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Birmingham braces for biggest Gadget Show Live yet

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Birmingham braces for biggest Gadget Show Live yet

The UK’s biggest five-day consumer electronics event, Gadget Show Live, has today announced an additional 2,000 Super Theatre seats, capacity for 15,000 extra visitors and the biggest variety of interactive on-site features ever seen for 2012.

Taking place at the NEC, Birmingham from 11-15 April 2012, the event is based on the popular Channel Five TV show and is widely recognised as the best place to see, try and buy the latest consumer technology. With all Friday, Saturday and Sunday (13-15 April) tickets already sold out, 2012 is set to be the biggest show yet.

Now in its fourth year, the show will still the latest technology from the world’s leading electronics firms, such as LG, O2, HP, Epson, Pioneer, Phillips, Canon and JVC. Visitors can try out the new OLED TVs alongside smart and connected home technology, 3D projectors, 3D and HD camcorders, as well as new tablets, phones, laptops and gaming consoles; manyof which will be on show for the first time in the UK.

Read more at iambirmingham.co.uk.

Video: Presentations from Game Design Expo 2013

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Video: Presentations from Game Design Expo 2013

Game Design Expo 2013 has come and gone, but if you couldn’t be there, here’s your chance to see what you missed. We’ve just launched hours of free video presentations captured at Industry Speaker Day.

  • What’s in store?
  • Lift the cover off Halo 4‘s storytelling, sound design, and co-op campaign
  • Learn ways to make your games meaningful yet engaging
  • Watch Ubisoft’s Patrick Plourde (Far Cry 3) issue an exciting challenge for the future of games
  • Hear tips on getting your indie game noticed from journalists and developers

That’s on top of an archive of talks from 2012, 2011, and 2010 – it’s a whole lot of insight and inspiration. Check it all out in the Game Design Expo’s Videos section.

Photos: Seattle goes Victorian for Steamcon IV

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Photos: Seattle goes Victorian for Steamcon IV

Steamcon is a steam punk convention held in Bellevue, WA. Thousands come for three days of cosplay, vendors, live music and more. October 27th 2012.

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Read more at Komonews.com: http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Photos-Seattle-goes-Victorian-for-Steamcon-IV-176410621.html

Mobile Gaming USA: Big Business, Brands and Bad Games

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Mobile Gaming USA: Big Business, Brands and Bad Games

Takeaways from this week’s conference: Big business dominating the market, handsets as TV controllers and the cost of user acquisition

The Mobile Gaming USA conference last week was a gathering of executives in the mobile gaming industry along with people in associated businesses. The conference, held at the Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco, had numerous sessions dealing with a range of topics concerning the business of mobile games, from technical sessions to marketing, from branded advergames to HTML 5. Here are the highlights of the conference, presented in key quotes…

Read more at gamesindustry.biz.

Sociality Rocks Moscow Conference 2013 postmortem

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Sociality Rocks Moscow Conference 2013 postmortem

From Lingplay.com: The conference gathered more than 500 people from over than 120 companies. Developers from different countries shared the top experience with both newbies and industry veterans. More than 20 lectures were held on the event.

Conference visitors had a unique chance to discuss top trends and most recent tendencies in social gaming with star speakers from GameInsight, GREE/OpenFeint, 6waves, Kontagent, Mamba, Crazy Panda and many others.

Russian social games market moves very fast: more and more young and perspective companies getting on an IPO while the industry veterans expand and open affiliates abroad. Alice Chumachenko (CEO at GameInsight) announced branch office opening in San Francisco. GameInside’s new office will function as a publisher. It was mentioned that new trend goes on non-gaming and gambling apps. Apps like post cards creation, press readers, slot games will be in the center of attention very soon.

Read morte at lingplay.com.

BlizzCon 2012 Canceled, Battle.net World Championship Announced

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BlizzCon 2012 Canceled, Battle.net World Championship Announced

“Slated to take place in Asia toward the end of 2012, the Battle.net World Championship will host this year’s StarCraft II and World of Warcraft Arena World Championship tournaments. Blizzard gamers and eSports fans from around the world will be invited to attend and witness some of the most skilled pro players on the planet battle it out for cash and glory.” – Click here for Blizzcon’s main site.

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