The Irish Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
THE LEIPZIG Games Convention this week gave a record 202,000 visitors a taste of the future direction of an industry now worth $5.5 billion (€3.74 billion) worldwide.
DV Hardware (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
The Games Convention in Leipzig was a blast this year and Leipziger Messe announced earlier this week that the game event will stay in Leipzig next year, claiming industry and visitors are giving clear support to continue with the fair in Leipzig. Leipziger Messe CEO Wolfgang Marzin announced the Games Convention 2009 will be back from August 19 to 23 in Leipzig:...
DigitalBattle (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
Riding on the success of the Leipzig Games Convention, organizer Leipziger Messe has announced its intent to pursue a similar game-oriented event in North America. The Leipzig convention was first held in 2002 and allows both the public and the press to experience new and upcoming titles from publishers. This year’s event was the most [...]
PS3 Fanboy (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Filed under: News Joystiq's Leipzig coverage continues with an interview with LittleBigPlanet developer Jim Unwin and producer Pete Smith. They discuss the game's humble beginnings at GDC 2007, post-launch add-on content and ... did he just say "we could brick someone's PS3"? LittleBigPlanet is shaping up to be the game everyone is hoping for and we're getting hyped all over again. Just over...
The Gryffindor Gazette (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
The Phelps twins got to visit the Leipzig Games Convention and play a heckuva lot of games - here’s a great video of the two of them: Phelps Twins. Tags: fred-weasley, george-weasley, phelps twinsShare This
Next Generation (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Koelnmesse, organizer of 2009’s GamesCom event in Cologne, has issued a statement claiming that there is little industry backing for next year's Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany. read more
Kotaku (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
There were tons of people running to get into Games Convention in Leipzig, no literally, tons of em'. Right as they opened the doors hoards of people stampeded through the halls hoping to be the...
The Age Blogs (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Last week might have been the last time the worldwide games industry descended on Leipzig, so today I thought I'd share some images from the massive Games Convention. Some of the following shots were taken by the show's official photographer, others by Screen Play's humble instamatic. See if you can spot the difference! Melbourne-based readers should also mark November 14 to 16 in their diaries,...
Joystiq (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Filed under: Culture , Business The organizers for next year's Cologne -based Gamescom event want you to know that their show will be the 'new European games platform for the international games community." Taking place from September 9th to September 13th, 2009, Gamescom has thrown down the gauntlet and cast a demeaning glare towards the recently concluded (and returning) Leipzig Games Convention...
Game|Life (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
A new trailer for zombie shooter Left 4 Dead has emerged from the Leipzig Games Convention, and unsurprisingly it's full of zombies being shot. Highlighted in the clip is a gorilla-like oversized zombie that apparently combines superior stamina and strength...
PSP GANG (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
The Beijing Olympics has already wrapped up and on the other side of the world, the Leipzig Games Convention is just about ready to take their banner down in the events venue. However, with all the goods that came out from the conference, there's still a lot of much ado about which presentation takes the cake. Well the Leipzig Messe has decided, and on its sixth consecutive run in the...
QJ.NET (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
The Beijing Olympics has already wrapped up and on the other side of the world, the Leipzig Games Convention is just about ready to take their banner down in the events venue. However, with all the goods that came out from the conference, there's still a lot of much ado about which presentation takes the cake. Well the Leipzig Messe has decided, and on its sixth consecutive run in the...
PSP GANG (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
With the Leipzig Games Convention 2008 finally closing its curtains, we now get confirmation that next year's event has already been scheduled. The announcement was made via press release by Leipziger Messe GmbH CEO Wolfgang Marzin: GC 2009 will be held from August 19 to 23, also in Leipzig. Along with the announcement, we hear of a survey conducted to this year's event's visitors,...
Next Generation (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
The 2008 Leipzig Games Convention ended on Sunday after a record-breaking 203,000 visitors attended the show, according to GC creators Leipziger Messe. The high attendance numbers and strong believe from visitors that GC should stay in Leipzig has ensured the show will be back in 2009. Polls taken by Leipziger Messe at the show indicate that 82.1% of private visitors at...
GamesIndustry.biz (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
Organiser of next year's event in Cologne say they have the backing of the industry not Leipziger Messe
