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“What we’re trying to do is the next level for us, and will provide our next period of growth.” Gem Logistics on its services and its ambitions p33
Eurogamer on top with 35,000 consumers attending 2011 Expo
Biggest expo yet as thousands flock to Earls Court Publishers champion games show
by Dominic Sacco and James Batchelor
EUROGAMER is on Cloud Nine after its latest Expo recorded its highest ever attendance and scored some major exclusives. The event drew 34,500 people to Earls Court over four days, including over 2,000 press and industry professionals. Eurogamer Expo also grew its profile with the UK launch of OnLive, the release date for Star Wars: The Old Republicand the first UK hands-on with PlayStation Vita.
Also available were demos
of Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3, Batman, Assassin’s Creed and more. “It’s been unbelievable,”
Eurogamer MD Rupert Loman told MCV. “We nearly doubled the attendance of
In Brief
EA: BioWare MMOStar Wars: The Old Republicwill arrive this year – just about – on December 22nd. Subscriptions will cost £8.99 per month. Three months will cost £25.17 and six months £46.14.
NINTENDO: The platform holder will release a new Wii Fit Plusbundle complete with a black Balance Board. Nintendo has also dated its summer-themed sports compilation Go Vacationfor a November 4th release.
last year’s show. And publishers are taking it more seriously and as a result they’re reaping the rewards.” Next year’s Expo will once again be held at Earls Court and will run from September 27th to 30th, 2012. Loman added: “We have a lot of room to grow, there’s more halls within Earls Court we can take. “We’ll go into planning mode and then work out how much we can use.”
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WHAT THE INDUSTRY THOUGHT
“The country absolutely needs a show like this to really give the
industry a chance to showcase all the great products our consumers can look forward to.”
Roxana Etemad, Square Enix
“This year was our first as exhibitors and it has been a very successful
event. Both the show floor
and developer sessions are great platforms for demoing a game.”
Craig Stephens, NCSoft
“The Eurogamer Expo was a perfect mix of press and gaming enthusiasts
– as a UK launch venue for OnLive it simply couldn’t have been better. The buzz generated by giveaways and demos was phenomenal.” Bruce Grove, OnLive
No five-year wait for next SSX, says EA by Dominic Sacco
SSX IS on course to become a regularly released series again, EA has told MCV. The last title in the
franchise was 2007 Wii title SSX Blur. But with SSX making its comeback next January on Xbox 360 and PS3, EA wants to ensure fans don’t have to wait as long for the next instalment. “We don’t want to wait another five years to bring it out again on PS4 or Xbox 720 or whatever,” SSX communications boss Duke Indrasigamany told MCV. “But it depends on when the next consoles are due. I don’t know what Microsoft
8 September 30th 2011 EA Sports is determined to make SSX a regular hit once more “
It’s been a long time, but we really want to bring this
franchise back. Duke Indrasigamany, EA
or Sony are planning, but if SSXis successful there’s a lot of things we could really explore. “We don’t want to see this franchise go away for a long time. We want to make another one.” The first SSXarrived on PS2 in 2000. EA says it’s going to be difficult to not
only bring the IP back, but also appeal to younger players during the quiet January release window. Indrasigamany added: “It’s been a long time since the last SSXand although there’s a lot of old school fans out there, it’s going to be a challenge to bring it to the current generation of gamers. But we really want to bring this franchise back. “It’s also hard to say what sort of consumer mindsets and wallets will be saying after Christmas, but we feel January is the time the team needs to get it done at a level of quality EA Sports will be proud of.” EA: 01483 463000
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GAME: The retail group is backing OnLive. The service will be made available later this year through GAME and Gamestation’s websites, and then rolled out to all stores.
SKREAM: ShopTo’s sister company is launching a white label service that will allow others to use its infrastructure to launch their own ecommerce portal. Clients can make use of its five minute dispatch system, the firm’s huge range as well as SMS ordering service.
ACTIVISION: Boxed DS Moshi Monstersgame Moshlings Zoois due for release on November 11th.
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