Connection Events lifted the lid on its plans for Game Connection Europe 2013, taking place this December 3-5 in a brand new venue: Les Docks de Paris, France. After last year’s runaway success, with more than 1450 attendees, 211 exhibitors and 190 buyers from over 50 countries worldwide, the 2013 edition promises to take the event further than ever to cement the event’s reputation as the essential games industry meeting place. This year’s Game Connection Europe will appeal to the entire breadth of the video game industry, featuring again content from the marketing and communications part of the production pipeline.
 

“We’ve seen a tremendous amount of growth year over year” states Pierre Carde, Founder of Game Connection. “Our Meeting Application continues to excel at enabling executives to easily and efficiently set up meetings in an environment conducive to getting business done, and our most recent events in Asia and the US set the bar even higher”.
 
Game Connection Asia was in fact very productive, especially for the Iranian new-founded game development studio New Folder Games, which won the Selected Projects competition with its 2D puzzle platformer game "Hate the sin, love the sinner".
 
"We were very excited to be nominated for the Selected Project program and we are now very grateful to Game Connection Asia". Says Amir A. Meisami, Game Designer. "Winning among so many talented teams was amazing. When we started, our goal was to create a small game, with an exceptional quality; a unique puzzle game, beautiful both visually and in its gameplay. Today we’d like to think that people will enjoy playing our game as much as we had fun making it"
 
If you want to know more about New Folder Games, visit: www.newfoldergames.com
 
Now that the Asian edition is over, Game Connection counts more than 100 conferences and master classes delivered in the past 2 years by professionals from Wooga, Insomniac Games, Naughty Dog, Epic Games, Bigpoint, Remedy, Amazon, Google, Gree, Pixar Animation Studios, Ubisoft, EA, Sony Computer Entertainment and many more. The program for Game Connection Europe 2013 will include even more cutting edge content from leading industry professionals as the Call for Speaker is now open until June 28th.
 
To submit a proposal just fill the form HERE.
 
All original ideas will be rewarded especially if related to digital marketing, user acquisition and retention, community management, monetization, business models, funding solutions, market analysis, marketing innovation, fighting against fraud, FX, Animation, Art Direction, production pipeline for new consoles, economic game design and future perspectives of the industry, covering every platform from PC, consoles and mobile to emerging platforms including TV.
 
Super Early Bird rates are also available until July 17th, offering a potential saving of 850 € to all Premium Exhibitors. Click here to sign up now and get the most out of Game Connection Europe 2013!
 

More details about Game Connection Europe 2013 and the program of conference and master classes will be announced shortly. Members of the press interested in attending the conference may contact press@game-connection.com

In other film news, have you seen Gen Con: Behind the Screen? Created in partnership with Peter Adkison's new production company, Hostile Work Environment LLC, the comedy web series provides a satirical look at the wacky office environment that produces “The Best Four Days in Gaming™”.

Starring actress Jen Page (Journey Quest, Chop Socky Boom, Gamers: Dorkness Rising) and a blended team of HWE and Gen Con employees, the teaser (introductory) video for Gen Con: Behind the Screen is available now by clicking here or on the link below.



The series will feature cameos from notable members of the game industry as well as featured guests, including Larry Roznai, President of Mayfair Games, and Mike Selinker, President of Lone Shark Games.

In addition to the first video, the HWE team will release another Gen Con: Behind the Screen episode prior to the August convention, and will debut the final episode during Gen Con Indy 2013, running August 15-18 at the Indiana Convention Center. 

To mark the occasion of its release, HWE will give away two sets of two Gen Con Indy 2013 Promo Passes on their Facebook page, linked to here. That's right, four free passes to Gen Con Indy 2013! Rules on how to participate can be found at the Facebook page.

After you've watched the Gen Con: Behind the Screen video, the Gen Con team has another fun activity for you- an interactive Exhibit Hall map!

If you are unfamiliar with some of Gen Con's exhibitors and want to learn about them and new game titles, this map will provide you with hours of web surfing fun. 

