Many game companies, analysts disappointed with E3 2008
Not many attendees were impressed with this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). During an interview held Thursday, (July 17, 2008) Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo’s senior managing director and general manager of entertainment analysis and the development division, told MSNBC that even though many fans of long running Nintendo franchise games such as Mario, Zelda or even StarFox were upset he felt that E3 was no longer a place for those types of game.
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Eleventh Electronic Gaming Summit details revealed
The 1up network has just announced the lineup of speakers for the 11th annual Electronic Gaming Summit, to be held May 19-21, 2008 in Napa, California. The event is oriented towards executives and industry leaders, with a focus on networking and sharing ideas about the business and culture of videogames.
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EA’s CEO defends video game industry on violence issue
During the Royal Television Society’s Cambridge Convention held September 14, 2007, Electronic Arts’ chief executive officer, John Riccitiello, stood up for the gaming industry after ITV’s executive chairman, Michael Grade, attacked the industry calling it a “moral vacuum.“
“Those acts of violence [shown in games] exist in a moral vacuum, whereas in films and television, it is set in a moral context, with real consequences, such as pain,“ argued Grade.
Riccitiello, who attended the conference as a guest speaker, returned the volley by claiming that…
Centipede creator to be keynote at WIGI Con
Women in Games International announced the details of their next conference “She Got Game.“ The conference, taking place September 8, 2007, in Austin, TX, will focus on industry trends to diversify the talent pool of gaming and how it will impact the future of gaming.
One of the main keynote speakers for this conference is Dona C. Bailey, the creator of popular 80’s videogame Centipede and one of the few female game programmers of that time in the game industry. Bailey, currently a professor at the University of Arkansas, will be discussing how women can…
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