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The indie revolution is over, and PlayStation is embracing the new world it has created. That’s according to SCEE’s head of strategic content Shahid Ahmad, who discussed the transition during his keynote at London Games Conference 2013. "People say the indie revolution is only just beginning," Ahmad said. "It’s not. …
Read More »LGC 2013: Why PlayStation believes the indie revolution is over
Sony's Shahid Ahmad discusses the new world that the rise of indie games developers has created
Read More »LGC: 73% of console gamers use Facebook
73 per cent of all console game owners use Facebook, claims the social network’s head of EMEA for gaming Tarquin Henderson. Speaking at the London Games Conference 2013, Henderson said that of these,42 per cent of returned to the site daily. He also revealed stats that showed Facebook currently boasts …
Read More »LGC 2013: 73% of console game owners are on Facebook
Social network's news feed 'the most valuable piece of real estate in the digital world'
Read More »LGC 2013: Michael Pachter predicts PS4 will win the next generation
Analyst's hopes are low for Microsoft's Xbox One, says Wii U is "toast"
Read More »LGC 2013: “No going back” from crowd-funding, says Charles Cecil
Revolution founder and Broken Sword creator celebrates the new relationship between developers and avid fans
Read More »LGC: Michael Pachter predicts PS4 will outsell Xbox One
PS4 will beat Xbox One in the next-gen console war, predicts US games analyst Michael Pachter. But that doesn’t really matter, he says, because in ten years times console games will not be relevant. During his speech at London Games Conference, he said he expects PS4 to sell 100 to …
Read More »LGC: GAME recruits 4,500 people for Christmas
GAME boss Martyn Gibbs said the firm has hired 4,500 temporary staff for the peak Christmas period. He revealed the number live on stage at London Games Conference 2013. He said that customer support is one of the most important roles retailers can play in today’s games industry, and it …
Read More »LGC: 2m people buy digital content from GAME
GAME CEO Martyn Gibbs has revealed the role he believes the specialist retailer can have in a digital world. On stage at London Games Conference 2014, the retail veteran said that 2m individual people have bought digital content from the High Street chain. He told attendees that video games is …
Read More »More than 100 games firms attending LGC – are you among them?
The biggest names in the games industry are heading to London this week, and there are only a few seats left
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