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		<title>THE PRINCE OF ARCADE indie games showcase/party</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 18:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Comeau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ November 9, 2010; 8:00 pm; ] From Mount Royal Game Society:
Mount Royal Game Society, Dirty Rectangles and Babycastles present
THE PRINCE OF ARCADE 
indie games showcase &#38; party.
&#160;
&#62; look_
You see a joyovial congregather of scintilliant video-games, resplendiferous in their arcoats.

&#62; get beverage_
You take up a fluottle of alcoluminous beverage and slake a thirst  accrued over two long days of intense pensiveness [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From <a href="http://www.montrealindies.com/?p=83">Mount Royal Game Society</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>Mount Royal Game Society, Dirty Rectangles and Babycastles present<br />
<strong>THE PRINCE OF ARCADE</strong></em> <em><br />
indie games showcase &amp; party.</em></p>
<p>&#160;</p>
<p><em><img style="border: 0px none; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; display: inline;" title="princeofarcade_webflyer_600" src="http://files1.gamesmontreal.com.s3.amazonaws.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/princeofarcade_webflyer_600-300x217.png" alt="" width="250" height="181" align="right" /></em><em>&gt; look_<br />
You see a joyovial congregather of scintilliant video-games, resplendiferous in their arcoats.</em></p>
<p><em>&gt; get beverage_<br />
You take up a fluottle of alcoluminous beverage and slake a thirst  accrued over two long days of intense pensiveness about video-games.</em></p>
<p><em>&gt; listen music_<br />
This rocks!</em></p>
<p><em>&gt; play games_<br />
The viewportal brings you to another world. You have a transcendental experience and emerge a changed person.</em></p>
<p>&#160;</p>
<p><em>&gt; get info_</em></p>
<p><em>Tuesday, November 9, 2010, 8pm<br />
at <a href="http://www.easternbloc.ca/">Eastern Bloc</a>, <a href="http://goo.gl/iGVh">7240 rue Clark</a>, Montreal, QC<br />
$10 ($5 with a <a href="http://sijm.ca/2010/">MIGS</a> conference pass)</em></p>
<p><em>More announcements about this coming soon. <a href="http://www.montrealindies.com/?tag=the-prince-of-arcade">Stay tuned</a>!</em></p></blockquote>
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		<title>Le Sommet international du jeu de Montr&#233;al (SIJM) d&#233;voile la programmation du SIJM 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Comeau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Update: Le SIJM recherche aussi des bénévoles!)
Le Sommet international du jeu de Montréal est fier d’annoncer les conférenciers qui prendront le contrôle du Hilton Bonaventure les 8 et 9 novembre prochain. Le SIJM rassemblera plus de 80 experts de l’industrie du jeu vidéo qui s’allieront aux conférenciers principaux pour en faire un événement qui promet! [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>(<strong>Update: </strong>Le SIJM recherche aussi des <a href="http://sijm.ca/2010/?page_id=1761&amp;language=fr">bénévoles</a>!)</p>
<p><strong><img style="border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="sijm" border="0" alt="sijm" align="right" src="http://www.gamesmontreal.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/sijm.jpg" width="170" height="115" /></strong>Le <a href="http://sijm.ca">Sommet international du jeu de Montréal</a> est fier d’annoncer les conférenciers qui prendront le contrôle du Hilton Bonaventure les 8 et 9 novembre prochain. Le SIJM rassemblera plus de 80 experts de l’industrie du jeu vidéo qui s’allieront aux conférenciers principaux pour en faire un événement qui promet! En voici un aperçu :</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Arts et effets visuels</span></strong></p>
<p>- <strong>Neville Page</strong>, concepteur pour l’industrie du spectacle, il travaille actuellement sur Green Lantern et Spiderman 4. Sa conférence : <em>Creative Character Development</em></p>
<p>- <strong>John Sharp</strong>, est professeur pour le Savannah College of Art and Design-Atlanta, un designer de jeu et un historien de l’art avec plus de 20 ans d’expérience. Sa conférence: <em>The Game Renaissance: Art History for Game Devs.</em></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Affaires</span></strong></p>
