SAN FRANCISCO — I’m here covering the Game Developers Conference for a few days. The show doesn’t have the glitz and slick stage shows of the Electronics Entertainment Expo better known as E3, but for video game developers, this is the place to talk about their craft, network and show off the latest and greatest.
Developers are working on games for a variety of platforms, including mobile phones, consoles and PCs. In recent years, consoles have been the stars of the video game world, while PC games have been pushed to the back shelves of electronics retailers.
A group of industry heavyweights is seeking to change that and reverse the perception that PC gaming is dying. Today, on the sidelines of the conference, they announced the formation of the PC Gaming Alliance, a nonprofit group that will try to counter the perception that the platform is out of vogue. The PCGA plans to push information about the size of the PC gaming market and try to clear up consumer and game-developer confusion about hardware requirements.
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