Category Archive: Industry

Jul
20

Tanaka To Keynote GDC 2007

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Producer of Final Fantasy XI, Hiromichi Tanaka is set to keynote this years Game Developers Conference (GDC), held in Austin. Tanaka, an executive officer at Square Enix and lead developer of the successful massively multiplayer online (MMO) game Final Fantasy XI, will discuss the challenges of designing and creating a MMO for multiple platforms. Final …

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Jul
19

Casual Games Report 2007

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On an annual basis the Casual Games Association (CGS), releases a report which outlines trends and shifts in the casual games industry. The 2007 Casual Games Report has revealed that the games industry has more offerings, increased investments and a general shift toward retail and online games by consumers. This is great news and suggests …

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