Apart from eGames Expo, there is the DLS Digital Lifestyle Expo and the Develop Symposium and Industry Showcase and Careers Expo. The Digital Lifestyle Expo allows entrants to experience the latest technological products and technologies from leading manufacturers, distributors and retailers. There will be a whole range of Plasma and LCD TVs, Blu-ray and DVD players and recorders, laptops, mobile phones, music players, sound systems, to home theatre systems, digital cameras and video recorders, TV recorders and a massive range of gizmos and gadgets to see.
The Develop Symposium and Industry Showcase and Careers Expo will present Australia’s industry professionals, key educators and government representatives the opportunity to gain pivotal insight from the world’s leading digital entertainment organisations into the world’s fastest growing economic sector. Representatives include Pixar, Google, Microsoft, HyperFactory, Intel, Iloura, Infinite Interactive and Monash University. The Careers Expo will be on Friday 14th through Sunday 16th and is a great opportunity for those interested to find out about the potential career paths that are available in this fascinating and expanding industry.
Now that we got that out of the way, let’s talk more about the gaming expo itself. All the big names are back again for 2008 to present the newest games, latest products and all the latest in the world of computer and video games. There will be a chance for entrants to play new and yet to be released titles on Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and PC as well as the Nintendo DS, Sony PSP and Nokia N-Gage. The Intel eGames Stage will provide a focal point with activities, presentations and entertainment and famed reviewer/writer/designer Yahtzee of Zero Punctuation will be one of the special guests this year.
PALGN will be participating in some of the stage events this year, as well as being once again present with our booth. We’ll let you know very soon what fun activities await booth visitors, though we’ll tell you now, the booth is located right in the centre of the action. So you have no excuse for not popping by and saying hello.
eGames 2008 has no shortage of stellar publishers ready to show you their finest for this holiday season. The big three, Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony, will all be there, along with some of the world’s biggest publishers and distributors including: Atari, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft and Funtastic. Outside of gaming, you’ll also have companies such as Nokia, Panasonic showing you their wares, Monash University to help those looking for careers in interactive entertainment and numerous media outlets.
Just like the publishers, the big name games are here as well, and this year’s line-up includes:
- Bangai-O Spirits
- Ben 10: Alien force
- Buzz Quiz TV
- Call of Duty: World at War
- Celebrity Sports Showdown
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
- Damnation
- Dark Sector
- Dead Space
- Disney Sing It feat. Camp Rock & Hannah Montana
- FIFA 09
- FIFA 09 All-Play
- Gears of War 2
- Guitar Hero 3
- High School Musical - Senior Year DANCE!
- James Bond: Quantum of Solace
- Left 4 Dead
- LittleBigPlanet
- Mirror's Edge
- Monster Madness: Grave Danger
- MotorStorm Pacific Rift
- Naruto: The Broken Bond
- Need For Speed Undercover
- Prince of Persia
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
- PUre
- Puzzle Quest Galactrix
- Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party
- Resistance 2
- Rise of the Argonauts
- R-Type Tactics
- Shaun White Showboarding
- Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip
- SingStar ABBA
- SingStar Volume 3
- Skate It
- Spore
- Super Swing Golf
- Tom Clancy's EndWar
- Tomb Raider: Underworld
No one attending eGames 2008 should have any shortage of things to do. For all your hands-on experiences, you have:
- The Alienware PC Zone, where you’ll see what over 50 of the latest, high-end PCs can really do with games.
- The PlayStation Zone, with over 20 titles including exclusives such as Resistance 2 and LittleBigPlanet.
- The Xbox Zone, with over 20 titles including Gears of War 2 and Pure in their HD glory.
- The Kids ZoneAn area for the younger gamers, featuring a wide variety of unreleased titles including Disney Sing It: featuring Camp Rock & Hannah Montana, High School Musical 3 – Senior Year DANCE!.
Well, there you have it. As you can see, the eGames Expo continues to get bigger and better with each year, with 2008 looking to be every bit as expansive as last year’s event. Stay tuned to PALGN, as we will soon be providing you with more details on our booth activities and our coverage of the event.
I would love to go and see the expo 
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