There's a lot of excitement about Sierra Entertainment's upcoming action title Prototype (Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, PC), and for good reason: The game is looking to take sandbox gaming to the next level with fresh gameplay elements such as shape-shifting and assimilation of memories. The devs talked about this one in detail during the GDC, so head over to the full article to watch their video interview. Enjoy!

Here's another update from the recent GDC 08. Stormfront Studios' bigwig Don Daglow talked about how developers can learn how to make and develop original IPs from movie games.

He noted that movie-game audiences are able to understand and have emotional commitment to these things. Find out more of what he said in the full article.

Valve corporation's Doug Lombardi has been able to shed new information that their company won't be releasing Left 4 Dead (Xbox 360, PC) for Sony's console, PlayStation 3.

Furthermore, he added that if they wanted to make in-house games, they would definitely try for Nintendo's Wii. Find out more after the jump!

While it was a short-lived affair, the Weighted Companion Cube still managed to capture the affection of gamers who just want to finish a series of puzzles. Through perfect execution, Valve's Portal (Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3, PC) skyrocketed to fame not long after its release. Why? Let the developers themselves reveal what makes the game so great. See the full article to know what we're talking about.

The Sims finally delves into casual gaming with the launch of TheSimsCarnival.com, an online community that lets gamers play, share, and even create casual games of their own along with other players. Still in its closed beta, TheSimsCarnival.com is the latest addition to Electronic Art's popular gaming franchise, The Sims. More details in the full article.

One of Square Enix's announcements in the recent GDC 2008 event is the renaming of their new in-house new graphics engine, White Engine. Now officially known as Crystal Tools, Square Enix's engine doesn't only cater to the PlayStation 3. It has turned multiplatform, and even supports the Nintendo Wii. More details in the full article.

Those who think that this year's Game Developers Conference is pretty awesome might want to know that the the date and location of the GDC 2009 have already been revealed. If you want to find out when and where this prestigious event will be held next, head on over to the full article.

A Valve developer over at San Francisco's GDC grounds has confirmed that Portal 2 is in the company's plans. That aside, the developer also provided some interesting tidbits over how the game started out.

You can view them over in the video in the full article by clicking the "read more" link below.

Quite a number of announcements were made by Sony in this year's Game Developers Conference. While most are probably talking about the fact that there are 2.8 million PSN gamers, developers have been going crazy at the new PhyreEngine from Sony Computer Entertainment. For more on this, be sure to check out the full article.

Here's a light update from the ongoing GDC 08. Funny as it may sound but it seems that the console wars will continue within Electronic Arts' Spore. Consoles such as the Nintedo's Wii, Sony's PS3, and Microsoft's Xbox 360 were rebuilt in-game.

Check out how they turned out after the jump!