Watch John Carmack’s QuakeCon Keynote above.
The Game of Making Games features Todd Howard (Bethesda Game Studios), Jens Matthies (MachineGames), Raphael Colantonio (Arkane Studios), and Ted Price (Insomniac Games). Moderated by Blair Herter (G4TV).
As more of this year’s panels make their way online, we’ll update this post.
If you’re here on Bethesda Blog, it’s a given you care about video games. And if you care about games, you owe it to yourself to visit Artifact Studios’ years-in-the-making look at game development, CRITICAL///PATH. Over the past few years, they’ve talked to some of the industry’s brightest and most influential minds — a list that we’re proud to say includes both Todd Howard and John Carmack.
John Carmack: First Person vs. Third Person, What An Artist Sees, I Supply the Plumbing
Todd Howard: Beware of the Long Design Doc, Character Customization, Omniscience
Check out their segments, and for that matter, take a break from what you’re doing and watch all the segments.
Artifact promises that the CRITICAL///PATH Project will continue to be updated, so we recommend bookmarking it and seeing where its path leads.
Update: Keynote is over. Catch the full keynote, including the Game Jam sizzle video, courtesy of a video embed from Gamespot.
Original Post: This year’s DICE Summit kicks off today, and as previously noted, Todd Howard will be delivering the keynote address. For folks that want to catch it, tune into Gamespot at 6:30 PM PST to watch a live stream.
Today the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences announced that Todd Howard will be the keynote speaker for this year’s DICE Summit. Taking place in Las Vegas next month, DICE is an annual summit that brings developers from around the industry together to discuss their work and the game industry as a whole.
Learn more about Todd’s keynote in the official release below…
BETHESDA’S TODD HOWARD ANNOUNCED AS D.I.C.E. SUMMIT 2012 OPENING KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Industry Visionary to Share Insights from Over 17 Years of Experience
CALABASAS, Calif. – January 10, 2012 – The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) today announced that Todd Howard, Game Director and Executive Producer at Bethesda Game Studios, will be its opening keynote speaker at the 2012 D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate and Entertain) Summit at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas on Wednesday, February 8, 2012. Howard will discuss game development and the player experience, in the keynote session titled “Why We Create, Why We Play.”
Howard joined Bethesda in 1994 and has created some of the industry’s most successful games. He has led the creation of games such as 2011’s critically acclaimed hit, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and the award-winning Fallout 3 (2008) and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006). He is widely regarded as one of the most influential people in gaming over the past 20 years.
“The 2012 D.I.C.E. Summit will kick off with one of the most distinguished creative minds of our time with Todd Howard as our Opening Keynote speaker,” said Martin Rae, president, Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. “Todd’s many contributions to the industry have greatly advanced our understanding of player interaction and engagement. His games take players on journeys through distant fantasy worlds and post apocalyptical universes that are driving a new generation of entertainment.”
The 2012 D.I.C.E. Summit brings together the top video game designers and developers from around the world and business leaders from all major publishers to discuss the state of the industry, its trends and the future. It is the home of the 15th Interactive Achievement Awards ceremony on February 9, 2012, where industry leaders and members pay tribute and recognize the individuals and games that contribute to the growth of the interactive entertainment software business. Jay Mohr will be returning
for his seventh year as host.
For more information and to register for the 2012 D.I.C.E. Summit, please visit: www.dicesummit.org
This morning we’ve released over 20 minutes of gameplay footage for Skyrim. In these videos, Todd Howard guides viewers through the presentation that’s been shown at E3, QuakeCon, and PAX Prime!
Part 1 is above. Catch 2 & 3 after the break! Continue reading full article ›
In a few hours, fans at PAX Prime will finally be able to play Skyrim for the first time. Until then, we wanted to share the latest Skyrim news from around the web.
Earlier this morning, Microsoft announced that the first two pieces of game add-on content for Skyrim will be releasing exclusively on Xbox 360 — 30 days before they’re available anywhere else. When we have more details on the content, we’ll let everyone know.
Elsewhere, don’t miss Dave Oshry’s Skyrim preview posted yesterday at RipTen. The preview is significant, as he’s the first person we know that encountered vampires in his playthrough. Read the four-page preview here.
Fun fact: Pete Hines is actually dragonborn. At least that’s my explanation for how he survived all the interviews he did at Gamescom.With more than 275,000 attendees in Cologne last week, Pete used the power of the voice to conduct countless interviews with sites like Gamespot, Computec, Destructoid, and FBC.
With PAX Prime 2011 kicking off on Friday, we wanted to share details on what we’re planning.
At our booth (#1314), you won’t want to miss your chance to play RAGE, as well as presentations of Prey 2 at the top of every hour. On top of that, fans will be able to play Skyrim for the first time!
But wait, there’s more! At 3:30 pm on Saturday, Todd Howard will be giving a special presentation of the game in the Unicorn theater. Seating is expected to be limited, so you will definitely want to line up early. As a bonus, everyone that attends the demo will receive a ticket which can be redeemed at our booth for a Skyrim plush helmet — just like the one being modeled by our lovely 2008 PAX statue, Burnadette.
If you’re not able to get the helmet at the presentation, you can also visit our Skyrim food truck to grab one. Located at 9th & Pine (across from the Paramount Theater) from 11:30 to 3:00 pm Saturday, the truck will feature the following foods fit for a Nord:
To see where else the food truck is headed… visit GamesRadar.
It’s been a busy week: Old World Blues reviews, Skyrim creations you can wear and play, details and screens for Brink DLC, a new Bethesda Podcast, studio tours for Tango & id, and plenty of updates for Dishonored & QuakeCon. So what did I miss? Apparently quite a bit!!
In print, get new details on Skyrim in the latest issue of PSM3 — now on newsstands in the UK. Meanwhile, folks in the US can read GameInformer’s E3 impressions of both Skyrim & RAGE in their August issue.
There’s plenty more to read online, including various features with the folks that make our games great
After the break, check out the latest Skyrim coverage…
This morning we’re pleased to announce that QuakeCon, the ultimate video game festival, will kick off on Thursday, August 4th 2011. As tradition goes, id’s co-founder and technical director, John Carmack, will kick things off with his keynote address.
In addition to the keynote and other special events (more on that soon), this year’s event will give you a chance to see some great presentations on our upcoming titles, including Todd Howard’s first public presentation of Skyrim!! QuakeCon will also see the first public demo of Prey 2, which will be demoed by Chris Rhinehart, Project Lead at Human Head Studios. And in addition to being able to play RAGE on the show floor, attendees will be able to check out a special presentation of the award-winning shooter given by Matt Hooper, the game’s Design Director.
QuakeCon 2011 will take place at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, TX. The event remains FREE to general admission and BYOC attendees thanks to the support of id and Bethesda Softworks, as well as the QuakeCon volunteer staff and the 2011 event sponsors and exhibitors. Doors to the QuakeCon BYOC will open on Thursday, August 4th at 9:00am CST and will remain open through 12:00pm CST on Sunday, August 7th.
QuakeCon Exhibit Hall Hours are:
To pre-register online for QuakeCon today go to: http://registration.quakecon.org/.
I’ll let Todd do the talking… here’s your first chance to check out gameplay for Skyrim (filmed earlier today on Gametrailers). Let us know what you think.