<p>- <strong>Scott Steinberg</strong>, directeur de TechSavvy Global, auteur de <em>Video Game Marketing and PR</em>. Sa conférence : <em>Marketing and PR: The New Rules of the Game</em></p>
<p>- <strong>Richard Borenstein</strong>, qui, avec 20 ans d&#8217;expérience dans le domaine de la vente, travaille en tant que cadre supérieur pour la compagnie Zong. Sa conférence : <em>Monetizing Your Game: Reaching Into the “Virtual Wallet”</em></p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Design</span></strong></p>
<p>- <strong>Christopher James</strong>, concepteur de niveau, il travaillait jusqu’à tout récemment sur Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2. Sa conférence : <em>Design Prototyping and Practices.</em></p>
<p>- <strong>Rafael Chandler</strong>, scénariste de jeux, Rafael Chandler a écrit ou coécrit SOCOM 4, MAG, U-Wars, SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3 et Rainbow Six: Lockdown. Sa conférence : <em>The Narrative of Narrative.</em></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Production</span></strong></p>
<p>- <strong>Blake Rebouche</strong>, concepteur adjoint chez Junction Point Studios, il a notamment travaillé sur Epic Mickey de Disney pour la console Wii de Nintendo. Sa conférence : <em>Game Jamming in a Large Studio Environment</em></p>
<p>-<strong>Ollie Sykes et Olivier Proulx</strong> sont respectivement directeur de la création et producteur en chef du studio d&#8217;EA Mobile Montréal. Leur conférence : <em>Touchy, Feely: The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Creating Games for Apple Devices</em></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Techno</span></strong></p>
<p>- <strong>Julien Merceron, </strong>Chef des technologies – monde pour le groupe Square Enix. Sa conférence : <em>Building a Global Technology Strategy When East Meets West</em></p>
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<p>- <strong>Jeff Orkin, </strong>doctorant au MIT Media Lab. Il effectue des recherches sur l&#8217;intelligence artificielle collective. Sa conférence : <em>Collective Artificial Intelligence for Next Generation Gameplay</em><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Pour la programmation complète, consultez le site Web du SIJM au <a href="http://sijm.ca">sijm.ca</a>.</p>
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<p><strong>À propos du SIJM</strong></p>
<p><strong></strong></p>
<p>Le SIJM (Sommet international du jeu de Montréal) est un événement international visant le développement et la circulation des compétences et des connaissances des professionnels oeuvrant dans l’industrie du jeu vidéo et dans un contexte plus large, du divertissement interactif. Il propose depuis maintenant sept ans des conférences spécialisées présentées par des spécialistes de renommée mondiale en affaires, arts et effets visuels, design, production et programmation, une zone d’exposition, un Espace affaires, ainsi que des activités sociales.</p>
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<p>Pour plus de renseignements, veuillez communiquer avec :   <br />&#160;</p>
<p>Alexandre Lainesse   <br />Chargé de compte    <br />High Road Communications    <br />Tél. : 514 908-0110, poste 310     <br />ou <a href="mailto:alex.lainesse@highroad.com">alex.lainesse@highroad.com</a></p>
<p>&#160;</p>
<p>Marie-Claude Bernard   <br />Directrice des communications et des relations publiques    <br />Alliance numérique    <br />Tél. : 514 848-7177, poste 226, ou 514 451-2079     <br />ou <a href="mailto:mcbernard@alliancenumerique.com">mcbernard@alliancenumerique.com</a></p>
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		<title>Concours de publicit&#233; pour le Sommet international du jeu de Montr&#233;al</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:05:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Comeau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trouvé sur sijm.ca (et @MIGS_2010):
 L’équipe du SIJM [Sommet international du jeu de Montréal] vous lance un nouveau défi! Vous croyez avoir du talent? Participez à notre concours et courrez la chance de gagner un laissez-passer gratuit pour le Sommet et voir votre chef-d’œuvre publié dans le programme imprimé!
