Join us for our discussion on how social media and digital distribution is affecting the creation of video game content. We'll discuss how console games use social media and are starting to integrate social media (Facebook, Twitter awards-postings and playing-now, gamer tags) into game development. We'll also digital distribution including iPhone apps and games, downloaded updates... [read more]

Join us for our discussion on how social media and digital distribution is affecting the creation of video game content. We'll discuss how console games use social media and are starting to integrate social media (Facebook, Twitter awards-postings and playing-now, gamer tags) into game development. We'll also digital distribution including iPhone apps and games, downloaded updates (songs, levels, etc.) and more.
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SCHEDULED SPEAKERS so far:
- Mike Pelletier, Activision. Marketing Manger on Call of Duty

- Darion Lowenstein, Electronics Arts Interactive, Development Director. Produced games for iPad/iPhone digital distribution: NBA Jam (#1 app store for a wk), Transformers: Dark Of The Moon (#2 for > a week), Tiger Woods Golf 12, and NBA Elite. Also produced games at Rockstar, Activision, and EA, including Red Dead Revolver, Table Tennis, Transformers: War For Cybertron.

- Adam Sullivan, Square Enix, Counsel, Business & Legal Affairs. Increased social-gaming for titles including Final Fantasy XIV (MMO), Dead Island, Dungeon Siege III, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Knights of the Crystals (Facebook), Chocobo's Crystal Tower (Facebook) and Wakfu (MMO). Worked on distribution deals with Apple, Android market, PSN, XBLA, Valve, OnLive, Gamestop, Direct2Drive, etc.

- Ben McCaw, video game writer on Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands for the Wii, nominated for Best Writing at the WGA and Canadian Video Game Awards. Also: Far Cry 3 for Ubisoft.

- Chris Petrovic, GameStop, Digital Ventures - General Manager. Oversees GameStop's digital strategy including acquisition, investment, strategic partnerships, and how physical stores adapt to digital distribution as games move past discs into bytes.

- Barb Dybwad, Tecca, Head of Content. Tecca is a technology news and gadget review site covering smartphones, video games, etc.. Previously Mashable Senior Tech Editor. @doctorparadox @tecca

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