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International Games Week Berlin 2014

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The international games community kicks off debate about the industry’s worldwide developments, trends and challenges 

Berlin, March 7, 2014 – Nearly 26 million Germans, that is about a third of the population, play video games regularly. According to the German Trade Association of Interactive Entertainment Software BIU the industry had total revenues of about 752 million Euro in the first half of 2013. This strong industry is on an international growth course with new nextgen consoles, new game titles, with substantial, technical and visual emphatically staged stories and cross platform playing experience. At the INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK BERLIN from April 8- 13, 2014, international games developers, publishers, distributors and investors discuss actual trends, new business models, economical developments, political perspectives, and judicial issues, as well as actual challenges the games industry is confronted with. The INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK is Germany’s leading communication and networking platform, which merges several key games events under one roof in Berlin.

The INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK will be opened on Tuesday morning, the 8th of April (Café Moskau), by Björn Böhning, Head of the Senate Chancellery Berlin, followed by Brigitte Zypries, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economy and Energy, who will give a political keynote at the Opening Summit (invitation only).

The biggest German games meeting QUO VADIS (8-10 April, Café Moskau) is still the heart of the GAMES WEEK. The organizers are looking forward to welcome over 2,000 trade visitors. This year numerous international top speakers will discuss developments, innovations, chances and risks in the international games industry: Matias Myllyrinne, CEO of Finnish Remedy Entertainment, the games studio of the international successful games MAX PAYNE und ALAN WAKE, Robert Tercek, one of the most profiled creators of interactive content, TV-director, game designer, digital artist, new media adviser among other of Anthony Robbins, Oprah Winfrey, Deepak Chopra, founder of the Game Developer Conference Mobile Symposiums, Hilmar Veigar Pétursson, CEO of Icelandic MMO games developer CCP Games (EVE Online, WORLD OF DARKNESS), the games developer and games designer Bob Bates, famous for titles like TIMEQUEST, UNREAL II: THE AWAKENING, SACRED 2, responsible for almost 40 games, former Chief Creative Director of Zynga, Chris Taylor (Wargaming.net), Guido Henkel (G3 Studios) and games developer and pioneer Don Daglow and many more speakers are expected at this year’s QUO VADIS. www.die-entwicklerkonferenz.de.

The A MAZE. / Berlin (9.-11. April 2014, Urban Spree, The WYE) is the third international independent video games festival. Besides the A MAZE. Awards for outstanding indie games, a unique exhibition with 15 nominated games and a selection of games and an interactive installation, musical performances and party, carefully selected speakers will be presented. Actors of the field of independent games development and overlaps of the artistic indie sphere will share their knowledge through inspiring talks and workshops. Already confirmed: Jonathan Blow (USA), Tale of Tales (Belgium), Cara Ellison (UK), Petri Purho (Finnland), Major Bueno (Germany), Pippin Barr (New Zealand), David Calvo (France), Jessica Curry (UK), Christoffer Hedborg (Sweden), Fernando Ramallo (Argentina) and more. Conference + Workshop: http://thewye.de, Games Ausstellung, Play + Party: http://urbanspree.com. For more information visit: http://amaze-berlin.de.

With the beginning of the GAMES WEEK the „Gamefest at Computerspielemuseum“ (8.-13. April, Computerspielemuseum, Karl-Marx-Library), hosted by the Computerspielemuseum in cooperation with Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur, will start. The Gamefest is open for all Berliner fans of gaming and will be opened on Tuesday, April 8 with the exhibition „Let´s Play! Computerspiele from France and Poland“. During the week it offers an interesting and entertaining program with numerous highlights around the digital games culture. http://gamefest.computerspielemuseum.de

Making Games Talents (April 12, 2014) is Germany’s most successful talent market for the games industry. It has already brokered more than 250 jobs. The recruiting event will again take place as a part of the GAMES WEEK on April 12. The concept of Making Games Talents differs from other recruiting events: not only do the talents apply to the companies, but the companies will also apply to the talents.

Other events for the industry during the GAMES WEEK include the Matchmaking Dinner of games.net berlinbrandenburg or the Polish Games Day, which will be hosted by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Berlin together with the Polish Institute Berlin.

The INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK BERLIN 2014 is the successor of the Deutsche Gamestage, which were initiated by the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg in 2007 and has been supported ever since. Regardless of the name, the event’s organization structure has also changed. The new team is headed by DGT’s former project leader. Taken as a whole, the die International Games Week Berlin 2014 is a new umbrella brand with a stronger international focus. Furthermore, it has now been extended to last for a week and will have a greater emphasis on public events.

The events are funded by the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg. The INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK BERLIN 2014 is hosted and coordinated by Booster Space.

Trade visitors get a combo ticket, valid for Quo Vadis, A MAZE. and the Computerspielemuseum: www.gamesweekberlin.com

Please find the release as pdf here.

Here you find the International Games Week logo.

Press Contact:

Dr. Kathrin Steinbrenner/Kristian Müller, SteinbrennerMüller Kommunikation

T:+49 (0) 30-47372191, E: media@gamesweekberlin.com

About the INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK BERLIN 2014

The INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK BERLIN 2014 is a leading cross-industry communication and networking platform for games business, development and culture. More than six individual events over six days offer a plethora of information on the topic of games. Participants include German and international game developers, publishers, investors and gamers as well as representatives of public institutions and the media industry. In 2013, more than 6,000 visitors came to the Games Capital of Berlin-Brandenburg. The INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK BERLIN 2014 follows in the footsteps of the DGT – Deutsche Gamestage – an event initiated by the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg in Berlin in 2007.

The umbrella brand of the INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK BERLIN 2014 from 8-13 April includes the following events:

– Opening Summit: the official opening event, April 8

– Matchmaking Dinner: VIP networking event, April 8

– Quo Vadis. Create. Game. Business: games business and development conference, April 8-10

– A MAZE. / Berlin: Independent video games festival, April 9-11

– Gamefest at the Computerspielemuseum: (Computer Games Museum)

– Making Games Talents: recruitment event, April 12

and many more.

The events are funded by the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg. The INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK BERLIN 2014 is hosted and coordinated by Booster Space.

Event Partners: A MAZE., Aruba Events, Computerspielemuseum, games.net berlinbrandenburg, IDG Media, Polnisches Institut Berlin

Institutional Partners: G.A.M.E. Bundesverband der Computerspielindustrie, ACI Games Brazil, Afri GameZone Academy, Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie, Digital Dragons Cracow, EGCA – European Game Conference Alliance, EGDF – European Games Developer Federation, GameIS, Malta Enterprise, media.net berlinbrandenburg, Polska – Botschaft der Republik Polen, Projekt Zukunft Berlin, Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur, TIGA – Representing the Games Industry, UK Trade & Investment, UKIE – The Assocation for UK Interactive Entertainment, WGK – Polish Conference on Computer Games Development

Funding and Sponsor Partners: Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, BIU – Bundesverband Interaktive Unterhaltungssoftware, Amazon, Blacklane, PaymentWall

Main and Premium Partners of the Quo Vadis: Goodgame Studios, Bigpoint, Google Cloud Platform, InnoGames, Microsoft, Osborne Clarke

Media Partners: DW-Shift, develop, Der Tagesspiegel, FluxFM, GamesMarkt, golem.de, making games, MediaXP

Inside Look at the First Pan-Latin American Party At GDC

Paul Philleo
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Inside Look at the First Pan-Latin American Party At GDC

These days it’s awfully hard to find examples of international cooperation and unity. You know the stories, because you see them every day on the news. So it’s heartening to see a diverse set of companies and countries to come together, to craft a portrait of unity over drinks and networking at the upcoming GDC.

Representatives from Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Chile and Argentina have come together to organize a first-of-its-kind party at GDC that covers diverse countries and video game ecosystems in Latin America, that also promotes the growing strength of Latin American developers and consumers.

I picked the brains of the four organizers, Humberto Cervera, CEO and Founder with Chaos Industries; Luis Wong, the Executive Director of the Peruvian IGDA Chapter, Production Manager at LEAP Game Studios, CEO of Bit Bit and associate editor of IDG Latin America; María Luján Oulton, owner of Objet a communications and cultural events agency;  and Luis Parra, Co-Founder and CEO at Press Start Studios and President at Global Game Designers Guild (GGDG), to share their thoughts about building this party and what value it will create for them, their respective countries and Latin America in general.

