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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: New platforms â??wonâ??t end market slumpâ??
Sales record wonâ??t be beaten for another five years, says Screen Digest analyst
Read More »LGC 2010: Bigpoint slams Facebook
Dominant social network is not the only solution for online hits, says CEO Hubertz
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: ‘There’s room to end triple-A dominance’
EA thinks Play4Free shooter will ask serious questions of console market viability
Read More »LGC 2010: Retail not the lot for GameStop
The world’s biggest games retailer last night offered a forewarning that the digital market must be embraced by the old guard of bricks and mortar outlets. In a clear, unequivocal statement that ringed around a packed crowd at last night’s London Games Conference, the head of GameStop’s digital business said …
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 »LGC 2010: New consoles wont save market slump
A fresh trio of game consoles released in the next few years won’t be enough to stop a seven-year slump in the games market, a leading games analyst has said. Screen Digest chief analyst Ben Keen said the game industry faced structural challenges”, with the UK sales not expected to …
Read More »LGC 2010: ‘Publishing business a roulette table – Reeves
The modern publishing business was tonight equated to a casino roulette wheel during an enlivening speech by Capcom Europe COO David Reeves. Reeves, once the SCEE boss, was one of an all-star panel at tonight’s London Games Conference at BAFTA. Naturally, he stole the crowd with his inimitable turn of …
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