Attendance for last week's Game Developers Conference was over 17K, down from a record-setting 2008 show that saw over 18K attendees.
But Meggan Scavio, GDC director, appeared happy with the numbers, particularly considering the current state of the economy.
"We are thrilled with our final numbers. It just proves that even in a struggling economy, people see GDC as a must-attend event," she said in an e-mail to Edge.
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"We got a couple of objections to the Key Employee Incentive Plan."
That's according to Midway Games head of investor relations Geoffrey Mogilner in phone interview with Edge on Tuesday.
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Net Devil CEO Scott Brown guides us through a Jumpgate Evolution gameplay session at GDC, going deep into the heart of a Conflux base and fighting the boss within.
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MMORPG.com World of Warcraft Correspondent Deborah Dietrich writes this look at WoW, 3.1 Update.
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Net Devil CEO Scott Brown takes us through Battle Space, an area in Jumpgate Evolution where players can train against other players outside of the regular game.
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Sony has no plans to drop the price of the PS2 in the UK. An SCEE spokesperson confirmed the news to Edge following SCEA’s announcement that the nine year-old system would see a
$30 price drop in North America.
SCEE did state that from April 1 the PS2 will see a €30 price reduction in Europe, taking the cost of the console to €100. “However, there are currently no plans to cut the price of PS2 in the UK,” a spokesperson said.
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Darkfall's Tasos Flambouras has posted a brief update on the Darkfall forums, addressing concerns about support requests, and then responding to claims of rampant cheating in the game, asking people to pay attention to players of the game rather than forum posters or Youtube.
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A trademark filing last week suggests that Sony Computer Entertainment is interested in the same cloud computing concepts that have been causing a stir in the games industry as of late.
SCE filed a trademark for "PS Cloud" on March 24 this year, the same day that OnLive formally announced the cloud-based OnLive Gaming Service.
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Age of Conan Game Director, Craig Morrison has posted a letter to the community detailing his experiences at this year's GDC and providing insights into Funcom's current areas of focus in Age of Conan.
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On March 16th, SOE's EverQuest celebrated its 10 year anniversary. MMORPG.com's Carolyn Koh recently spoke with EQ Designer Jonathan Caraker about the milestone.
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