Video Game Events Calendar

As someone involved in the video games industry I’ve been looking for a list of all video game events taking place in the year 2009 and it’s been hard to come by a list that contains all of the events taking place. I’ve often resorted to sharing the Google calendar of my friends. Ss I decided to research and list all the video game events taking place in the year. I’ve left out past events since they will not be of interest to anyone.

This events listing will also be incorporated into a google calendar and made available for all to share.

If you feel there is an event missing or one that you’ll like to add let me know by dropping me an email via gammerwihz @ vigster.com

MAY 2009

LOGIN 2009 (Monday 11th – Thursday 14th May 2009)

LOGIN is the conference for leaders and innovators of the online game industry. This annual conference hosted in Seattle each May brings together industry leaders to discuss, collaborate, and share advancements about technology, design, business, community and legal areas of online game development.

LOGIN 2009 features three and a half days of online game development lectures, panels, and roundtables, renowned local and international industry speakers facilitated networking activities, parties, keynote lunches, meetings and an exhibition area. The conference has an international attendee list of more than 500 of the most influential, forward-thinking leaders in the business of online game development.

Seattle Marriott Waterfront
2100 Alaskan Way
Seattle, Washington 98121
USA
Phone: 1-206-443-5000

Event website – www.loginconference.com

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If you are a parent, renting a game is sometimes a better option then buying. In this day and age there are some games that are not appropriate for young children. Every game has an ESRB rating (Entertainment Software Rating Board) that gives you an idea of what type of content you can expect in the game, but it does not go into full detail. Most of the ratings say mild sexual themes, partial nudity, violence, bad language, mild suggestive themes, but it never says to what extent. You could purchase a game that says violence but is that just shooting or is it chopping up body parts? There’s no real way to tell, until you actually play the game yourself. By renting a video game you can see all the game has to offer without spending a ton of money. If the game turns out to be unsuitable for your child, return it and you can choose another title.

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As a girl gamer I find that there are few games that can meet my romantic and adventurous side. I love a good game, regardless of gender but its’ frustrating always playing the male hero saving some ditzy princess. Just once I would like to be the heroine who saves the day.

The Nintendo DS has a ton of games geared towards girls but most of them consist of Cooking Momma, Imagine Cheerleader and other titles that are meant for someone in their teens or younger.  Those games are entertaining but for us hard core girl gamers we want a female Solid Snake or Link.

There have been some gems over the years that have been geared towards the female audience: Final Fantasy X-2, Perfect Dark Zero, Tombraider, Draken: The Ancient Gates, Princess Debut and Rhapsody: A musical Adventure. Other games like Mass Effect and Fable 2 let you choose male or female.

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