Conventions

This story is part of our 2019 Essen Edition. Our sponsors and producers provided funding for us on Kickstarter to attend Spiel in Essen, Germany. The owners of UK Games Expo are launching an industry convention targeted at publishers, designers, retailers and distributors. The Games Industry Conference (G.I.C) is planned for February 2021 in Birmingham, England. The event will consist …

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It’s no secret that AEG is changing its ways. CEO and Chief Creative Officer John Zinser has blogged about the company’s new efforts to make ‘fewer, better games.’ The company says it wants to put more time, and effort, into the development and marketing of the games they make. And that’s all fine until summer, and more importantly Gen …

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AnnaMaria Jackson-Phelps spoke with Penny Arcade Director of Events Ryan Hartman about the future of Pax Unplugged. Although they don’t report attendance numbers, Hartman said the show doubled in size this year. What is PAX and how did it get started?PAX was started by Mike Krahuik and Jerry Holkins as Penny Arcade Expo back in 2004. …

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