Votre mandat : réaliser une publicité annonçant [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Trouvé sur <a href="http://sijm.ca/2010/?cat=32&amp;language=fr">sijm.ca</a> (et <a href="http://twitter.com/MIGS_2010">@MIGS_2010</a>):</p>
<blockquote><p><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="sijm" border="0" alt="sijm" align="right" src="http://www.gamesmontreal.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/sijm.jpg" width="190" height="122" /> L’équipe du SIJM [Sommet international du jeu de Montréal] vous lance un nouveau défi! Vous croyez avoir du talent? Participez à notre concours et courrez la chance de gagner un laissez-passer gratuit pour le Sommet et voir votre chef-d’œuvre publié dans le programme imprimé!</p>
<p>Votre mandat : réaliser une publicité annonçant le SIJM 2011. Quelles couleurs donneriez-vous au Sommet? À vous de décider.</p>
<p>Vos contraintes techniques?<a href="http://sijm.ca/2010/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/migs2010_adspecs1.pdf"> Elles sont disponibles ici [PDF].</a></p>
<p>La date limite? Le 24 septembre.</p>
<p>Envoyez le tout à <a href="mailto:gphilippin@alliancenumerique.com">Géraldine Philippin</a>.</p>
<p>Le gagnant sera choisi selon l’originalité, par un jury composé de l’équipe du SIJM.</p>
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		<title>Xbox Founder Fries, 2D Boy&#8217;s Carmel To Keynote MIGS</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Comeau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ November 8, 2010 10:00 am to November 9, 2010 10:00 am. ] From Gamasutra:      Xbox project co-founder Ed Fries and 2D Boy's Ron Carmel have been revealed as the two main keynote speakers for this year's Montreal International Games Summit, set for November 8 and 9.     Fries will discuss &#34;beauty, constraints and the Atari 2600,&#34; according to organizers; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From <a href="http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/30105/Xbox_Founder_Fries_2D_Boys_Carmel_To_Keynote_MIGS.php">Gamasutra</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p><em><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="migs" border="0" alt="migs" align="right" src="http://www.gamesmontreal.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/migs.jpg" width="165" height="165" /> Xbox project co-founder Ed Fries and 2D Boy&#8217;s Ron Carmel have been revealed as the two main keynote speakers for this year&#8217;s <strong>Montreal International Games Summit</strong>, set for <strong>November 8 and 9</strong>. </em></p>
<p><em>Fries will discuss &quot;beauty, constraints and the Atari 2600,&quot; according to organizers; Carmel will talk steps involved in developing an independent game, and share his predictions for the current industry. Along with these two keynotes, MIGS also said that the show&#8217;s five tracks will each have their own keynotes. </em></p>
<p><em>First up, on the business track, Fuzbi director David Edery will discuss the lifecycle of online distribution platforms. The art track will see a keynote from Gnomon School of Design chief executive Alex Alvarez, who will discuss the role education will play in inspiring and motivating artists. </em></p>
<p><em>Third, on the design track, Playdom designer Scott Jon Siegel will talk measuring success in the casual games space, and why fear of innovation is unnecessary. The production keynote will be the purview of Autodesk&#8217;s Tom Wujec, who will discuss methods of addressing current visual challenges. </em></p>
<p><em>Lastly, Harmonix software developer Ryan Challinor will tackle the keynote on the technology track, discussing his company&#8217;s unusual approach to controller design. </em></p>
<p><em>Interested parties can find further info on MIGS at the event&#8217;s <a href="http://sijm.ca/2010/?language=en">official website</a>. </em></p>
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		<title>Alliance Num&#233;rique: Nomination de Sylvianne Pilon &#224; titre de directrice d&#8217;Alliance Jeu</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Comeau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trouvé sur Alliance Numérique:
 C’est ce matin que monsieur Pierre Proulx, directeur général d’Alliance numérique, a annoncé la nomination de madame Sylvianne Pilon à titre de directrice d’Alliance Jeu.