Oulton credits Luis Wong as spark that lit the fuse to create the event. “(He) was the one with the original idea. We started talking and inviting people to join in the coordination of the event. We all agree that lots of developers of Latin America attend GDC and miss the opportunity to contact each other,” she said.

Looking at it from the bigger picture perspective of creating an opportunity to connect with Latin developers, Wong adds, “There are lots of developers in Latin America but they can’t talk in person with each other. It’s difficult for us to travel to other countries for conferences, but many of them go to GDC each year. It’s kind of a paradox…”

GDC is the logical choice to stage this event, because “…GDC is the most important event in the game industry and many Latin developers will be there, as well as publishers and other people that could be interested in the region,” says Wong. But also the location of GDC, and therefore the party, in opportunity-rich Silicon Valley “…offers the event a unique opportunity to connect the industry with investors potential publishing partners, ad networks, etc. As a matter of fact, we already have a few VCs joining the party,”

In addition to VCs, the multinational hosts are hoping to see other game developers from across Latin America while connecting with game publishers, developers, press and executives from outside Latin America as well.

The hosts reiterated the theme of unity, creating connections that cross national borders, and promoting the regional greater good, echoed by Cervera: “We must strive to build not a Mexican Industry, a Chilean Industry, an Argentinian Industry, etc. Our goal is to create a Latin American Industry. This party is an initiative to connect developers from all around Latin America.”

The general message behind their event at GDC, the organizers agree, is to create unity and present a message that projects the potential of their regional marketplace. “Our vision is to unite, educate and (connect) the Latin American gaming industry with the rest of the world, and more importantly, with each other. We have a great potential and by networking between us, we can create business opportunities, job opportunities and partnership opportunities.”

Creating the party for GDC was, according to the hosts, an easy process, born out of common interest and past experience collaborating together. Parra underscored this, saying, “We are all entrepreneurs therefor we make the time to make this possible, even if is working late at night or weekends, passion for what we do, makes this collaboration very easy and productive.”

Once this reception is in the books, though, what about the next steps, especially if the event attracts the right people and creates the right connections? They foresee the potential to build a foundation of greater unity between LatAm devs, publishers and influencers, through other events and receptions. They certainly expect to host another reception at GDC 2015 at the very least. ”

Aside from working on a first-time event, hoping to make a big impact at GDC, the organizers are looking to promote their respective companies and brands, check out the South American booths on the expo floor and the talks intersecting with their region, to network and gain insight on the forward progress of the industry.

The GDC Latin American Party will be hosted at the Local Edition bar in San Francisco on Tuesday night, March 18th. To check out the Eventbrite registration and event information, take a quick visit to this page.

– Paul Philleo, Contributing Editor

A telescope is making its way back to the South by Southwest Expo in Austin

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A telescope is making its way back to the South by Southwest Expo in Austin

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC), NASA, and the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) are planning to bring back the James Webb Space Telescope to the South by Southwest (SXSW) Gaming Expo at the Palmer Events Center, running from March 7th to March 9th, 2014. The Web Telescope Exhibit will be free to the public, and will showcase the sheer size of the observatory. This exhibit will also be 100 times more powerful than Hubble.

The scientists and engineers at the exhibit will discuss how the Webb telescope will inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers to push the boundaries of science and technology. Microsoft will feature an 82-inch touch screen display at the exhibit. The display will demonstrate science visualizations and other videos. Tablets with web apps and handouts will be available at the exhibit. NASA hopes that with The Web Telescope scientists can peer even further into the cosmos, and explore the formation of the first stars and galaxies.

An SXSW Interactive panel called “First Signs: Finding Life on Other Planets,” will occur on Sunday, March 9th from 12:30 to 1:30 pm. Both NASA and Northrop Grumman experts will examine the important contributions telescopes like Kepler and Webb will make in the search for life in the universe. This panel will set the stage for how the Webb telescope could find the first signs of life on another planet. Visit the event website for more information on SXSW: http://sxsw.com/interactive/gaming/expo

Game Connection America 2014 Marketing Awards – Nominees Unveiled

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Game Connection America 2014 Marketing Awards – Nominees Unveiled

A wide array of fantastic campaigns have been submitted by some of the best and brightest teams across the world, from a wide range of publishers and agencies, for this, the fourth edition of the Game Connection Marketing Awards.

