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GDC 2012 - Players Change but the Game Remains the Same

By: Jay Powell I’ve  been attending GDC since 1999 (I think) and it’s always a refreshing  change to see the developers in our industry in their own element.  This  isn’t E3 where marketing and noise rules supreme, it is a concentration  of the folks that truly make the games we love.  I spent my days in San  Francisco bouncing between meetings and catching up with what’s new on  the business side of the coin and it all seemed wildly familiar.  The  game industry rolls on, platforms change, business models change and the  companies change, but we’re seeing another cycle now.  We  are on the front end of another big boom for the industry.  I spoke to  several companies who are now having the same discussions we had five  years ago (in a good way).  Successful games in the mobile and social  space now require real marketing efforts, licenses in some cases, and  true polish.  One could argue that this is going to push us into the  same derivative work we see with sequel after sequel in the core space  and that’s not a horrible argument but it simply is not true. The option  always exists for a small group to come together and release something  fantastic.  Having “publishers” (and yes the quotes are intentional) are  going to help promote and create some really jaw dropping games such as  Infinity Blade Dungeons, but you also have small studios like Imangi  Studios releasing Temple Run.  The mobile world is not closed off like  the PC retail market or console games.  You can still release something  new and original but that bar is getting higher and higher each week. The  next few years in this industry are going to be fun.  I’m thrilled to  be working with a studio who is sitting on the front end of this wave!

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ZeeGee Coming to GamesBeat and Casual Connect!

ZeeGee is happy to announce that we will be at both GamesBeat (July 12-13) and Casual Connect (July 19-21) this year.  Our CEO, Dustin Clingman, will be at GamesBeat, and those of you at Casual Connect will get a chance to meet both Dustin and our Director of Business Development, Jay Powell.  Be sure to introduce yourselves! If you'd like to meet up with either of these guys, shoot an email to [email protected].  We'll see you there!