What the media say

A selection of the coverage received by the GameHorizon Conference to date. If you'd like to cover the conference, please contact our public relations team.

Skills shortage hits games firms [BBC News]
The Games Up campaign, speaking at the GameHorizon Conference, said British universities are failing to equip graduates with the skills it needs.

Sharing ideas is vital for industry, says Livingstone [GamesIndustry.biz]
Speaking at the GameHorizon Conference, Eidos' creative director, warned that the UK gaming industry must get together and share ideas if it hopes to compete with the rest of the world.

Even PEGI can't rate user-gen content, says Satchell [GamesIndustry.biz]
User-generated content is set to become another twist in the games industry's ratings system, according to Microsoft's head of XNA at the GameHorizon Conference.

Jagex working on new MMO [Develop]
Runescape developer Jagex revealed at the GameHorizon Conference that it is working on a new MMO for launch in March 2009.

GameHorizon Conference to showcase APB [Develop]
Attendees at this year's GameHorizon Conference in Newcastle upon Tyne will get to see a glimpse of Realtime Worlds' latest title, APB.

Publishers not scared by UGC, says XNA boss [MCV]
The rise and rise of user-generated content is set to play a similar role in games as it has in music, says Microsoft's XNA chief.

£12K: all it takes to make a casual game [MCV]
Speaking at the GameHorizon Conference, the bosses of FunOrb, Jagex and casual network Spill Group, put a price on what it takes to make a top-selling casual game.