San Francisco, USA – 4 March 2014 – Game Connection America is set to feature the Marketing Awards ceremony in addition to the long-running Selected Projects Awards Program at its forthcoming event in San Francisco. Designed to recognize and raise the profile of best-in-class marketing campaigns from across the video game industry, the Marketing Awards bring together a host of new and established names from publishers and agencies to compete for prizes in ten separate categories. All nominated campaigns will also compete head-to-head in the eleventh category for the ultimate accolade of ‘Best Marketing Team at Game Connection America 2014’.

The winners of each category will be announced at the special awards ceremony on the afternoon of March 17th, from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm.

The categories and nominees are as follows:

Best Digital Campaign:
– Paradox Interactive – A Call to Arms (Paradox Interactive)
– Armed Mind – Call of Duty: Ghosts – “Who are the Ghosts?” (Activision Blizzard)
– Midnight Oil – Saints Row IV Digital Campaign (Deep Silver)

Best Experiential Campaign:
– iam8bit – “DuckTales Remastered” (Capcom Entertainment)
– Xbox – Forza Motorsport x Bathurst (Xbox)
– iam8bit – The Great MMO Migration (ArenaNet)

Best Gameplay Trailer:
– Artifact – Disney Infinity (Disney Interactive Studios)
– Xbox – Forza Motorsport 5 Launch Trailer (Xbox)
– Paradox Interactive – Leviathan: Warships trailer (Paradox Interactive)

Best CG Trailer
– Axis – Fable Legends (Microsoft Studios)
– Axis – Halo Xbox One (Microsoft Studios)
– RealtimeUK – War Thunder Heroes (Gaijin)

Best Live Action Trailer
– Xbox – Forza Motorsport 5 Filmspeed (Xbox)
– Ubisoft Entertainment – Just Dance E3 Trailer (Ubisoft Entertainment)
– Heat – Madden NFL 25 (EA Sports)

Best Mobile Campaign:
– The Game Agency – Nerf Blaster Challenge (Hasbro)
– Enter the Studio – TRANSFORMERS Construct-Bots (Enter the Studio)
– Gameberry Inc. – Mini Motor Racing for kakao (Selvas)

Best Original Content:
– Armed Mind – Devil’s Breath (Activision Blizzard)
– Armed Mind – Who are the Ghosts? (Activision Blizzard)
– Cosmocover – Dark Souls 2 Forging a Hero (NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe)

Best PR Campaign:
– The Farm 51 – Get Even (The Farm 51)
– Neology and The Redner Group – Seeing is Believing – Best PR Campaign (Oculus VR)
– Image & Form – SteamWorld Dig (Image & Form)

Best Social Media Campaign:
– Deep Silver – Saints Row IV – GATV (Deep Silver)
– Game Insight – Tattoo and Body Art Contest (Game Insight)
– Ayzenberg Group – Xbox One Product Launch (Microsoft/Xbox)

Best Overall Campaign:
– Armed Mind – OUYA Launch (OUYA)
– Midnight Oil – Saints Row IV Overall Campaign (Deep Silver)
– Square Enix – Tomb Raider Overall Campaign (Square Enix)

Game Connection would like to extend a special thanks to the members of the Marketing Awards Advisory Board, who commit their time and expertise in order to make the awards happen. The board this year is comprised of:

– Eric Baesa, President, TAKEOFF Studios WW
– Neill Furmston, Creative Director, Ichi Worldwide
– Dennis Heinert, Head of PR, InnoGames
– Rupert Loman, Managing Director, Gamer Network
– Steve Fowler, Head of Global Marketing, ArenaNet

The Marketing Awards is only one part of the most essential games industry business and networking meet up, Game Connection America – and there’s still time to secure tickets! Hurry to http://ltm.game-connection.com/register to sign up now!

Game Connection America 2014 takes place on 17-19 March at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel, San Francisco, USA.

