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We're reliably informed that the Edinburgh Interactive Festival 2007 is to have a "glittering array of Triple-A games for arguably the strongest screenings programme, presentations and behind-the-scenes action in its five-year history".
The Edinburgh Interactive Games Screenings take place on Tuesday 14th August at the Odeon Cinema, Lothian Road, in Edinburgh, and tickets for the Screenings will be available to buy at Gamestation stores in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee from Monday 6th August.
Two world premieres: Codemasters’ Rise of the Argonauts and Turning Point, and a European premiere for Activision’s Guitar Hero III, along with Midway’s Unreal Tournament 2007, Assassin’s Creed from Ubisoft and BioShock from Take 2 are just six of the games expected to to be there.
The Edinburgh Interactive Games Screenings, held once again at the Odeon Cinema, Lothian Road on Tuesday 14th August, is an exclusive one-day showcase giving gamers the chance to mix with some of the famous faces behind many of their favourite games, besides sneak previews of the top upcoming titles in this exclusive one-day showcase.
“The Edinburgh Interactive Festival gives gamers their only chance to see the latest games for PC and console weeks or months before they hit the market,” said Brian Baglow, Edinburgh Interactive Festival 2007 screenings director. “They also get to chance to meet some of the people behind the biggest games in the world and find out more about the strange industry that creates hits like Grand Theft Auto, The Sims and Halo.”
The Edinburgh Interactive Festival Game Screenings schedule includes:
· How to get into the video games industry with Rebecca Thompson
· Race Driver (Codemasters) by Jamie Firth/Firebrand
· Guitar Hero III European Premiere (Activision) by Simon Byron
· Ace combat 6 (Atari) by Lee Kirton
· Unreal Tournament 2007 (Epic) by Mark Rein
· Clive Barker’s Jericho (Cert 18) by Andrew Wafer
· BioShock (Take 2) (Cert 18) by Adrian Lawton
· Colin McRae: Dirt (Codemasters) by Guy Pearce
· Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (Eidos) by Chris Glover/FunCom
· Assassin’s Creed (TBC) (Ubisoft) (Cert TBC) by Luc Duchaine (Brand Manager)
· Consolevania World Exclusive (Cert 15)
· Haze (Free Radical Design/Ubisoft) (Cert 18) by Dr Dave Doak
· Rise of the Argonauts World Exclusive (Codemasters) - Video only
· Turning Point World Exclusive (Codemasters) – Video only
· Game Over – Animated video montage of classic arcade games by PES
This year’s Edinburgh Interactive Festival, which takes place on Monday 13th and Tuesday 14th August with conferences at the Royal College of Physicians, Queen Street and The Odeon, Lothian Road, respectively, will put an increased focus on the cultural impact and relevance of games.
For full details of the festival programme and events, along with details about registration and how to book, visit the Edinburgh Interactive Festival website at www.edinburghinteractivefestival.co.uk
The Edinburgh Interactive Games Screenings take place on Tuesday 14th August at the Odeon Cinema, Lothian Road, in Edinburgh, and tickets for the Screenings will be available to buy at Gamestation stores in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee from Monday 6th August.
Two world premieres: Codemasters’ Rise of the Argonauts and Turning Point, and a European premiere for Activision’s Guitar Hero III, along with Midway’s Unreal Tournament 2007, Assassin’s Creed from Ubisoft and BioShock from Take 2 are just six of the games expected to to be there.
The Edinburgh Interactive Games Screenings, held once again at the Odeon Cinema, Lothian Road on Tuesday 14th August, is an exclusive one-day showcase giving gamers the chance to mix with some of the famous faces behind many of their favourite games, besides sneak previews of the top upcoming titles in this exclusive one-day showcase.
“The Edinburgh Interactive Festival gives gamers their only chance to see the latest games for PC and console weeks or months before they hit the market,” said Brian Baglow, Edinburgh Interactive Festival 2007 screenings director. “They also get to chance to meet some of the people behind the biggest games in the world and find out more about the strange industry that creates hits like Grand Theft Auto, The Sims and Halo.”
The Edinburgh Interactive Festival Game Screenings schedule includes:
· How to get into the video games industry with Rebecca Thompson
· Race Driver (Codemasters) by Jamie Firth/Firebrand
· Guitar Hero III European Premiere (Activision) by Simon Byron
· Ace combat 6 (Atari) by Lee Kirton
· Unreal Tournament 2007 (Epic) by Mark Rein
· Clive Barker’s Jericho (Cert 18) by Andrew Wafer
· BioShock (Take 2) (Cert 18) by Adrian Lawton
· Colin McRae: Dirt (Codemasters) by Guy Pearce
· Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (Eidos) by Chris Glover/FunCom
· Assassin’s Creed (TBC) (Ubisoft) (Cert TBC) by Luc Duchaine (Brand Manager)
· Consolevania World Exclusive (Cert 15)
· Haze (Free Radical Design/Ubisoft) (Cert 18) by Dr Dave Doak
· Rise of the Argonauts World Exclusive (Codemasters) - Video only
· Turning Point World Exclusive (Codemasters) – Video only
· Game Over – Animated video montage of classic arcade games by PES
This year’s Edinburgh Interactive Festival, which takes place on Monday 13th and Tuesday 14th August with conferences at the Royal College of Physicians, Queen Street and The Odeon, Lothian Road, respectively, will put an increased focus on the cultural impact and relevance of games.
For full details of the festival programme and events, along with details about registration and how to book, visit the Edinburgh Interactive Festival website at www.edinburghinteractivefestival.co.uk
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soanso 2 Aug 2007 12:51
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Is Brian Baglow the same guy who used to make games for Ocean?