 Sylvianne occupera le poste laissé vacant par Alain Lachapelle. Elle aura donc pour mission de développer de nouvelles stratégies pour Alliance Jeu, d’animer le secteur par [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Trouvé sur <a href="http://www.alliancenumerique.com/fr-ca/quoi-de-neuf/2010/20100118-nomination-sylvianne-pilon.html" target="_blank">Alliance Numérique</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p><em><img title="alliance_numerique" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px 0px 10px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="36" alt="alliance_numerique" src="http://www.gamesmontreal.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/alliance_numerique.jpg" width="160" align="right" border="0" /> C’est ce matin que monsieur Pierre Proulx, directeur général d’Alliance numérique, a annoncé la nomination de madame <strong>Sylvianne Pilon</strong> à titre de directrice d’<strong>Alliance Jeu</strong>.</em></p>
<p><em><img title="Sylvianne-Pilon" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="124" alt="Sylvianne-Pilon" src="http://www.gamesmontreal.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/SylviannePilon.jpg" width="164" align="right" border="0" /> Sylvianne occupera le poste laissé vacant par Alain Lachapelle. Elle aura donc pour mission de développer de nouvelles stratégies pour Alliance Jeu, d’animer le secteur par le biais d’activités de commercialisation, de réseautage, etc., sans oublier l’organisation et la gestion du Sommet international du jeu de Montréal (<strong>SIJM</strong>). </em></p>
<p><em>Pierre Proulx s’est dit heureux de pouvoir compter sur la vaste expertise et le réseau de contacts de Sylvianne dans l’industrie du jeu et, dans un contexte plus large, du divertissement interactif. « Sa thèse de doctorat sur la genèse et le développement des clusters de jeu vidéo à Montréal, Los Angeles et Lyon selon une analyse en économie géographique et en anthropologie, ses divers travaux de recherche et son expérience en tant que cofondatrice et présidente d’Alliance Amérique, firme spécialisée dans les relations d’affaires et les missions commerciales Québec-Chili, ne sont que quelques exemples des réalisations de Sylvianne. De plus, son travail au sein de l’équipe du SIJM09 à titre de directrice adjointe d’Alliance Jeu et responsable d’Espace affaires ne fait que confirmer qu’il s’agit là d’un puissant ajout à l’équipe permanente. » a-t-il souligné.</em></p>
<p><em>Madame Pilon, pour sa part, se réjouit des défis qui s’offrent à elle. « Mes acquis et ma grande volonté de travailler pour et avec l’industrie québécoise des jeux vidéo, me permettront d’affronter tête première les enjeux auxquels elle fait face et ainsi offrir un service hors pair à nos membres. »</em></p>
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		<title>MIGS 2009: Photos and Speakers&#8217; Presentations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Comeau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Montreal International Game Summit has updated their site with some cool stuff for you, in case you couldn’t attend in November (2009).
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Here is their photostream on Flickr.
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Update: Here in an embedded slideshow of the photos:
 

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Also available are some of the speakers’ PowerPoint presentations that you can download (in PDF).
