Key men behind Electronic Arts' Dragon Age II, Crysis 2 and Shift 2 Unleashed bring their insights to the public
The world of video games has staged a takeover of the Guardian's Kings Place building, with the inaugural Gamesblog Live event kicking off this weekend. A sell-out crowd (at least for the morning sessions ? if you're quick, there are some tickets still available for the afternoon repeats of the talks) assembled in anticipation of angled talks by three of Electronic Arts' top developers.
Namely, Mike Laidlaw of the legendary RPG specialist Bioware, Nathan Camarillo of Crytek and Slightly Mad Studios' Andy Tudor. Laidlaw, executive producer of Dragon Age II, opted to concentrate on "the importance of narrative and storytelling in gaming", something for which Bioware, through games such as Mass Effect and Knights of the Old Republic, as well as Dragon Age, is justly renowned.
Camarillo chose to expound on: "Creating stunning graphics and expanding into the multiplayer universe;" which made sense given Crytek's reputation as one of the most cutting-edge developers around in technological terms. Unsurprisingly, given his game Shift 2 Unleashed's stunningly life-like look and feel, Tudor chose as his subject: "Creating realism and simulation in games."
The rare chance to gain an insight into the techniques and thought processes of key men working on three of the next few months' most hotly anticipated games is by no means all that Gamesblog Live attendees have to look forward to: all three games have been set up in the building ready for hands-on action. We'll undoubtedly bring you some impressions from readers as the day progresses.
We'll also be bringing you any nuggets of news that arise during the day, and next week, we'll be uploading video of the event, so keep your eyes on the Gamesblog for that.
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