In a press release sent to Gaming Cypher this morning from the Tokyo Game Show 2014, many new details have been revealed.
Press Release
August 7, 2014
Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association
Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.
TGS Forum 2014 / Asia Game Business Summit 2014
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Google will take the podium at the keynote session
of TOKYO GAME SHOW for the first time
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Advance registration for TGS2014 “Business Days”
starts on August 7th
TOKYO GAME SHOW 2014 (TGS 2014), organized by the Computer
Entertainment Supplier’s Association (CESA) in cooperation with
Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. (Nikkei BP), has finalized the
outline of TGS Forum 2014 included “Keynote Session” and Asia
Game Business Summit 2014.
[TGS Forum 2014: Keynote Session]
Date: Thursday, September 18, 2014
Venue: Event Stage in Hall 8
*Simultaneous interpretation: Available
[Part 1] 10:30am - 11:25am
<Theme>
“Diversified Game Platforms x Globalized Games = Road to Success”
(tentative title)
In addition to family game consoles and PCs, platforms such as
smartphone and cloud which assume the network connection are
spreading worldwide. Increasingly, game companies are faced to
select to which platform they should pour their resources.
In particular, in building a business which assumes the global
implementation, the markets such as smartphones and clouds are
gaining an important position, because direct reactions can be
obtained in those markets.
We will invite industry’s top corporate executives who have
succeeded in the gaming markets for smartphones both in Japan
and overseas to find out about the success in global business.
<Panelists>
- Eiji Takahashi (COO, Alim Co., Ltd.)
- Naruatsu Baba (President and CEO, COLOPL, Inc.)
- Haruki Satomi (CEO, SEGA Networks Co., Ltd.)
- Makoto Asanuma (Member of the Board, BANDAI NAMCO Games Inc.)
- Shin Unozawa (Chairman, The Computer Entertainment Supplier’s
Association)
<Keynote Session Moderator>
- Naoki Asami (Managing Director, Nikkei BP)
[Part 2] 11:30am - 12:25pm
<Theme>
New Game World Trail Blazed by Google (tentative title)
The world largest Internet firm, “Google” will take the podium
at the keynote session of the TOKYO GAME SHOW for the first time.
They’re scheduled to talk to the Business Day visitors about a
gaming world to be established, focusing on its Google Play.
<Panelists>
Chris Yerga
（Google Regional Director, Google Play Asia-Pacific
& Engineering Director）
Will you be attending?
Related: Tokyo Game Show 2014 Main Visual Revealed
Source: TGS Press Release
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