Cell phone manufacturers need mobile games to be available at launch to take full advantage of a mobile phone’s shelf life. ARM has released a software development kit designed to enable game developers to help reduce time-to-market for mobile games. [See the full post…]

Middleware firm Emergent Game Technologies launched its new set of game development tools, named Emergent Elements, at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Emergent’s technology has been used in a number of popular video games, including The Elder Scrolls [See the full post…]

SoftImage, is known for its character creation and effects tools used by animators and digital artists in the film, broadcast, and video game industries. The company’s software has been used in games created by companies including Electronic Arts and Capcom, [See the full post…]

At the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Sun Microsystems announced its plans to enter the online gaming realm. In this podcast, PodTech’s Rio Pesino speaks with Sun’s Chris Melissinos, Seth Proctor and Jonathan Kaplan about its open source, online [See the full post…]

Thousands of game artists, animators, programmers and others were at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, hoping to land their dream job of working for a video game company. Despite the fact that there are gaming gigs out there, [See the full post…]

Sony unveiled its new “Home” service for the Playstation 3 at the Game Developers Conference this week. The 3D online avatar-based world will allow PS3 users to chat, share content, shop and join games online. PodTech’s Rio Pesino spoke with [See the full post…]

Kevin Walsh, managing director and leader of GE Energy Financial Services’ renewable energy team, talks about GE’s energy renewable business in his keynote address at the Cleantech Venture Forum in New York. The Cleantech Forum is right around the corner, [See the full post…]

In this keynote address at the Cleantech Venture Forum in New York, AIG Global Investment Group Chairman Win Neuger talks about the importance of Cleantech and clean technology. Transcript: Guest: Win J. Neuger – AIG Global Investment Group Announcer It [See the full post…]

Wind-turbine manufacturing company Nordic Windpower was one many clean technology companies at the Cleantech Venture Forum in New York. In this podcast, NWP Chairman and CEO Steve Taber talks about the company’s goals, how its products differ from its competitors’ [See the full post…]

Marrone Organic Innovations is the creator of natural, environmentally responsible products for weed and pest management. PodTech’s Rio Pesino spoke with MOI Founder Pam Marrone at the Cleantech Venture Forum in New York. The Cleantech Forum is right around the [See the full post…]

A former Ford Motor Co. engineer has created a small engine fuel-injection system that he claims increases fuel efficiency, reduces emissions and improves overall engine performance. 27-year-old Kyle Schwultz quit his job at Ford to start up his company, Electrojet. [See the full post…]

Sunarc has invested more than $4.5 million in its On-Demand Insulation & Shade System for commercial greenhouse growers. The company claims its system dramatically lowers energy costs and improves crop yield and quality. PodTech’s Rio Pesino spoke with Sunarc President [See the full post…]

Cleantech Venture Network is a group of venture capitalists dedicated to finding investments in “clean” technologies. PodTech’s Rio Pesino spoke with Cleantech Co-Founder Nick Parker about the organization’s vision in New York. The Cleantech Forum XII is right around the [See the full post…]

Sports and technology were on display at ESPN’s stage at CES 2007 in Las Vegas. In recent years, the self-proclaimed “Worldwide Leader in Sports” has implemented podcasts, blogs and interactive video on its popular website and in video games created [See the full post…]

Video game developer 2K Sports unveiled a playable Xbox 360 version of its latest major league baseball game, MLB 2K7, at CES 2007. In this podcast, PodTech’s Rio Pesino talks to 2K Sports Marketing Coordinator Alex Hayden about improvements made [See the full post…]

Video game company Activision unveiled a playable version of Guitar Hero II for the Xbox 360 at CES 2007. The popular guitar rhythm game is only available in a version released a few months ago for the Sony Playstation 2, [See the full post…]

Sony’s Playstation 3 was not the only gaming console making an appearance at CES 2007. The Playstation Portable was on display as well, with Sony showing off the PSP’s new “Remote Play” function with the PS3 and the PSP’s compatibility [See the full post…]

Part 2 of Dell Chairman Michael Dell’s keynote from CES 2007 in Las Vegas. Dell laid out plans for his company to offset its carbon impact, and called on other technology firms to do the same. Part 1 here. Click [See the full post…]

In his keynote address at CES 2007 in Las Vegas, Dell Computer Chairman Michael Dell announced that the company has joined forces with The Conservation Fund and the Carbonfund.org to create a carbon neutral initiative. Dell also unveiled several new [See the full post…]

A star-studded cast joined Walt Disney President and CEO Robert Iger on stage to tout new media during his keynote address at CES 2007 in Las Vegas. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer, “Lost” stars Matthew Fox and Evangeline Lilly and ESPN’s Mike [See the full post…]

The world’s largest chipmaker and Microsoft teamed up at CES to sponsor the World Series of Video Games, a gaming competition on various platforms, open to the public. On display: PCs powered by the Intel Core2 Extreme Dual and Quad [See the full post…]

SAN FRANCISCO, December 27, 2006 (PodTech News) — The past year saw significant changes in the world of video gaming. In recent months, both Sony and Nintendo released new consoles (the Playstation 3 and the Wii), while earlier on, Microsoft’s [See the full post…]

NVIDIA officially announces the release of its new NForce motherboard and GForce graphics cards in this podcast. Click here for transcript.

At NVIDIA‘s Reality Redefined event, gamer Chad “DJ Gooky” Dutcher spoke with PodTech’s Rio Pesino. Dutcher gave his thoughts on the new GForce 8800 graphics card, his plans on becoming a pro gamer and where he sees PC gaming headed [See the full post…]

Gaming clan Team Hot came out victorious in a Battlefield 2142 tournament at NVIDIA‘s GForce LAN party, which was held during the company’s Reality Redefined event in San Jose, Calif. PodTech’s Rio Pesino spoke with the team about their victory [See the full post…]