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Read More »New speakers announced for Edinburgh Interactive
Facebook maestro Playfish and ex-Edge editor Robertson providing speaker sessions
Read More »Moore to keynote EIF 2009
EA Sports division president Peter Moore has been confirmed as a keynote speaker for the Edinburgh Interactive Festival 2009. Moore will be delivering a keynote cantered on the challenges of reinventing the EA Sports brand. I am honoured to be invited to deliver the opening keynote at the Edinburgh Games …
Read More »Edinburgh Interactive Festival passes on sale now
Early bird rates available for delegates
Read More »‘Games audience will hit 2.5bn by 2011’
In the opening talk kicking off this week’s Edinburgh Interactive Festival, former Sony CEO Chris Deering offered a glimpse into the immediate future of the games market, predicting a global market of 2.5bn potential gamers by 2011. Traditional games platforms like DS, Wii and PS3 will hit a total installed …
Read More »Deering: Retail sales are slowing
Global retail games sales will drop by a full 20 per cent over the next three years – and publishers will be forced to explore non-traditional distribution methods in order to afford increasing development costs. That’s according to Codemasters chairman – and MCV Legend – Chris Deering who told attendees …
Read More »EIF 08 to honour art in gaming
EIF Chairman Chris Deering has unveiled plans to celebrate video game art at the Edinburgh Interactive Festival 2008. The EIF boss has called on game development teams to showcase single frames captured from actual play in their games for the ‘Expo Of Art’. Any game that has not yet been …
Read More »EIF 08 to celebrate game art
'Expo of Art' to run at this year's Edinburgh Interactive Festival
Read More »Sony and Gamestation sign up to Edinburgh
Sony Computer Entertainment, Codemasters, Future and Gamestation have confirmed their support for the Edinburgh Interactive Festival. Sony will be offering some exclusive game material for the screening sessions and showcasing Little Big Planet. Gamestation will have a large on-site retail presence at the Festival, selling a range of games consoles, …
Read More »Scottish Screen heralds local games industry
National development agency for the screen industries in Scotland backs Edinburgh event, too
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