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BATTLEFIELD 3 - ELECTRONIC ARTS

FIFA 12 - ELECTRONIC ARTS

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We at IGDA Nigeria are planning our first game event which is a game jam. We shifted the dates of our own Global Game Jam to March 26th - 29th, 2012 and we also structured it in a conference and jam style. This gives us room to expose the local game dev public to the industry.

We are currently looking for speakers for the following topics:

1       Gaming: Social, Web, Mobile, Alternate Reality – where does this all lead.

2     Video footage from…

Top 40 Entertainment Software (All Prices), Week Ending 28 January 2012

1. FIFA 12 - ELECTRONIC ARTS
2. CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 - ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3. THE ELDER SCROLLS - BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
4. JUST DANCE 3 - UBISOFT
5. BATTLEFIELD 3 - ELECTRONIC ARTS
6. RESIDENT EVIL: REVELATIONS - CAPCOM
7. ZUMBA FITNESS - 505 GAMES
8. SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD - THQ
9. ASSASSIN'S CREED: REVELATIONS - UBISOFT
10. ZUMBA…

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1. FIFA 12 - ELECTRONIC ARTS
2. THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM - BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
3. JUST DANCE 3 - UBISOFT
4. CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 - ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
5. BATTLEFIELD 3 - LECTRONIC ARTS
6. ZUMBA FITNESS - 05 GAMES
7. SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD - THQ
8. ZUMBA FITNESS 2 -505 GAMES
9. RAYMAN ORIGINS -…

Most science based games are not like AAA titles. Still, there are a lot out there that are pretty slick. But, most of them try to circumvent main stream game concepts like Call of Duty, Gears of War and Skyrim. Why, you may ask?

Because most publishers think, this will not fly, will not meet our return of investment goals. You should discard that!

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“Ottawa is an ideal location as it allows us to pull talent from the local area, as well as Toronto and Montreal.

The city serves as something of a bridge between the two, and offers a little of what each brings to the table.” – Graeme Barlow, CEO, RocketOwl Inc."…

“I think we made a mistake to think that the mobile games market would just accept any kind of game.”…

Poker Legend Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliott talks about his autobiography and the upcoming movie of his life story.

“No, there’s been no decision yet, i don’t think its got that far. Brad Pitt would be good. He’s got my looks but maybe

he’s about 3 foot too short. ideally, it’d be Daniel Craig.…

This article might change your perception of yourself.. how do some people see games designers.

Summing up Julia says: “Women usually don’t like the stereotypical style, the way many male characters are drawn,

as well as, the constant use of male-oriented objects in casual games.“…

“The radio station was created with the idea of providing good music to the gamers in WoW. The success of that

enabled us to target a specific kind of gamer, someone who was dedicated to the game and eventually lead to

us having our first group of dedicated listeners."…

Interview with Dr. Jose Lopez Gallego on the trials of holding onto a video games ip.

“if you have a VC, then you better strive towards a very wide audience with the Facebook crowd."

“Game companies require not only the birth of an idea, but like in everything else, you need to pay attention to…

“Every aircraft in Rise of Flight is “built” from a large number of individual parts, just like its real world prototype was. These parts are many, more than a hundred various elements of its airframe, equipment, engine, chassis and struts, all docked to each other and work as one.”…

“Jump in, do your stuff, read your lines, get out of there and that’s it, over, said, and done.

But Batman Arkham Asylum was like working on a feature film. It was very intense, very intense work.”…

Vodafone's Head of Games Suresh Sudera talks us through their new platform.

"As Vodafone Group’s Head of Games, Suresh Sudera is the man responsible for the mobile phone operator’s gaming output on a global level. In 2002, with Sudera’s help, Vodafone successfully launched their UK java game…

"We have an intercontinental team of players which spans eight countries; United Kingdom, Sweden, Spain, United States, Canada, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Korea. Our players are all over the age of 18, and all compete over the most prominent and successful eSport titles, those being; Quake Live and StarCraft…

"There’s never a dull day at the office for the employees of California’s Storyland Studios. Specialising in themed 

environments for the entertainment, retail and hospitality sectors, Storyland have created a wide range of fascinating and often astonishing commissions since starting out in…

“Founding Bitoon was a complete adventure since the beginning. A couple of friends and partners - which Fernando has worked with for a long time - felt that they wanted to create games they would really like to play.”…

“I came across one fan’s youtube rap video, an ode to my character Shaco, and I was blown away!”…

“I was first introduced to Zbrush whilst watching a tutorial on YouTube. Zbrush is the only way to create organic

models, turning polygons to clay, you can really get up close and maximize the detail. It’s exactly like real-life

sculpting so for me this was a great breakthrough."…

Abertay Student Erin Michno talks about her studies and looking to her future in the games industry.

"Don’t get overwhelmed thinking about the competition, just focus on what you’re really interested

in - follow your passion!”…