For more information about Game Connection:
– Visit the website: www.game-connection.com
– Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Game.Connection.Official.Page
– Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/The_GameCo
– Tune into our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/gameconnectionvideos/
– Contact: hashworth@connection-events.com

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About Game Connection:
Game Connection is an international conference that gives video game industry professionals the opportunity to interact, network, and promote their products, services and expertise. Since 2001, key players from the games industry have gathered in Europe and in the US —to meet, do business together, connect with new industry professionals and socialize in a lively environment where business gets done. This business-focused setting is largely enabled by the Game Connection Meeting Application, a unique match-making tool allowing attendees to schedule meetings in advance of the event – thereby effectively optimizing time spent onsite. In 2011, Game Connection launched a program of conferences, workshops, and Master Classes. As part of this program, experts in arts, game design, programming, production, communication and marketing present the latest innovation for consoles, handheld, browser games, social media, digital and mobile stores. Next event: Game Connection America 2014, March 17-19, Sir Francis Drake Hotel, San Francisco. For more information, visit www.game-connection.com
About Connection Events:
Connection Events is a creator of opportunities, resources and results in the Games Industry. Connection Events specializes in the production of services and events aimed at games industry professionals, with more than 1600 attendees from over 56 different countries. Core Connection Events services include Game Connection and Game Connection Master Classes. For more information, visit: www.connection-events.com

“Fellowship of Game Parties” App in Beta and Live

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“Fellowship of Game Parties” App in Beta and Live

To many regular GDC attendees, the Facebook group “The Fellowship of GDC Parties” is their bible to after-hours events at GDC year over year. In that group, users post up about GDC-focused or game conference-related events and parties they discover, or discuss relevant event-related attendance, planning or ex post facto topics. In fact, some of the members create events of their own to share with the community of like-minded fun-lovers. Now, at over 5,600 members (and rising every day), this diverse group has needed to go back to the trough at Facebook to catch up on the latest updates around Q1, just before GDC.

As a supplement to the Fellowship group, group founder and game developer, Oded Sharon, has created an Android and web-based app (iOS version yet to come) for GDC party check-ins and ratings, suitably entitled with the “Fellowship of Game Parties” moniker. He describes the purpose of the app as “Yelp + foursquare for game developer parties.” Sharon adds, “I want to give game developers attending conferences where there are a lot of parties an opportunity to get an answer to the question I keep asking myself , ‘where’s the best party, like…right now?’ The answer is subjective, as certain folks prefer a quiet mingling atmosphere and some like wild dancing with all sort of entertainment. This app is suppose to help get that answer, in real time, during the conference, using the power of crowd-sourcing.”

“You can add a new party, check in to an existing party. When checking in, you can rate the party with a few characteristics, such as Food, Bar, Noise, Venue, etc,” says Sharon, describing the app’s current functionality.

In the future, Sharon would like to add push notifications and alerts from friends who check in to parties or comment or reply to comments; real-time social interactions, a party map; more collaboration with the party organizers, which might include check-in promotions; and party route planning, down to route-mapping and allocating time to each event and on-the-fly adjustment to the map if an event is at capacity.

The current app is many upgrades from that sort of functionality, which is why Oded Sharon hopes to gain help from the community in developing what has so far been a solo side project. “I am building this in Unity3d + NGUI + Parse. I probably could use better UI and (and would work with) people who know how to do some platform integration.”

Eagle-eyed observers might note that the app’s title, which covers “game parties” is different from the Facebook group’s name, which covers GDC parties from the title onward. This reflects the app developer’s vision that the app might extend beyond just the GDC conference: “This app might be suitable for parties and conferences in general and not just GDC. (It) might be leading to something bigger, “including sponsorship, corporate branding, or even outside investment into the project.

For GDC attendees interested in checking out the current beta iteration of the “Fellowship of Game Parties” app for either Android or web, visit this site as a starting point.

The Michael Cohen Group reveals the results of an interesting survey at the Digital Kids Conference

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At the Digital Kids Conference Toy Fair 2014, The Michael Cohen Group presented the results of a diverse nationwide survey of parents. The Michael Cohen Group is a leading children’s media research firm. The study was conducted on February 13th, and took a poll of 350 parents of children 12 and under. The study revealed that these children played more with touchscreen devices than with toys and game consoles.

