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Warhammer Online Gets Release Date!

August 6th, 2008 · No Comments

As this is created using Gamebryo I am going to be FORCED to play it a lot…. its homework…. its part of my job!! what can I do?
Warhammer Online Gets Release Date | Rock, Paper, Shotgun

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Put your business in the clouds

July 27th, 2008 · No Comments

It was probably the launch of MobileMe and a comment from a friend about how she uses it to run her business that got me thinking about this..
IT has evolved, has your business evolved with it?
More and more of the IT services a business needs to function are moving to SAAS (Software As A Service). [...]

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Google Lively (powered by Gamebryo)

July 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Over on Gamasutra they have an interview with Mel Guymon, Google’s 3D operations director and in it he is kind enough to give us a shout out… thanks Mel!
He suggested the application, which runs in a webpage plugin using elements of Emergent’s Gamebryo game engine, could be compared to existing applications such as Second Life [...]

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A Hoot of a Fun Time in Shanghai

July 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Over on the Emergent Asia blog there is a fun post and video on a recent event we sponsored.
A Hoot of a Fun Time in Shanghai
Hooters in China! does anyone else find that amusing? Or is it just a symptom of the global economy?

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What is a Game Engine?

July 4th, 2008 · No Comments

I get asked that question a lot, and I have tried to explain it… a lot…
Over on GameCareerGuide.com Jeff Ward from Orbus Gameworks as taken a stab at answering the question What is a Game Engine?
I find it interesting that he categorizes Gamebryo as a Mostly-ready game engine, its an interesting categorization, definitely food for [...]

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Four new blogs..

June 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Four new blogs have popped up authored by friends from within Emergent. I am excited to see this happening more and more as we have a truly great bunch of people working here with a lot to share.

John is blogging at – Emergent Game Technologies in Asia
John is the tireless supper-traveler that puts all road [...]

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World of Goo Trailer

May 11th, 2008 · No Comments

You got to see this!!! World of Goo Trailer 2
I have never considered myself a indie gamer before.
The last few weeks however I have been playing indie games more and World Of Goo looks like another stunner, looking forward to playing it on my Mac!. I am impressed by the passion and gameplay creativity that [...]

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Splatterhouse is back!

May 8th, 2008 · No Comments

As you can see from the links below Bottlerocket is pulling back the curtains on Splatterhouse. Its on Gamebryo so I have had the pleasure of watching it grow and evolve, I know where they are taking it and WOW… without revealing anything I can say that the team is taking this IP and pushing [...]

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Linkedin compan profiles

May 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I am a big believer in using technology like LinkedIn and Plaxo to help drive sales.
Over at LinkedIn they have released (in Beta) a very powerful new section that I have been encouraging my team to use and thought I would also share here. This feature is in Beta so is constantly evolving and new [...]

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Gamebryo Summer Workshop

April 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment

We all spend a lot of time talking about our customer wins and the projects we are involved in and that’s cool but I am feeling particularly pleased about the upcoming Gamebryo Summer Workshop.
Our education program has been flying under the radar a bit since inception and it is something I believe in passionately. News [...]

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