Leipzig's over and the Tokyo Game Show won't be till October. But that doesn't mean there won't be any other conferences around to satisfy ever-curious gamers' appetites. And this time, we won't even have to fly overseas. The Austin Game Developers Conferences is coming up next, and they've added in a nice touch to this year's event.

Yet another one boards the "hate E3" wagon. David Perry, founder of Shiny Entertainment and chief creative officer at Acclaim, has called the event "broken," "stupid," and an "embarrassment." More after the "read more" link.

Speaking at the GDC in Paris, BioShock (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) lead programmer Chris Kline said that the game should gave failed from the get-go. This caught many attendees by surprise because BioShock was one of last year's most decorated titles. Why did Kline say this? Find out in the full article up ahead.

Ben Cousins, executive producer at EA's DICE studio, revealed that DICE actually has five different Battlefield games in varying stages of development, including Battlefield: Bad Company (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) and Battlefield Heroes. Learn more after the jump!

The voice talent behind Gears of War 2's Cole Train, Lester Speight,  was at a recent U.S. convention where he gave out a potential release date for Epic Games' upcoming video game. If you want to find out more head on over to the full article by clicking on the release date.

Those of you who might have already seen the slow downs found in the initial videos of Ninja Gaiden 2 shouldn't be so quick to judge the game. Team Ninja explained that gamers shouldn't worry too much about these issues as the company fully plans on resolving them by the time the final version hits stores. Find out what else the devs had to say, as well as the added bonus they had for their fans, in our full article after the jump.

The director of product management for both the Xbox 360 and Xbox Live, Aaron Greenberg, recently shared a few thoughts about the upcoming 360-exclusive downloadable content for Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3). He also threw out a response to how Sony's year is shaping up. To find out what he had to say, head on over to the full article.

Good things come in threes. In the case of BioWare, great science fictions come in threes. That's why they've decided to put out Mass Effect as a trilogy.

While they have yet to divulge future plans for the next installments of the game, why don't you find out what's so pivotal about the number three for the success of Mass Effect? Follow the full article after the jump.

As we all know, events such as the Game Developers Conference are vital to improving the state of the video game in general. With that in mind, you may want to take a peek at the speakers featured by the Parisian GDC organizers. The event is scheduled to take place this June. More details after the jump!

The Behemoth development studio is mostly known for its Alien Hominid game for the Xbox 360 Live arcade service. That is about to change with the upcoming release of Castle Crashers. The company recently talked about the weapons and characters in this game on its official blog. Know the details after the jump!