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Kristophe
Obi-Wan Kermobi
Joined: 26 Apr 2004
Posts: 4
Location: The Outer Banks of NC, USA |
| Europe Predicted To Be "Next-Gen" Leader - Article |
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GameSpot's Tor Thorsen reveals this rather interesting <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/09/01/news_6106296.html" target="_blank">article</a> in which EA European Studios' Rory Armes makes the following prediction...
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<br><blockquote><em>Armes started things off with a bang, making a bold prediction that Europe--not America--would be the leader of next-generation console development. "This is the next breaking spot for creative development--where we break in the next generation," he told an admittedly sympathetic crowd. "The UK is to gaming in [the] '00s what it was to pop music in the '60s. The world wants your games."
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<br>To prove his faith in the future of British development, Armes revealed EA European Studios' plan for rapid expansion. Currently, the internal developer employs 350 people in three locations: Chertsey, EA Northwest, and the recently acquired Criterion Studios. Armes said he plans to add at least 200 more staffers over the next two years, most of which will be hired locally. Armes also said EA has invested $250 million in its UK operations, and it plans on spending much more. In addition, he said the company would continue to work with indecent developers under its EA Partners program: "The EAP model works perfectly, finding young talent and nurturing it."
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Thu Sep 02, 2004 5:11 pm |
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Dyne
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Joined: 13 Jul 2004
Posts: 17
Location: London, UK |
Interesting opinion, now if only they made decent university courses in game design/production in well-regarded unis perhaps they'd have the future professionals to back up the claim.
And why can't someone good talk-up the UK? Come on Obsidian/Bioware/Troika/Someone Good, y'know you need an office in the UK, and me working there.
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