To download it, click here.

After you've watched the Gen Con: Behind the Screen video, the Gen Con team has another fun activity for you- an interactive Exhibit Hall map! If you are unfamiliar with some of Gen Con's exhibitors and want to learn about them and new game titles, this map will provide you with perhaps hours of web surfing fun. 

To download it, click here.

Shuttle Route Service Questionnaire

Response to the announcement regarding GO Express Travel's upcoming shuttle service to Gen Con Indy 2013 has been fantastic. Now, the GO Express Travel team would like your input on a travel survey questionnaire. They will use this information to help determine routes and timing for this year's shuttle, so let your voice be heard!

To provide your survey feedback, go here.

• A Frostbite 3-powered reboot of Mirror’s Edge is in the works at DICE!
• Star Wars: Battlefront is back! It’s also being made by DICE.
• Battlefield 4 got some new single player footage and screenshots, which paled in comparison to the splendid 64-player Shanghai multiplayer demo later in the day. Also from DICE, who had a great day.
• Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare announced, a third person action game from PopCap, who also announced Peggle 2.
• Ex-Infinity Ward folk, Respawn, revealed the man & mech multiplayer shooter they’ve been working on for years, Titanfall.
• Morrigan returned to give us a quick lecture on the end of the world in today’s Dragon Age 3: Inquisition footage.
• Open-city survival shooter The Division looks interesting, but no PC version confirmed yet.
• We saw the first in-game footage of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
• Ubi announce The Crew, a persistent open-world online driving game.
• Here’s today’s Dark Souls 2 trailer.
• New Call of Duty: Ghosts footage showed some underwater combat and how to remote control a dog.
• Watch Dogs got a nice CGI trailer, but it would have been nice to see some more in-game action after last year’s reveal.
• Assassin’s Creed 4 gets a pair of new videos.
• A new trials game called Trials: Fusion announced.
• Beta sign-ups open for EA’s free to play Command & Conquer game, which also received a video.

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Wheaton, an actor, author, and avid gamer, is best known for the roles of Gordie Lachance from Stand by Me and Wesley Crusher from Star Trek: The Next Generation. He has also appeared on The Big Bang Theory, Leverage, and The Guild, and hosts the breakout board game web series Tabletop.

Participate in the largest charity event at Gen Con Indy 2013.  Buy your tickets fast because the field is limited to 48 brave spacefarers, so register now!
 

If you have yet to purchase your Gen Con Indy 2013 badge, you have just a few weeks to save yourself $10. After Pre-Reg closes on June 29, badge prices will increase.

Also, if you sign-up for your badge during Pre-Registration, you can have your badge and event tickets shipped directly to your home (additional shipping charges may apply). Event tickets and badges purchased after Pre-Registration closes may be picked up at Will Call at the Indiana Convention Center.

If you've already signed up for a badge, please make sure that your shipping information is correct and up-to-date.

To get your badge for this year's show, click here.

The short survey is live now and seeks to capture European developer demographics, opinions on tax incentives and rating systems, the platforms they are working on now and in the future, and their current market interests.

The previous GDC State of the Industry survey captured opinions of over 2,500 developers before the March 2013 GDC held in San Francisco.

Organizers will randomly select one respondent to receive a free All-Access Pass to GDC Europe 2013, with the winner being contacted via the email address entered at the end of the survey.

Results of the new survey will be published before GDC Europe 2013 commences on August 19-21 in Cologne, Germany.Early, discounted registration for GDC Europe 2013 is now available.

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• Indie game developers
• Established studios

Main Website: http://www.tiga.org/...nd-online-games

The search for speakers has begun!

“The last MIGS event was a great success, more than 1700 people attended and were inspired by the extensive program on offer” said Serge Landry, Director of MIGS. “With the aim of developing an even richer program, we are once again looking for the top experts in the video games industry.”

Since 2001 Game Connection has been the place to be for video games professionals. Each year key players from the games industry gather three times – in Europe, in the US and in Asia – to meet, do business together, connect with new industry professionals and socialize in a lively environment.