Even with these results, only 10% of parents said that touchscreens were viewed as toys; 58% of parents stated that touchscreens were sometimes considered toys, and 32% of parents firmly believed that touchscreens were never toys. This study also showed that the most popular type of touchscreen gaming was educational. Another study done by Common Sense of Media called the Zero to Eight: Children’s Media Use in America Study found that 7% of children under 8 own their own tablet. For more information on the Michael Cohen Group, click on this link: http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwgeeks/article/Is-a-Touchscreen-A-Toy-20140220#.UweDWCDTnIV

An event aimed for every kind of gaming fan

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GEEK 2014 is a social gaming event held every year with all kinds of games. This event is being held at the Margate Winter Gardens in the United Kingdom. The organizers of this event are sending a clear message: there is something for everyone. You don’t have to be a master at gaming or have a degree in gaming to enjoy this event; you could be just a person that has an interest in gaming to enjoy the feast of entertainment and hi-tech technology. There will be two halls of games to play, as well as workshops, talks, presentations, and demonstrations. People will also be able to play video games on consoles; among the special areas included for this event will be the Indie Zone, Minecraft Cave, and Game Lounges.

The five year children will have the opportunity to participate in special activities on Sunday, February 23th. The event will not only have video games to play, but also puzzles and board games for traditional challenges. A Discussion panel with gamemakers will allow gaming fans to discuss games. People who love card games can play with other people. The first heat of the Classic Gaming Championship will take place at this event. A digital debate called Hack the future will happen at GEEK 2014. Event organizer Kim Steward stated that GEEK has grown over the years, and she is very excited to see the variety of interest, features, and participants. Kim also said that this event is fortune to have a timeline of retro consoles alongside those of today.

This event attracts many different people from around the world, especially people from America. Kids can really enjoy this event on Sunday, February 23th; interactive story time and homemade arcade games are just some of the fun events kids can get involved in. An awards ceremony will take place on this day that will include a trophy for the best Cosplay from Saturday, February 22th, and a people’s choice indie award. Visitors will be able to vote for their favorite indie games being shown at the event. The Arts Council England will be funding four game maker residences. From the 55 applications received, four will be chosen to make a game in any format, inspired by Margate. The Visitors from the event will test the game prototypes, and then give feedback to the game makers. Visit the GEEK 2014 website for more information: http://www.geek2014.co.uk/

 

Google I/O 2014 Dates Set

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Google I/O 2014 Dates Set

One of the most anticipated mobile app developer conferences, Google I/O, now in its 7th year, has been announced by Google senior vice president, Sundar Pichai. The Android-focused conference will be held on June 25th and 26th, and will continue the event’s tradition of being hosted at the Moscone West Convention Center in San Francisco.

Google I/O is a distinctive conference for many reasons, not the least of which is the tricky registration system, which has required the reflexes of a hyperactive child to claim a ticket. Secondly, such tickets were in high demand, for, among other reasons, the generous dispensation of Android hardware to attendees. In recent years, ticket prices have spiked and attendee numbers pared back. This year to make the conference more accessible, according to Androidcentral, “folks will be able to express their interest and selected participants will be chosen and notified. This should alleviate some of the hassles we’ve seen in recent years, where tickets sold out moments after they became available.  It should also weed out the folks who go with the sole intent of selling any hardware giveaways on eBay…”

On the gaming front, last year at I/O, Google announced the Google Play Games service hub.

An interesting lineup for BitSummit 2014

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BitSummit is an independent developer conference held in Japan, and for 2014 the lineup looks quite impressive. This event will feature a keynote by Q Entertainment ‘s Tetsuya Mizuguchi called “Independent DNA.”

Presentations from industry veterans and performances from video game composers are just some of the other features planned for BitSummit 2014. John Baez (The Behemoth), Hiroki Omae (Unity 3D Japan), Taka Kawasaki (Epic Games Japan), Yoshiro Kimura (Onion Games), indie dev ZUN (Team Shanghai Alice), Brian Davis (Next Level Games), Theodore Reiker (Prior Games), and Mohammed Taher (BraveWave Productions) have all been confirmed as special guests hosting presentations. Professor Sakamoto, Masaya Matsuura  (PaRappa, Vib Ribbon), Baiyon, Manami Matsumae (Megan Man, Mighty No.9), Saori Kobayashi, Takayuki Nakamura, and Chipzel will all perform musical pieces throughout the conference. Luke Crane will also host a presentation about the mechanics of a successful crowdfunding campaign.

