NEWS In Brief
SONY: The PSN Pass will debut with Resistance 3on September 9th. It mirrors similar schemes such as EA’s Online Pass, requiring consumers to use an in-the- box code to access DLC. Pre- owned buyers must purchase their own Pass.
EA: Burnout Crashhas been officially revealed. It features a top-down viewpoint, Kinect- compatibility and will arrive on Xbox Live and PSN.
UBISOFT: Popular franchises such as Assassin’s Creedwill be adapted into collectible figures as part of the publisher’s UbiCollectibles range. The first is an Ezio figure which will be sold for £265 on Ubisoft’s web store.
LUCASARTS: The Monkey Island Special Edition Collectionwill be released for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 on September 9th. It brings the first two special Monkey Islandremakes to retail.
GAME: Both GAME and Gamestation have been named as the exclusive stockists of a Gears of War 3- themed Xbox 360 console due out on September 20th.
Publishers flock to Brighton for Develop Conference
Unsigned talent and networking opportunities attract leading games firms to annual event by James Batchelor
THE 2011 Develop Conference and Expo takes place next week – and leading publishers will be among those attending. Now in its sixth year, the event begins on Tuesday, July 19th, again taking place at the Hilton Metropole hotel in Brighton. It will run until Thursday, July 21st. Organiser Tandem
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Events told MCVthat publishers have had a much stronger presence at previous conferences and this is expected to grow further in 2011. “The Develop Conference in Brighton has always been about all sectors of the development community from smaller outfits to supersized publisher-owned studios,” said MD Andy Lane. “In recent times we’ve seen a phenomenal rise in the number of indie studios which is why we’ve introduced the Indie Dev Day on Thursday this year. As part of that, there’s the Indie Showcase on the expo floor which previews ten of
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Now in their ninth year, the Develop Industry Excellence Awards return to the Hilton Metropole hotel on Wednesday, July 20th. It is the only peer- voted awards for the UK and European games industry. Details on the finalists can be found at
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the hottest unsigned games to be developed this year. “We’re seeing more and more publishers coming along looking for new content and to stay ahead of what’s happening as the industry evolves. “We’re expecting around 1,300 attendees again this year and some of the most creative developers in today’s industry are going to be in Brighton sharing their experiences and looking for new opportunities. “Entry to the Expo is free, Brighton is closer than you may think, and the
networking lounge and bar “
THE KEYNOTES OPENING KEYNOTE:
Phil Harrison will interview Media Molecule, who will discuss everything from starting up to being acquired by Sony.
THURSDAY KEYNOTE: The Stereoscopic 3D Experience – The first year of 3D on PlayStation 3 (Mick Hocking, senior director, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios).
More and more publishers are coming along to stay ahead.
Andy Lane, Tandem Events
is always buzzing – that’s just three good reasons to come down to the Develop Conference next week.” Around 1,300 publishers, developers, business executives and
representatives from the service and tech industries are expected to attend, with over 80 sessions, panels and workshops spread across the three days. Tandem Events has secured some high-profile speakers from a range of publishers and developers, including Microsoft, Sony, EA Sports, Ubisoft, Crytek, Rockstar, BBC Worldwide and Rare.
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AUDIO KEYNOTE: With Phil Kovats, SCEE audio director and sound designer.
PRODUCTION KEYNOTE: Changing the Way We Develop Without Sacrificing Our Indie Identity (Kris Jones, executive producer, Jagex).
CODING KEYNOTE: PlayStation Vita (Kish Hirani, head of developer services, SCEE, and Neil Brown, senior engineer, R&D, SCEE).
EVOLVE KEYNOTE: Lessons Learned Building Moshi Monstersto 50m Users (Michael Acton Smith, CEO and founder, Mind Candy).
BUSINESS KEYNOTE: Managing the Mystery (Laura Fryer, VP and general manager, WB Games Seattle).
EVOLVE KEYNOTE: Moving the Goalposts – Bringing Social Experiences to all Game Platforms (Andrew Wilson, SVP of worldwide development, EA Sports).
ART KEYNOTE: Showtime (Iain McCaig, artist and conceptual designer).
DESIGN KEYNOTE: Making Disneyland Adventures(David Braben, founder, Frontier Developments).
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