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The London Games Festival saw a whopping 76,000 people attend its various games events. Between September 31st and November 4th, a range of politicians, industry figures, journalists, PRs and consumers took part in 26 events that ranged from expos and exhibitions to lectures, conferences and award ceremonies. The 2010 LGF …
Read More »LGC 2010: Further analysis
Forget the buzzwords and gimmicks that are swamping games – we asked sponsors of this week’s London Games Conference to tell us what they thought things like online content and digital distribution really mean for our industry. Read on for insight into the trade’s future. Follow the links below to …
Read More »LGC 2010: PSP and DS devs are ‘in trouble’
Bigpoint CEO Heiko Hubert warned that developers of traditional handheld games face a crisis as iPhones and Android devices tempt away their audience. In his keynote speech at London Games Conference last night, Hubertz warned against relying on solely one platform to build a games business – especially those platforms …
Read More »LGC 2010: Old Republic will never be profitable
Speaking to the audience at last night London Games Conference, Bigpoint CEO Heiko Hubertz has warned that upcoming high-profile MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic will never produce a profit for either publisher EA or developer BioWare. If you look at Star Wars from EA and BioWare, they estimated a …
Read More »LGC 2010: Bigpoint pours scorn on Facebook
In his opening keynote at the London Games Festival last night Bigpoint CEO Heiko Hubertz shrugged off the Facebook goldfish. He warned that although companies are flocking to the social games space, specifically on Facebook, they are missing the point. Facebook games "continue to lose players" he said, saying the …
Read More »Missing LGC? Don’t panic!
Over 200 games professionals from around the world will descend on BAFTA later today for the second annual London Games Conference. Subtitled Survival and Profit in a Changing Industry, the event organised by MCV parent Intent Media features an impressive array of speakers and will examine the new frontiers of …
Read More »London Games Conference: The liveblog
If you’re missing the London Games Conference later today, don’t dispair – MCV is providing an updated liveblog throughout the event, starting from 5pm.
Read More »Gaikai pursues ‘major US games site’ deal
Co-founder Dave Perry tells MCV of possible new beta strategy ahead of London Games Conference
Read More »Gaikai tempted by major US games site deal
Gaikai, the innovative and disruptive cloud gaming service, is close to securing a landmark deal with a USA gaming site”, the company’s co-founder has told MCV. Ahead of his speaker session tomorrow at the sold-out London Games Conference, Perry said the Gaikai beta may be run by one of the …
Read More »Govt to support industry at sold-out LGC
Ed Vaizey to offer update as conference ends month-long festival
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