The Leipzig Games Convention: 20th - 22nd August
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What is the Leipzig Games Convention?
Leipziger Messe Fairgrounds.
The Games Convention (sometimes called the Leipzig Games Convention, and abbreviated as GC) is an annual video game event in Leipzig, Germany, first held in 2002. With 183,000 visitors, 2,600 journalists and 368 exhibitors from 25 countries in 2006, the Games Convention rivals the Tokyo Game Show as the biggest games event in the world.
http://www.gc-germany.com
Games That Will Be At Leipzig
Event Schedule
Latest News
- SingStar Disney on PS3 is out this Autumn.
- VidZone, a new music and video streaming service from Sony, will be launching free of charge for PSP & PS3 early 2009.
- LittleBigPlanet is coming out on 29th October in PAL territories.
- A new PS3 model with a 160GB Hard Disc Drive will be launching on the 31st October
- PlayTV, the Freeview receiver for PS3, is launching on 19th September.
- Sony are launching a wireless keypad for PS3. It will slot on the top of the SIXAXIS/DualShock pad & will launch before the year is out.
- Rockstar will be releasing Bully on the PC.
- Microsoft have confirmed that the peripherals for Guitar Hero World Tour, Rock Band 2 and Rock Revolution will all be cross compatible on the Xbox 360.
- The release of Silent Hill: Homecoming has been pencilled in for November. A PC version is also in the works.
- Midway will be bringing PopStar Guitar on Wii to Europe this November. It's an air guitar game. Yes, really.
- EA have announced details on it's new Premium Service for Fifa 2009, entitled the 'Adidas Live Season'. The feature will dynamically update player statistics in-game on a weekly basis, so that individual player attributes will match that of their real life counterparts depending on performance. Pricing has yet to be announced, though a trial will be included in the box. Fifa 09 goes on sale in October.
- The FMV cast list for Red Alert 3 has been revealed. They include Lads Mag favourite Gemma Atkinson, former Playboy Playmate Jenny McCarthy, Ivana Milicevic from Bond Film Casino Royale, Former Ultimate Fight Champion Randy Couture, American Gladiators star Gina Carano, Jonathan Pryce - no, not that one, Autumn Reeser, Tim Curry, George Takei, Andrew Divoff, J.K. Simmons, Kelly Hu & Peter Stormare.
- EA's Peter Moore has announced that EA will be releasing the tentatively named 'Tennis' on all formats in 2009. On Wii it will take advantage of the MotionPlus attachment.
- EA has dated The Sims 3 on PC. It'll be out on the 20th February 2009.
- EA have announced the following titles that will be shown at their Press Briefing on Wednesday. These include:
- - FIFA 2009
- Need For Speed Undercover
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning
- The Sims 3
- SimAnimals
- Boogie SuperStar
- LITTLEST PET SHOP
- MONOPOLY
- Command &Conquer: Red Alert 3
- Dragon Age: Origins
- RAGE
- Speaking to Reuters, Sony Computer Entertainment spokesman Nick Caplin said in regards to a PS3 price drop announcement at the conference "It's not going to happen. If you're coming for that you'll be disappointed."
- Sony will be the only format holder hosting a press conference at the Games Convention this week, with neither Nintendo or Microsoft deciding to present one. Instead MS will be demonstrating the Xbox 360 catalogue in behind closed-door events.
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"Race drivers don't really care how fast they're going..we keep going faster and faster until we approach that limit of control and that's when we balance ourselves..that's how we make good time."
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Exit 12 wrote:This is the one Sony are claim 10 big announcements in, isn't it?
How many will we actually care about? 2?
I'm hoping for some Heavy Rain and the mystery PS3 game that BBC reporter was wetting himself over, please.
So Heavy Rain and Heavy Rain, then?
TRICO, please, Sony.
DML wrote:F'NARR!
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Just checked, and you're right. I thought it was before the start of this year for some reason. 
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"Race drivers don't really care how fast they're going..we keep going faster and faster until we approach that limit of control and that's when we balance ourselves..that's how we make good time."
JOHN FITCH
1950's Le Mans driver
JOHN FITCH
1950's Le Mans driver
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Come thursday I can finaly anounce what game I've been working on for the last year or so. 
I've seen some MMS pics of the inside of the event, it looks pretty cool.
I've seen some MMS pics of the inside of the event, it looks pretty cool.
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