Epic Games, Inc. announces the opening of Impossible Studios, a company comprised of highly skilled, senior-level game development talent. Based in Hunt Valley, Maryland, Impossible is the latest addition to Epic’s network, which includes corporate headquarters in Cary, North Carolina; ChAIR Entertainment in Salt Lake City, Utah; People Can Fly in Warsaw, Poland; Epic Games Korea in Seoul, Korea; and Epic G ...

EA said today it filed a lawsuit against  Zynga over the game The Ville, which the publisher says infringed copyrights for its game The Sims Social. A letter was published by Maxis general manager Lucy Bradshaw outlines the publisher's complaints, saying they go beyond simply copying the game's look. ...

Game developers from Twofold Secret: Joel Haddock (Programmer) and Chris Klimas(Artist), as well as Blake Rebouche (Designer, Zenimax) chat in the basement about the programming languages coders utilize in their games as well as some discussion on graphic and programming editors.  Host Tronster and Brett Doerle lead the discussion and contribute with their own experiences. Audio engineering by Bryan Lee. Th ...

Living in Baltimore you realize that there is great talent right around the corner. The industry while at times can be tough (as we saw with Big Huge Games and Day 1 Studios) provides the area with people who have the amazing ability to create new and innovative technology with games. A few days ago, I sat down with industry veteran gone indie Eliezer Medina, Creative Director of Doodle Ink. In our intervie ...

July 18th, 2012 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WMAR Announces “Let’s Ask America” Contestant Search Don’t miss your chance to win $25,000 without ever leaving your couch! ABC2’s new game show “Let’s Ask America”, which gives viewers a chance to have fun and win money by participating from their own homes, is looking for Baltimore area contestants! The contestant search will be held at the ABC2 booth, at the Harfor ...

Once again a group of game developers from various studios, gather in the geek house basement for a pizza, beverages, and a game development chat. This episode, hosts Tronster and Brett Doerle lead a discussion on tool chains; with guests Chris Klimas (Programmer, Twofold Secret), Joel Haddock (Artist, Twofold Secret), and Blake Rebouche (Designer, Zenimax). Audio engineering by Bryan Lee. Theme Music “The ...

Rumors of Yoshinori Ono's death have been greatly exaggerated. As we sit together in the lobby of a Roman hotel, three weeks after his release from hospital, Street Fighter's creative custodian has a healthy red glow to his chubby cheeks while the irrepressible smile that has made him the approachable face of his employer Capcom in recent years is undiminished. But appearances can be deceiving and Ono's sud ...

Game developers gather in the basement to discuss the higher level concepts of game design in an indie and AAA space. Hosted by Tronster and Brett Doerle. Guests Gabriel Pendleton aka GabeTHEGeek, and Sam Batista join the discussion. Audio engineering by Bryan Lee. Theme Music “The Massacre” by FantomenK“ Views expressed by hosts and guests are solely of the individuals and do not reflect the views of their ...

Gears Of War and Unreal Engine creator Epic Games has announced that it will be building a Baltimore-based studio in association with the ex-leadership of the just-shuttered Big Huge Games. BHG was a subsidiary of Curt Schilling's Copernicus MMO company 38 Studios, which recently closed down after initially defaulting on part of a loan from the state of Rhode Island, then running out of money. However, havi ...

Days after Curt Schilling announced the closing of 38 studios and Big Huge Games we found this posted video giving everyone a glimpse into the amazing and talented staff of Big Huge Games. Keeping this post short, enjoy the video! From the former social media manager: So...a lot you know I have been serving as the 38 Studios Social Media Manager for the past year. One of the many hats I wore in this positio ...