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Kuju: There's "more imagination" in business models now
Ian Baverstock on countering rising dev costs with new kinds of publisher deals

EA: Packaged goods won't go away in the next 20 years
Senior VP Jens Uwe Intat believes games are too big for pure digital distribution
Sony: "We like to provide as many services as possible for free"
Shuhei Yoshida on partnerships with other companies, and new revenue models

Ubisoft: Europe is now our biggest territory
Yves Guillemot on the financial landscape; plus hints of a Tom Clancy TV series?

Games Convention headed to North America
Following sucess in Asia the company's CEO says its international focus will now move on to America

Sony: Publisher exclusivity probably "a thing of the past"
SCEE president David Reeves explains that developer deals are more likely

Leipzig attendance up on last year
Organisers report more visitors this year to its Games Convention and Business Centre

No Euro PS3 price cut in 2008
SCEE president confirms situation and points to software as the key for PS3

Over 2.2m songs downloaded via SingStore
New Disney branded SingStar due from Sony as franchise continues to thrive

PlayStation Network to get new music and video service
Vidzone to launch in Q1 2009 and offer music on demand

Sony to publish SOE PC titles
DC Universe Online, The Agency and Free Realms first titles under new collaboration

160GB PlayStation 3 due October 31
New SKU to cost EUR 449 and come bundled with EUR 70 worth of downloadable content

Sony unveils new model PSP
PSP 3000 to launch October 15 in EMEA territories priced EUR 199; enhanced screen and built-in microphone

Media companies threatening online game sales - EGDF
Euro developers group also slams ELSPA for failing to help protect against piracy

Perry: "Sony has no chance of making money on the PS3"
Acclaim boss says PS3 has lost more money than PS2 made during its peak

EA Sports adopts Wii MotionPlus for new tennis franchise
Title will feature exclusive Wimbledon rights

Crytek "wouldn't exist" as a new company today
Cevat Yerli doesn't think the studio could have set up in current industry conditions

PS4 and Xbox '720' to arrive in 2011-2, estimates Crytek
Although there are good reasons for them to hit in 2010, says Cevat Yerli

Taylor details "dark side" of running own studio
Ten year's since the birth of Gas Powered Games, Chris Taylor details the struggle between creativity and the business grind

MMOs most "socially significant" entertainment - Lego
VP of Digital Play Studios on why the "next step of the evolution" of the Lego brand is online

Judge games on quality, not size - Epic's Capps
'Bigger and more badass' attitude to sequels ignores real innovation, says Epic president

Unleash the power of the players, says CCP
EVE Online economist hails the emergence of social structures in single shard universe

Telltale: Episodic model serves as "license incubation"
Developer's co-founder, Dan Connors, discusses using the episodic format to develop strong retail brands

BF Heroes will be "a phenomenon" - David Perry
Veteran developer has faith that EA will "pull off" free-to-play model
No Microsoft conference at Leipzig
Sony is the only company to put on a stage show at GC for the second year running
Nordic titles represented at GC
New games from Shortfuse Games and frecle; Novint Falcon controller also on display

GCDC names in-game advertising speaker
Nick Welch of Massive will deliver a speech on dynamic in-game advertising and how best to use it

Crytek to sponsor GCDC networking event
Developer will co-host the event set to take place during the middle of the convention in Leipzig

David Perry unveiled as GCDC keynote
Acclaim Games co-founder to talk on his vision of the future of games

Intel sponsors GCDC for sixth year
Intel, a sponsor of the show since 2003, will share main sponsorship of GC Developers Conference with Nokia

GamesIndustry.biz to partner with GCDC 2008
Editorial team to co-produce the GCDC Daily conference magazine

Capps to give Gears of War 2 Keynote at GCDC
Epic's president will deliver a talk on the development process of Gears of War 2 at the event in August
GCDC is one of the premier developer events on the calendar, with key industry figures from all over the world talking on a variety of important issues.
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Interview GC 2008

Matt Booty & Martin Spiess - Part Two
Midway's interim CEO/president and exec VP for International on the changing business, and the development of Europe
Interview GC 2008

Ian Baverstock - Part One
The Kuju boss talks about the developer's blossoming empire, the health of the UK scene, and what independence means
Interview GC 2008

Yoshida's Island - Part Two
The Sony Worldwide Studios boss on Europe, launching titles globally, and the importance of understanding regional cultures
Interview GC 2008

Euro Disney
Thierry Braille, EMEA head of DIS, evaluates the past year, and explains the company's huge ambitions for videogames
Interview GC 2008

Blizzard's Frank Pearce
The iconic company's co-founder on StarCraft II, the drawbacks of success, and how key secrets are kept
Interview GC 2008

Jens Uwe Intat - Part One
The EA Europe senior VP on piracy, digital distribution, second-hand game sales and how the music industry's business model is changing.
Interview GC 2008

Yoshida's Island - Part One
The Sony Worldwide Studios boss on moving to Japan, providing services for free, and the excitement around LittleBigPlanet
Interview GC 2008

All About Yves
Ubisoft's CEO on the development of Europe, cultural sensitivity and promoting game quality above financial schedules
Interview GC 2008

SCEE's David Reeves
The company's president on new announcements, price cuts, the importance of software, and winning in Europe
Interview GCDC 2008

The Lego Man
VP of business development Henrik Lorensen on the success of the Lego brand in the games space
Interview GCDC 2008

Crytek's Cevat Yerli
The company's CEO and president on lessons learned from Crysis, and the challenges facing new studios today
Interview GCDC 2008

Foot on the Gas
Chris Taylor talks about the changing landscape of videogames, and why he set up Gas Powered Games
Interview GCDC 2008

Finding Acclaim
Acclaim's COO David Perry on spotting new talent, user-generated content and free-to-play games
Article GCDC 2008

Focus on GCDC: Development
Developers and hardware manufacturers to come together on the industry's hot topics
Article GCDC 2008

Focus on GCDC: Mobile
Industry experts to discuss the growing importance of mobile as a gaming platform
Article GCDC 2008

Focus on GCDC: Business
The industry's elite to gather and discuss the key issues facing the videogames business




