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Gamer Network won the 2016 Events Team MCV Award for its work on EGX. We speak to founder and CEO Rupert Loman about the company’s past and upcoming shows, and its renewed rivalry with GAME. Why do you think you won the MCV award?EGX is a show that delivers a …
Read More »Sumo, Apple, King and Google go head-to-head in charity bowling contest
The UK games industry will gather at the end of the month for a ten-pin bowling tournament. The charity event, named Strike Club, will take place on Wednesday, April 27that the Ham Yard hotel in London. The evening’s goal is to raise over 30,000 for Special Effect, with the support …
Read More »GAMEFest timing is disappointing, says Gamer Network’s Loman
Gamer Network boss Rupert Loman says he’s disappointed by GAME’s decision to go head-to-head with his EGX event. GAMEFest will form part of Insomnia58, which starts on August 26th at Birmingham NEC. That’s just four weeks before EGX, which will take place at the same venue from September 22nd. On …
Read More »GAME Fest returns to Birmingham NEC just four weeks before EGX
GAME is bringing back its consumer expo between August 26th and 29th. That’s just four weeks before rival event EGX, and it is also taking place in the same venue – Birmingham NEC. However, unlike the last GAME Fest (which was also the first one) in 2011, this year’s event …
Read More »How did the games media cover E3? We ask Gamer Network
June was the biggest month ever in Gamer Network’s history – following five consecutive months of record-breaking traffic. Last month, the network saw more than 29 million unique users across its various sites – including Eurogamer, Outside Xbox, Rock Paper Shotgun, VG247 and more – a rise of 65 per …
Read More »Mod DB and Indie DB join Eurogamer parent Gamer Network
Gamer Network, the firm behind Eurogamer, Rock Paper Shotgun and EGX, has added two sizable new brands to its portfolio. Mod DB and Indie DB will be familiar names to anyone involved in the PC gaming scene, with the former serving as one of the largest mod-focused outlets still in …
Read More »Outside Xbox reaches 1m YouTube subscribers
Gamer Network’s Xbox-based video outlet Outside Xbox has surpassed one million subscribers. The channel was launched in August 2012 2012 by Andy Farrant, Mike Channell and Jane Douglas, and is focused on Microsoft and Xbox content. In addition to smashing one million subscribers on YouTube, the outlet has seen year-on-year …
Read More »Giving indie games the ‘special edition’ treatment
Indie games might be hugely popular as digital products, but few of them make the transition to being physical packages. But in March of this year, Eurogamer parent company Gamer Network announced it would be producing direct-to-consumer physical versions of indie games with its Gamer’s Edition brand. The first games …
Read More »Gamer Network moves into physical games publishing
The parent company of Eurogamer and EGX are offering indie devs the opportunity to turn their games into physical special edition sets. Gamer Network’s new project – entitled Gamer’s Edition – kicks off with special editions for Papers, Please and the Hotline Miami and Hotline Miami 2 Double Pack. The …
Read More »COUNTDOWN TO LGC: Speaker FAQ – Rupert Loman, Gamer Network
This year’s London Games Conference on November 19th will have a number of high profile speakers from around the games industry sharing their knowledge. Ahead of the event, Gamer Network boss Rupert Loman tells MCV about the launch and growth of the EGX show and the continuing challenges created by …
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