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What Gamescom and PAX West tell us about games’ cultural relevance in the 2020s

Karol Severin

15 Sep 2022

conference

events

cultural insight

Over the last few weeks, I had the opportunity to present at both Gamescom in Cologne, and PAX West in Seattle. It has been a few years since I visited Gamescom. Back then, I wrote about how gaming has...

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Can Gamescom retain its appeal going forward?

Karol Severin

23 Jun 2022

gamescom

games industry

conference

I remember attending my first Gamescom as an analyst in 2017 . The sheer excitement as gaming was eating the world whole, and before brands and just about everybody else woke up to gaming as a mainstream...

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The games industry has changed; E3 needs to do the same if it is to remain relevant

Karol Severin

21 Jun 2021

e3

conference

games industry

This year’s E3 has experienced mixed reviews, with the consensus largely being that some interesting announcements were made, but they no longer provide an all-encompassing view of what’s going on...

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MIDiA at Midem 2017

Zach Fuller

11 Jun 2017

7 digital

andy ng

benji rogers

MIDiA Research were one of thousands of delegates who arrived in Cannes this week to attend Midem; the annual conference addressing the latest developments in the music industry. Across 4 days of panels,...

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