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Friday, October 19, 2007

1500 sign up for Game Career Fair


EA, NCsoft, LucasArts, Sega and more exhibiting at two day event



More than 1500 attendees have already signed up for next week's London Game Career Fair, due to take place October 23 and 24.

The event offers an opportunity for students, industry professionals and recruitment specialists to meet, share advice on breaking into, and furthering careers in the fast-moving games business.

Both days see a wealth of talent discuss methods of entry into the industry, with Rare, Sports Interactive and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe all due to speak on Tuesday, and Relentless, Ubisoft, Electronic Arts and Blitz addressing attendees on Wednesday.

Companies exhibiting at the event include publishers EA, NCsoft, LucasArts and Sega, developers such as Juice Games, Team 17 and RealTime Worlds, as well as recruitment specialists, universities and colleges.

There is also the opportunity to see a special photographic exhibition, called Faces of the Games Industry, featuring some of the key figures in the videogames business worldwide.