The BitSummit 2014 conference will run from March 7th to March 9th, and will be held at the Kyoto International Exhibition Hall in Japan. Gaming fans will be able to attend the event on Saturday and Sunday, while Friday is reserved for the press.

BitSummit was originally funded by Q Games’ James Mielke; his goal was to open dialogue between international media and independent Japanese developers.

Do you have any game industry event parties to share?

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Do you have any game industry event parties to share?

We love a good party, and that is especially true for those parties around game industry conferences like the upcoming GDC 2014 in San Francisco! Nearly every game industry event has at least a couple of parties to allow attendees to unwind and network after-hours.

Do you know of any that would be good to spread the word about? Let us know! We post party lists here too, but as you can see here, we need to fill the list up!

GDC 2014 features sponsored talks by Oculus, Sony, Microsoft and more

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GDC 2014 features sponsored talks by Oculus, Sony, Microsoft and more

From Gamasutra: Passes for the Game Developers Conference 2014 are still available, and as the conference draws closer we’re announcing even more sessions for the Main Conference that you’ll want to check out.

Today we’re highlighting a number of informative sponsored sessions from Sony, Microsoft, Oculus VR, and other influential companies. If you’re looking for an opportunity to hear about how next-gen technology works from the people who made it, these are the talks you want to keep on your radar.

Now in its 28th year, GDC is the world’s largest and longest-running professionals-only game industry event, and will once again take place at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California during March 17-21, 2014.

How to use the latest Oculus Rift hardware
Oculus VR returns to GDC 2014 with a session intended to help developers start making games using the latest versions of the company’s Oculus Rift VR headset. Oculus VR’s Michael Antonov and Nate Mitchell will take the stage in a sponsored session, titled Working with the Latest Oculus Rift Hardware and Software, to discuss everything that developers need to know about getting their games running smoothly on Oculus VR technology. The session will offer an overview of the latest Oculus Rift prototype, a technical breakdown for engineers, and a discussion about VR game design based on the new features incorporated into the latest Rift headset. Mitchell and Antonov also plan to talk a bit about the future of Oculus VR, and where they think the Rift headset is headed as we get closer to the release of the consumer version.

Developing for the PlayStation 4’s new accessories
Sony’s Chris Norden is coming to GDC 2014 to give a sponsored talk about how developers can best utilize the PlayStation 4’s new input devices, including the PlayStation Eye camera, the Dualshock 4 controller, the Move controller, and the PlayStation mobile app. During his talk, Creating Unique Interactive Experiences with the PlayStation 4, Norden will attempt to educate attendees about what these different devices are capable of and how developers can integrate them into their games.

Developing for Xbox One via ID@Xbox
Microsoft has already announced two rounds of developers who have been accepted into the Xbox One independent developer program ID@Xbox, and those interested in taking part in future rounds might want to check out ID@Xbox: Getting Set-up for Development with Xbox One at GDC 2014. The session is sponsored by Microsoft and features Xbox Software Design Engineer Chuck Walbourn speaking about how developers can get started developing self-published games for the Xbox One platform.

Also, don’t miss GDC 2014 sponsored sessions from Intel, Unity,Mixamo and more.

More essential GDC details
Earlier GDC 2014 announcements include the news that Xbox’s Marc Whitten will be interviewed by Gamasutra Editor-In-Chief Kris Graft during a fireside chat session, the Indie MEGABOOTH Showcase revealing the lineup of indie games its making available to play on the show floor and the announcement that Audience Award voting is now open for both the Game Developers Choice Awards and the Independent Games Festival Main Competition Awards. Developers on Thief, Super TIME Force, and Hearthstone will also be giving talks.

All of the announced talks are now available in the online GDC 2014 Session Scheduler, where you can begin to build your conference week and later export it to the up-to-the-minute GDC Mobile App, coming soon.

GDC 2014 itself will take place March 17-21, 2014 at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California. You can register for the event by visiting the info page on the official GDC 2014 website.

For more information on GDC 2014, visit the show’s official website, or subscribe to regular updates via Facebook, Twitter, or RSS.

Read more at: Gamasutra.com

LOGIN 2014 Early Bird Registration Ends March 21

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Early-Bird Registration will end on March 21st, 2014. Register today and save 50%! Register here.

Also, check out MobileBeat 2014 and save your spot and save $350 with the first 50 Early-Bird passes!

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