you can replay the awkwardness in all its glory.
As of the time of this writing, the keynote is not yet available in the Apple Keynotes Podcast series on iTunes, but it should be added shortly.
TUAWApple posts WWDC 2010 keynote stream originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Pulse News Reader — a news aggregating app for the iPad — got itself the ultimate stamp of approval yesterday by being featured in Steve Jobs’ keynote speech. A few hours later, however, Apple had removed the application from its App Store, following a complaint by the New York Times that it was infringing on its rights. Although Pulse collates publicly available RSS feeds, the fact it costs $4 a pop is being interpreted as a “commercial use” of those feeds, and therefore a violation of the New York Times and Boston Globe’s Terms of Use. Its makers have said they’ll be getting in touch with Apple and stripping out the offending content, but it’s certainly a head scratcher of a decision by the news company. We wonder if this signals the start of a crusade against all paid RSS readers or if Pulse has something peculiarly intolerable about it. Visit the source link to read the complaint in full.
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iPad Pulse Reader app goes from keynote hero to App Store zero thanks to NYT originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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For many of the Apple faithful, the keynote addresses at WWDC are like Christmas Day — there’s always something new and shiny under the Apple tree, even if we in the blogging profession have already peeked inside some of the packages.
Join a cast of TUAW bloggers in a “metaliveblog” of today’s WWDC Keynote starting at 10 AM PDT (1 PM EDT). We use CoverItLive will be traditional liveblogging and will be discussing the event as it happens as well as taking your questions and comments throughout the keynote. The liveblog tool is located below, and the complete transcript of the event will be available immediately after the completion of the liveblog. So keep refreshing to see the latest updates, which will be at the top of the liveblog.
Update: We will try to keep going with CoverItLive for the moment as response has improved.
TUAWThe WWDC 2010 Keynote metaliveblog originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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While the iPad version of Keynote represents a slight twist on Apple’s flagship presentation app and serves as a gateway into multitouch computing on a large display, it has a few shortcomings when compared to its Mac OS X counterpart. As a result, those who start their Keynote workflow on Mac OS X may be surprised when some of their transitions, builds and fonts don’t show up the same way on the iPad.
No need to work in Keynote blind, however, for TUAW is here. Here are some tips that’ll provide you a framework on preparing a Keynote presentation on Mac OS X with iPad compatibility in mind.
TUAWTips for creating an iPad-compatible Keynote presentation originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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