Leipziger Messe team to now focus on new online games event in July
The August Leipzig Games Convention has been cancelled.
The organisers of the event confirmed the news as it announced a brand new event, Games Convention Online, due to take place from July 31st to August 2nd.
Until this morning, the organisers were in a standoff with rival event Gamescom from Koelnmesse, which had moved to take place on August 19th to August 23rd - the same time as Games Convention's proposed dates.
Last year, Gamescom organisers boldy told MCV that their event, which has backing on German trade association BIU, foresaw the 'death' of rival Leipzig.
Since then, Gamescom has scored a a number of coups against Leipzig, including a deal with GDC that will see GDC Europe take place during its show in Cologne.
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"In view of the new situation in terms of competition on the German trade fair market, Leipziger Messe would be dropping the GC - Games Convention from the 2009 calendar," said a statement from Leipzig organisers Leipzigger Messe.
CEO Wolfgang Marzin added that Leipziger Messe was still willing to work with the games industry: "If the industry is again in search of a platform for console and PC games and hardware with the know-how of the GC - Games Convention, we will immediately be available."
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Conference Wars
I think it's about time the organisers of these events stopped being such a bunch of petty idiots and just got on with organising events... every year someone announces a newer improved version of the thing that happened last year. The old order is swept aside with fanfares and parades in favour of the newer exciting trade show... It always ends up being much the same as it was last year and is swiftly superceeded by the newer, newer, better version of a trade show... I don't know what they think they're bringing to the format each time but every time I go to trade shows they just seem duller and less inspiring... I suggest they stop trying to re-invent the wheel and go back to something that was a useful business tool, something that inspired developers and something that got column inches and generated interest in the consumer sector... Or just stop it all together, stop wasting time and money that could be better spent elsewhere...
If you organise events and you find yourself thinking of starting a new exciting video game tradeshow that will "like, totally re-invent what it is to look at a video game on a screen". stop for a moment and just consider spending the money on starting a homeless shelter or funding a refuge for battered wives or investing in education... Or hell just give it to me and I'll make a video game for you...
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