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See you in Gamelab 2012!

After three intense days of conferences, networking activities and workshops for developers, Gamelab 2011 closed its doors at its new location in Barcelona last July 1 with a more than positive balance: Thousands of visitors enjoyed the exhibition area, a …

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Announcing the 7th annual National Gamelab Videogame Industry Awards finalists

The finalists for the 7th annual National Gamelab Videogame Industry Awards have been announced. The awards will be presented on the evening of June 30th at the Sala Arteria Paral·lel in Barcelona -the ceremony will be conducted by the actor and film …

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Gamelab welcomes Peter Molyneux, the first videogame creator who played God

Peter Molyneux will be one of the guest stars at Gamelab 2011. Completing a line-up full of international figures, Gamelab 2011 will welcome Peter Molyneux, one of the world’s most renowned videogame creators...

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Gamelab 360º will Look into New Business Models and How Videogames Lead the Landing of Cultural Industries in the New Digital Economy

At this edition, Gamelab launches Gamelab 360º, a new track that has the support of the Dirección General de Política e Industrias Culturales del Ministerio de Cultura and the Instituto Catalán de Industrias Culturales (ICIC). The scope of this track …

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Would you like to find out how Daniel Kaplan has managed to get 8 million users to play “Minecraft”, the indie title that has broken all the rules?

Kaplan, responsible for business development at Mojang, will share the secrets of Minecraft’s success – the online indie title that launched in 2009 with a beta version and now boasts over eight million registered users. Today, Minecraft has more than …

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Siobhan Reddy and ‘LittleBigPlanet’ – User experience as an added value for educational games

Siobhan Reddy, director of the Media Molecule studio, creators of the innovative and successful “LittleBigPlanet” franchise, will share details of this highly acclaimed title with Gamelab 2011 attendees. In the videogame, players can generate items, stages and levels and this …

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Gamelab would like to thank all those who supported Shigeru Miyamoto’s candidacy to the Prince Of Asturias Award in Communications and Humanities

The jury for the Prince of Asturias Award in Communications and Humanities has announced their decision today, and the award goes to The Royal Society. As official promoters of the candidacy of Shigeru Miyamoto we would like to congratulate the …

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Hideo Kojima: Recipient of Honorary Award by the Academy of the Arts and Interactive Science

Hideo Kojima, one of the most influential creators in the videogame world, will be presented with the Honorary Award by the Academy of the Arts and Interactive Science at Gamelab 2011...

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Native Prime and Vadejuegos.com, new collaborators with Gamelab 2011

Native Prime, a multilingual game localization company, and Vadejuegos.com, an online magazine focused on videogames, are the latest collaborators to join the 7th edition of the Spanish Game Conference Gamelab 2011. Native Prime, which is comprised of a group of …

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Louis Castle and Zynga. Back to the Future of Videogames

The legendary founder of Westwood Studios (Command & Conquer) and key collaborator of Steven Spielberg in his incursion into videogames (Boom Blox), is back in the news after making the leap into social gaming as Vice President of Zynga (Farmville, …

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