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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!

Conference Blog: Is the Game Console Dead and Will The iPhone Take Over?

Authored by Jay Baage on July 23, 2008 - 11:45am.

San Francisco and Seattle. At the OMMA Gaming Conference in San Francisco yesterday, Alex St. John, CEO of Wild Tangent, opened up the day's discussion by making the bold statement that the game console is dead. At Casual Connect in Seattle this morning, Trip Hawkins, CEO, Digital Chocolate and founder of Electronic Arts, said that the iPhone and new touch-screen displays have made the mobile medium into one of the most interesting areas for the gaming industry today. Paul Thelen, Founder & CEO, Big Fish Games, gave a more balanced overview of the state of the industry. He said that the gaming industry is actually growing in a number of different categories and on multiple platforms at once. In fact, Thelen has identified 2,380 distinct areas in which a gaming company could possibly focus.