It’s a job and a half finding all of the industry conferences and events happening around the world, so we made life easier for you by providing a comprehensive list of over 100 video game conferences and locations/dates.  We even included relevant Twitter pages so you can stay up to date on the latest conference news and updates.  You can find the conferences LAI will be attending by looking for the events highlighted in…

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This interview was conducted with Lebanese-based game developer Game Cooks.  After describing the state of the video game market in the Arab region, we sat down with Lebnan Nader, General Manager at Game Cooks, to learn more about the company’s regionally-inspired games and his take on MENA gamers.

We discussed topics critical to developing a deeper understanding of the cultural nuances…

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New on Google Play: A steering wheel for PC games

The smartphone as steering wheel for racing games by Kyberback

 

Graz - in November 2012, the steering wheel for PC games in Google Play is making its first…

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Mobile & Online Social Gaming company with 1Million current players.

Supports- Apple iOS, Android, Kindle Fire, Nokia (Symbian), Windows Phone,
Blackberry, Samsung Bada and Facebook.

Includes realtime tournament gameplay

Looking for well established online and Poker Casino clients for mutual expansion.

Contact: john@worldgamingexecutives.com

Resident Evil Operation…

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AWARD-WINNING FRANCHISE RISES ONCE AGAIN WITH

GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION^TM, EXCLUSIVELY FOR PLAYSTATION^®3

Prequel To The Multi-Million Unit Selling Series Details Kratos' Emotional Story of Redemption, While Redefining The Competitive Multiplayer Experience

London, 30^th April 2012 - Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE)…

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World Gaming Executives Interview Alexander Reitsma Managing Director at JAG about the future for Just a Game and recent acquisitions.

Tell us a little bit about Just A Game, their history within the video games industry, how they got started, what's their current position in the global market?

Just A Game started in…

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Tutorial - Jon Solmos:  Creating an Ice Texture for Angmar Fortress

For more information on Jon Solmos click here

While working at Breakaway Games I was given the task to create various environment ice textures for EA Games expansion: Battle for Middle Earth: Rise of the Witch King.  Since a number of the art assets from the original game were being used for the…

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The final steps will be more detail oriented. I added more snow/ice in any area where it would naturally accumulate such as cracks, crevices and over-hangs.  For this effect I created a custom

brush that looks like one highlighted below.

The specific settings for…

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Gameshock TV returns for season 2, exclusively on the Poker Channel.…

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Every game developer is aware of how important music is in video games. As game developer you don’t just give up a lot of sleep, you also invest a lot of your time and even money into your project. Part of the expenses for your project is fitting music. Music does not only accompany images or video sequences, it also reinforces desired emotions.

As a game developer you should ask yourself these questions:

• „How much money can I spend?”

• „How long does the music have…

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We started GameSeekr( www.gameseekr.com) realizing that all of us are gamers. Some of us are passive, some of us are active and some are serious. The $30B gaming industry has so far been all about the serious gamer for the most part who spends anywhere from $40 and upwards to play their games on a console. Many serious gamers play on the PC ( gaming PC's) as well.



The market for people who play games online, or as a PC download or on the mobile is the fastest growing as seen by… Continue