The Game Developers Conference doesn’t start until March 9th, but the guys at Mega 64 are already working hard to spread the word. The Game Developers Conference is the largest annual gathering of professional video game developers, focusing on learning, inspiration, and networking. The event comprises an expo, networking events, awards shows such as the Independent Games Festival and the Game Developers Choice Awards, and a variety of tutorials, lectures, and roundtables by industry professionals on game-related topics covering programming, design, audio, production, business and management, and visual arts.

Or maybe its the biggest party of the year. I am a bit confused.

Rebellion has re-released the original Aliens vs. Predator on steam for $4.99. This was a fantastic first person shooter when it was released, and it is still a lot of fun today. This game was actually the first game that I bought that required 3d hardware acceleration, prompting me to buy my first graphics card (a Voodoo 3 3,000). If you have never played it before, or can’t wait for the new AvP game to come out, go pick up a copy on steam. It is well worth the price. The only negative so far is that the game did not ship with multiplayer, but that will be added in at a future date.

Initially the game will ship with the single-player mode only with a free patch that enables multiplayer following soon after. Rebellion’s CEO Jason Kingsley said that Aliens vs. Predator’s budget price will reflect this, telling IGN “It’ll be very cheap – and it shows it’s age a little bit, but it is frightening and it is difficult. We will in due course fix up the multiplayer – and we’ll make sure it’s a free download.”

There are currently no plans to bring the game to Xbox Live Arcade or PlayStation Network although this could change soon.

You can buy it on steam here.

Who would have thought 2010 would be like this?

Well, I watched this trailer for the Duke Nukem Fan Film by Finnish studio HMC, and I cannot stop laughing. I am not sure if that’s a good thing or not, but I am certainly looking forward to this one. Hopefully it will actually be released.

This is becoming a terrible habit that I need to break. I don’t know why, but I have a tendency to collect games way faster then I can play them. Last time I posted I was making some progress, but since then the list has simply gotten worse. Part of this is due to the fact that I keep playing old games over again (like System Shock 2), and that I play a lot of multiplayer games. Lets see the current state of my to play list.

Recently Completed:

• Penumbra: Overture
• Penumbra: Black Plague
• Medal of Honor: Airborne
• Shadow Complex
• Halo 3: ODST
• Modern Warfare 2
• Castle Crashers
• GTAIV Ballad of Gay Tony

Games In-Progress:

• F.E.A.R. 2
• BF: Bad Company
• Tomb Raider Underworld
• Torchlight
• Brothers in Arms: HH
• Defense Grid
• Red Faction: Guerrilla
• Wolfenstein 3D
• Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
• Far Cry 2
• Peggle Deluxe
• Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
• Red Alert 3
• Saints Row 2
• Psychonauts
• Return to Castle Wolfenstein
• Painkiller Black
• Penumbra: Requiem
• The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
• Zeno Clash
• World in Conflict Gold Edition
• Frontlines

For Later:

• Section 8
• Mercenaries 2
• BionicCommando:Rearmed
• RESIDENT EVIL 5
• Universe at War: Earth Assault
• Beyond Good and Evil
• Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
• Titan Quest
• Fallout
• Fallout 2
• Freespace 2
• Hitman: Blood Money
• Overlord
• Shattered Horizon
• SWAT 4
• Universe at War: Earth Assault
• FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage
• Burnout Paradise

Of course this list only includes games that I remember and that I actually plan on completing at some point. There are other games that I have yet to play but I just don’t think I will get around to, so I didnt include them on the list. Maybe this time I will make some real progress on that list.