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Games Convention Asia will return in October 2008, following a successful inaugural event in Singapore in September this year which attracted over 70,000 visitors.

Public-facing events spread a crucial, if sometimes intangible message, which can do more for the games industry than specialist displays alone

The power of videogames to propel new artists to potential stardom via huge audiences has now outstripped other media, such as radio, among the youth markets of today.

The boom in China's online gaming sector will continue for the foreseeable future, according to Lu Guangyuan Desmond, director of international business development for Chinese online games publisher Shanda.

In the opening ceremony for Games Convention Asia, Singapore government minister Vivian Balakrishnan, detailed the extent that the country is prepared to go to in order to become a games industry centre of excellence.

Games Convention Asia Conference has announced Alexander Fernandez, the CEO of Streamline Studios, will be delivering a keynote at the event on the subject of outsourcing.

Following some news reports last week that claimed Games Convention would be moving from Leipzig to a bigger venue from 2009, <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> has learned that such a move could only happen with the current organiser's permission.

The organisers of the Leipzig GC Developers' Conference have unveiled the list of speakers set to take the stage at this year's event, which will take place from August 20 - 22.

The organisers of the Leipzig Games Convention Developers Conference have announced that semiconductor manufacturer Intel has signed up as the main sponsor for the event.

Organisers of the GC Developers Conference in Leipzig have told <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that this year's show will focus the spotlight on European developers, publishers and regional issues.

The GC Developers Conference has formed a new advisory board as the yearly Leipzig show goes from strength to strength.

This year's Leipzig GC Developers Conference, the biggest event of its kind in Europe, is set to take place between August 20 - 22 at the Leipzig Exhibition Centre.