NY Games Conference

DMW Vlog: Ksharp on the Bright Future for Professional Gamers

Authored by Jay Baage on October 7, 2008 - 11:30am.

New York - Kyle "Ksharp" Miller, Professional Gamer, The CGS Team 3D New York, was interviewed on stage at the recent NY Games Conference. DMW caught up with him afterwards to talk about new developments in the world of competitive gaming, including the opportunity for anyone to challenge professionals for a spot on the team. While video gaming did not quite make it to the 2008 Beijing Olympics as a demonstration sport, despite efforts lobbying for it, Ksharp would have been a given on the US team if they were competing in Counter-Strike. He is known as one of the best players to ever play the game and has had competed in hundreds of tournaments worldwide, including stops in Spain, Singapore, Korea, France and more.

DMW Vlog: EA's Manny Anekal on In-Game Ads

Authored by Jay Baage on September 29, 2008 - 3:58pm.

New York - Manny Anekal, Global Dir, In-Game Ad Ops, Electronic Arts (NASD: ERTS) spoke on a panel entitled "Games as a Marketing Tool - Connecting Brands with the Favorite Medium of the Millennial Generation" at the NY Games Conference last week. DMW caught up with him afterwards and talked about opportunities for advertisers and brands to reach consumers through games, virtual worlds and social networks. Some of the take-aways include that in-game ads are still very much a nascent phenomena, but EA is seeing rapid growth in terms of in-game ad revenue with a very high profit margin.

Over 300 Media Executives Meet at the NY Games Conference

Authored by Jay Baage on September 25, 2008 - 10:59am.

New York - Over 300 media executives have gathered at the NY Games Conference going on today and tomorrow to network, do deals, and share ideas about the future of console, PC, online and mobile games. Highlights from Day 1 included a passionate debate about the future of the game console featuring Alex St. John, CEO & Co-Founder of WildTangent, Justin Townsend, CEO & Co-Founder of IGA WorldWide, John Welch, CEO, Playfirst, Robert Stevenson, VP, Bus Dev & WW Publishing of Atari Group and moderated by Mike Vorhaus, President, Magid Advisors. It was followed by, among other sessions, a panel of teen gamers sponsored by TeenEyes and a keynote on developing iPhone games by Justin Ficarrotta, Game Designer and Programmer, Freeverse. Day 2 on Friday will kick off by keynote by John Smedley, President, Sony Online Entertainment. If you're not here, you're missing out on a great event!