Thanks to our unique Meeting Application, exhibitors and attendees can easily research other exhibitors and attendees, book meetings and manage/finalize agendas before the event even takes place! At Game Connection attendees will have the opportunity to interact and network with more than 1000 industry professionals from all over the world and choose among several offers adapted to the needs of each company, which will allow them to promote their products, services and expertise.

In 2011 Game Connection launched a program of conferences, workshops and master classes to inspire its attendees. As part of this program, experts of arts, game design, programming, production, communication and marketing presented the latest innovation for consoles, handheld, browser games, social media, digital and mobile stores.  

E4G Event Page: http://www.eventsforgamers.com/events/_/conferences/gameconnection-asia

Among our previous speakers, we welcomed professionals from Wooga, Insomniac Games, Naughty Dog, Epic Games, Bigpoint, Remedy, Amazon, Google, Gree, Pixar Animation Studios, Ubisoft, EA, Sony Computer Entertainment and many more…

Would you be the next?

Our goal is to grow and advance the art and science of the game industry, thus we invite you to submit your proposal to become one of our selected speakers! If you are an experienced professional, always one step ahead, full of exciting experiences to share, and a specialist in your field, you are our man – or woman!

Respond to the Call for Speakers before JUNE 28th, 2013 and join us in Paris, December 3-5, to meet the rest of the industry, develop your business and expand your network. Our program aims to cover all platforms (PC, consoles, online games, mobile games and the latest emerging platforms) in every part of the production pipeline (business, marketing, visual arts, technology, game design and production).

Let us know where your expertise lies, and submit a proposal for a session, a panel or a master class designed to inspire the industry. We are especially interested in original ideas related to digital marketing, user acquisition and retention, community management, monetization, business models, funding solutions, market analysis, marketing innovation, fighting against fraud, FX, Animation, Art Direction, production pipeline for new consoles, economic game design and future perspectives of the industry.

Don’t be shy: make sure to submit your proposal before JUNE 28th 2013!

“Clients doubted about the effect of mobile advertising in 2011; many of them were wondering how to make it in 2012; and they asked us to make it better this year,” said an industry insider.

According to statistics from IResearch Consulting Group, China’s online advertising alliances earned a commission of RMB 2.98 billion in 2010, RMB 4.64 billion in 2011 and RMB 7.58 billion in 2012. Their market share lifted from 17 percent in 2010 to 21.7 percent in 2012. The consulting group estimated the market volume of online advertising alliances will break RMB 10 billion in 2013 amid the development of mobile Internet.

E-reading, mobile game and online video were the three largest advertisement business in the industry of mobile advertising in Q2 2012; while e-reading and mobile game held the most advertising clicks.

Mobile advertising is seeing a rational growth, but the difficulty in finding an efficient access to advertisers, media outlets has been a bottle neck for the industry players. ChinaJoy’s online business platform B To B Area holds more than 1,000 game enterprise members, sharing information and details of their projects and products and providing categorized demand-supply information retrieval services.

Clients can find potential partners through the platform, and may have opportunities to conduct one-on-one talks with them via the Online Business Matching System in the B To B Area on July 25-27.In addition, major domestic and international media outlets and investment institutions may provide analysis and credible comments on the enterprises, products and their teams using the third-party evaluation function.

ChinaJoy2012’s B To B Area, covering an area of 12,000 square meters, attracted 253 exhibitors at home and abroad. 91 of them were overseas exhibitors from more than 20 countries and regions, including US, Canada, UK, Australia, Russia, Germany, France, Turkey, Singapore, Spain, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Taiwan and Hong Kong. It attracted more than 20,534 professional visitors, and more than 4,000 business talks were conducted. More than 500 cooperation intentions covering over 700 products were reached, and more than 60 agreements were signed on site, with a total contract value exceeding $20.14 million and the largest single deal worth over $99.4 million.

Contacts:

Howell International Trade Fair Ltd.

Miss Hannah Lee, 010-51659355-8008

hannah_li@howellexpo.com