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Enjoy, and see you there [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sijm/sets/72157622844153037/" target="_blank"><img title="migs_photo" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; border-right-width: 0px" height="138" alt="migs_photo" src="http://www.gamesmontreal.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/migs_photo1.jpg" width="204" align="right" border="0" /></a>The <a href="http://sijm.ca/2009/?language=en" target="_blank">Montreal International Game Summit</a> has updated their site with some cool stuff for you, in case you couldn’t attend in November (2009).</p>
<p>&#160;</p>
<p>Here is their photostream on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sijm/sets/72157622844153037/" target="_blank">Flickr</a>.</p>
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<p><strong>Update</strong>: Here in an embedded <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sijm/sets/72157622844153037/show/with/4171774583/" target="_blank">slideshow</a> of the photos:</p>
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<p>Also available are some of the speakers’ <strong>PowerPoint</strong> <a href="http://sijm.ca/2009/?page_id=1706" target="_blank">presentations</a> that you can download (in PDF).</p>
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<p>Enjoy, and see you there next year!</p>
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		<title>Interview: A2M&#8217;s Liza Wood</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Comeau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From GameIndustry.biz (via IGDA Montreal):
 Artifical Mind &#38; Movement is one of Montreal&#8217;s largest independent game development studios with over 500 members of staff, and a portfolio of licensed titles including Indiana Jones, The Sims, Iron Man and Scene It? Earlier this year, the company also released its own original intellectual property, WET, with publishing [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From <a href="http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/a2ms-liza-wood-interview" target="_blank">GameIndustry.biz</a> (via <a href="http://www.igda.org/montreal/a2ms-liza-wood-interviewed-gamesindustrybiz" target="_blank">IGDA Montreal</a>):</p>
<blockquote><p><em><img title="a2m" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="180" alt="a2m" src="http://www.gamesmontreal.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/a2m.jpg" width="180" align="right" border="0" /> Artifical Mind &amp; Movement is one of Montreal&#8217;s largest independent game development studios with over 500 members of staff, and a portfolio of licensed titles including Indiana Jones, The Sims, Iron Man and Scene It? Earlier this year, the company also released its own original intellectual property, WET, with publishing partner Bethesda. </em></p>
<p><em>Here, A2M&#8217;s senior director of development services <strong>Liza Wood </strong>discusses how WET has acted as a calling card to show off the creative talent of the company, why Canada is a vibrant games development community, and how the Montreal International Games Summit is an essential event for promoting the region. </em></p>
<p><em>Q: For those that aren&#8217;t too familiar with the business, can you give us a brief overview of Artificial Mind &amp; Movement? </em></p>
<p><em>Liza Wood: Artificial Mind &amp; Movement is quite a large independent games developer in Montreal. Part of out business is contract games development where we develop licensed IP. Recent titles include MySims Racing, and Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings. The other part of our business is developing original intellectual property like WET, which came out in September. </em></p>
<p><em>In my role as senior director of development services, I&#8217;m responsible for three areas that are common services to all teams. One is the technology team that builds the technology for our Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 games. The second is the user experience team which design and build all the menus and HUDs for the game, and the last is our outsourcing project manager who co-ordinates all out outsourcing needs. </em></p>
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<p>Continued at <a href="http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/a2ms-liza-wood-interview" target="_blank">GameIndustry.biz</a></p>
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		<title>The Montreal International Game Summit Announces Official Keynote Speakers for this Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:04:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Comeau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From PR Newswire (via Joystiq):
 Montreal International Game Summit (MIGS) today officially revealed the five headline speakers who will address the more than 1,500 attendees expected at the sixth edition of the popular industry event. Yoichi Wada, President and CEO, Square Enix, Paul Holden, Lead Architect, Media Molecule, Jason Holtman, Director of Business Development, Valve, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From <a href="http://news.prnewswire.com/ViewContent.aspx?ACCT=109&amp;STORY=/www/story/08-11-2009/0005075665&amp;EDATE=">PR Newswire</a> (via <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/11/key-square-enix-media-molecule-valve-maxis-staff-keynoting-mo/">Joystiq</a>):</p>
<blockquote><p><em><img title="migs" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; border-right-width: 0px" height="107" alt="migs" src="http://www.gamesmontreal.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/migs.jpg" width="204" align="right" border="0" /> Montreal International Game Summit (<strong>MIGS</strong>) today officially revealed the five headline speakers who will address the more than 1,500 attendees expected at the sixth edition of the popular industry event. <b>Yoichi Wada</b>, President and CEO, Square Enix, <b>Paul Holden</b>, Lead Architect, Media Molecule, <b>Jason Holtman</b>, Director of Business Development, Valve, <b>Heather Chaplin</b>, Author and <b>Chris Hecker</b>, Technology Fellow, Maxis/EA will be at the Hilton Bonaventure Hotel on <strong>November 16 and 17</strong> in Montreal.</em></p>
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