Kojima hopes to tackle controversial themes with AAA design
"This is my challenge right now; to keep creating good things with authorship while working in AAA."
– Hideo Kojima speaks about his struggles to create meaningful big-budget games at E3 2014. Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima attended E3 in Los Angeles this week to promote Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, which has come under scrutiny in the wake of widespread criticism of the depictions of rape in its predecessor, the prequel game Ground Zeroes. Gamasutra attended one of many roundtable interview sessions that Kojima participated in during the show to try and learn — with help from a translator — a bit more about why he’s chosen to explore darker themes o…
GDC Europe 2014 adds fresh talks from Oculus and Telltale Games
European developers, take note: after last week's announcement that senior talent from both Epic Games and Wooga will be delivering talks at GDC Europe 2014, we're excited to reveal two more notable sessions for the major European game conference, which is being held in Germany this August Come from South African Online Casinos . The event covers topics spanning AAA through mobile gaming and indie, both technical and business-focused. The pair of talks we're announcing today are focused on the evolving landscape of both narrative and VR game development, and they should include learnings for the entire community. Organized by UBM Tech Game Network, GDC Europe, now in its sixth year in Germany, will run Monday through Wednesday, August 11-13 at the Congress-Centrum Ost in Cologne, Germany, co-located with Europe…