Apple is taking part in the Games Developer Conference +++ Oceanhorn 3 from today on Apple Arcade | News
The Games Developer Conference (GDC) takes place annually in San Francisco. Unlike Gamescom and Penny Arcade Expo (PAX), the GDC primarily aims to appeal to developers – it is more of a trade fair than a general trade fair. This is reflected in the ticket prices: a visitor pays around $1,200 for the five-day event. The industrial trade fair offers two award ceremony galas, concerts, a lot of networking events and lectures. Three of them will take place with Apple participation – all on March 11th. The first lecture is dedicated to the special features of Apple hardware that game developers should familiarize themselves with. A total of four speakers are registered for the one-hour lecture, all of them Apple employees. After a short break, we continue with a practical example: Two CD Projekt Red developers report on how the Mac version of Cyberpunk 2077 was created. The final lecture is about Apple’s App Stores – developers learn how to “maximize the potential of their games in the App Store”. The Apple presenters receive support from Nadia Thorne from Black Salt Games, the indie studio behind Dredge.
Oceanhorn 3 on Arcade today
The “Oceanhorn” game series began thirteen years ago on iOS. In the years that followed, the successful title was ported to many platforms; The second part came out in 2019. The third part of the adventure series is initially being released exclusively for Apple Arcade subscribers. “Oceanhorn 3: Legend of the Shadow Sea” is intended for children ages 9 and up. On the Mac, the single-player game takes up almost 6 GB of SSD space and requires macOS 12. At the same time, versions are available for iPad (from iPadOS 15), iPhone, iPod touch (from iOS 15), Apple TV (from tvOS 15) and Apple Vision. It is recommended to use a game controller. The two predecessors, Oceanhorn and Oceanhorn 2, are still available for macOS and other Apple platforms in the App Store. Additionally, Chronos Dungeon is a cooperative multiplayer title for mobile platforms set in the Oceanhorn world.
