BAF Game 2013 Early Bird Deadline Friday 18 th October! Mode 7 Games & Futurlab Cement Bill 12 th – 13 th November at The National Media Museum & University of Bradford Box office: 0844 856 3797 www.baf.org.uk The last chance for delegates to take advantage of the early bird discount for BAF Game 2013 is this Friday, 18th October. To coincide with the deadline, festival organisers ...
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Microsoft Windows extends headline sponsorship of Gadget Show Live and Gadget Show Live @ Christmas for further 12 months After two successful events and twelve months as headline sponsor, Microsoft Windows has thrown its weight behind Upper Street Events’ Gadget Show Live brand yet again by signing up to support a further two shows and increasing its presence by 43 percent at both events. Windows...
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Charles Martinet; the voice of Mario since 1995. He also provides the voice work for many other characters such as Luigi, Waluigi, Toadsworth, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi and many other Super Mario characters. Fans of the Super Mario franchise will be in for a real treat as on Friday 6th of September, Charles Martinet will be visiting GAME in Birmingham’s Bullring all day. 2013 marks the 30th ann...
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The Games Developers Conference 2013 organisers have announced that they are planning AI postmortems of Assassin’s Creed III and XCOM Enemy Unknown. The conference will be held Monday-Tuesday, March 25th – 29th at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The AI Summit has been organised with the aid of the AI Game Programmers Guild.The Summit promises to give attendees an inside look at key arc...
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The Games trade body Ukie have announced that they will be holding a series of roadshows around the UK. The Roadshows are set to to help games business understand how the new legislation and the Cultural Test will work for them . The Ukie Tax Relief Roadshows will include: A guide to how to apply for the relief and how much it could be worth. An explanation of the Cultural Test and how to pass it....
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The organisers of the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2013 have announced new summit talks for its March conference. Topics covered include lectures on the Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn web video series, smarter tactical behaviour in Hitman: Absolution and Lichdom, and the BBC’s challenges in building worldwide game brands. The talks are part of the AI, Localization, and Game Narrative Summi...
Read More »Africa’s most popular video gaming and technology expo is underway, getting ready to take the continent by storm. An inside look of what’s going at rAge gives potential visitors an idea of what to look for during this year’s event. Scheduled to take place on 5-7 October at the Coca Cola Dome, guests can expect to see the latest in gaming tech, live eSports events, Cosplay demonstrations, the Artis...
Read More »GDC Europe 2012 might be over, but there was a wealth of information gained in the gaming community. GDC (Game Developers Conference) Europe 2012 concluded earlier this month with some staggering numbers. More than 2100 game professionals arrived, coming from a plethora of areas. Several keynote speakers attending the conference include recognizable names from major publishers: Ubisoft Montreal...
Read More »BSGO Hosts Summer Games Decathlon for Humans and Cylons Across the Universe in the Festival of Kobol. One of the worldwide leaders of online video games, Bigpoint announced that it is preparing for the upcoming Battlestar Galactica Online Festival of Kobol. For those of you who are not aware what this is, it involves 17 days of tournaments and other events commencing on the 27th July and finishing...
Read More »The Eurogamer Expo starts late September, 2012, and it has already sold over 20,000 tickets. The number is still growing as more gamers in Europe line up to visit the place. Numerous events will be available to gamers, such as demos for major games from Ubisoft or Square-Enix, along with live developer panels answering their questions. “This is the biggest and best Eurogamer Expo we have eve...
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