Mexico City – May 26, 2009- After a wildly successful 2008 show, Electronic Game Show will return to Expo Bancomer Santa Fe in Mexico City from Oct. 23 to 25, 2009.
Electronic Game Show 2009 will be the eighth year for Latin America’s largest videogame event. In addition to the three-day show in October, this will be the first year for EGS Business, to be held Aug. 26-27. The new business-oriented event is designed to provide publishers and retailers with a conference tailor-made for their business needs.
“The tremendous growth of the Latin American videogame market really necessitated the creation of an event just for retailers and publishers,” said Jorge Lizarraga, CEO of the show-organizer company Oelli. “With access to both Electronic Game Show and EGS Business, the Latin American industry will have the networking opportunities and tools it needs to continue pushing into new frontiers.”
Key companies including Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft, Konami, Activision and THQ have already signed on as exhibitors at this year’s Electronic Game Show.
“EGS has been instrumental in the growth of the Mexican videogames industry,” said Erick Baca, Xbox and SDA Marketing Lead. “Microsoft has been a participant of the event since the beginning and we have seen EGS evolve according to the needs of the industry allowing us to reach our business goals and at the same time increase the awareness of the industry in the market”
2008 marked the first year Electronic Game Show was held at Expo Bancomer Santa Fe, located in Mexico City’s most important business district. The move to the new location, prompted by rapid expansion in the Latin American videogame industry, allowed for a larger exhibition floor than previous years, as well as expanded activities.
More than 26,000 consumers and journalists in attendance last year had the opportunity to explore a number of high-profile pre-release titles including Gears of War 2, Little Big Planet, Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Pro Evolution Soccer 2009.
Electronic Game Show has become one of the largest and most influential events in the digital-entertainment industry. EGS is now the largest videogame event in Latin America. Consumers and journalists at EGS see the newest and best in videogames, consumer electronics, digital entertainment and more.
Greg Peters, VP of product development at Netflix, here. We’ve got good news for PS3 owners! Soon you will be able to instantly watch movies and TV episodes on your TV via your PS3. Today we announced that the PS3 is about to join the ever growing list of Netflix ready devices that allow streaming of movies and TV episodes whenever you want, as much as you want, all included in your unlimited Netflix subscription. The PS3 is a terrific Blu-ray and gaming platform that will get even better in November when we start streaming thousands of movies and TV episodes!
We all knew it was coming but we just didn’t know how long Xbox was going to be able to hold on to it’s exclusive rights. My question is how good would the service compare to the 360’s great party and chat features that in a few words make the service worth it. I would love to have another device with the Netflix service since I already stream HD through my Xbox and on my Laptop when on the road. One thing I know the only way I am going to use Netflix on my PS3 is “if” and only “if” the PS3 get’s 4 or more Party Chat and the ability to stream in HD over it’s “rank” 802.11b wireless built in, give me wireless A or N.
Bottom line this is a good thing for Netflix more than anyone else, since all I heard before this announcement, was how much SONY boys didn’t want or care about Netflix so just like every other things SONY didn’t want, it switches to we have that to.
Now that we all know that Toshiba is going to be joining the BluRay standard do you think that Microsoft will continue with the partnership it once had with Toshiba and release a BluRay add on drive? In my opinion the timing would be perfect since the going prices for a stand alone BR device is now around $150 bucks. The Xbox 360 has really come along way from the days of HD-DVD and in all reality BluRay is the last feature that is not on the Xbox 360 verses the PS3’s own built in BluRay drive. Imagine that the Xbox 360 gets a price cut for it’s Elite system to $299.99 and then MS/Toshiba release a $99.99 BR Drive…? I could see them push the 360 as the truly ultimate value for this generation, for 399.99 you would get a 120Gb HDD, Netflix intergration with the ability to be in a online party with your buddies, HD component cables included, headset, Games On-Demand also instant 1080p stream rentals and BluRay….! You know it would be a great package in any case. Now granted their would be haters of such a deal and their would be those who do not want to add yet another device by the TV. I feel like for those who have yet to buy a current generation gaming console, this would be the perfect time to get the bargain of a lifetime. Not only would this be a great deal for movie buffs but the amount of Triple-A games on the 360 that sell in the multi millions add to it’s value this would be a hard package to resist. Tell me what you think on twitter @thesocialgamer or post a comment.
I was on Twitter today and my buddy @TheUnseenShadow was asking me if I had tried the new Netflix Update with anyone else that had gotten the Xbox 360 preview update.
I told him that I didn’t have any other friends that got the update and that I hadn’t tried it yet. Here is a screen capture of the proof that Netflix does allow for multi device streaming on a single account.
Here is our conversation. I felt bad for saying he was lying and I guess I was wrong but am now more knowledgeable for it.
I want to thank TheUnseenShadow for the tip. Follow him on twitter @TheUnseenShadow or Gamertag: TheUnseenShadow he’s a cool guy. Peace..!
If you have been all gitty on the Netflix feature coming to the NXE on your XBOX 360 this November 19th. Then check out these links with indepth testing of the new service. The most important thing is the fact that the 360 will be the only place to begin with the new Neflix HD content. More information after the links.
Head on over to our NXE page for the link. This videos are great and give you a more current feel of what to excpect from the update this November 19th. Remember to scroll to the bottom of post for all updates.
Head of Xbox Live says console service eases pressure on High Street space.
Xbox Live boss John Schappert has told MCV that Xbox Live’s role as an ‘online retailer’ is taking the pressure off the battle for High Street shelf space.
“There are games coming that would not get the space at retail, and that’s a big part of why we’re refreshing the system.”
“We want to widen the content to make it more accessible for different users. It’s pretty hard to get retail distribution these days, and shelf space continues to be a challenge and people are opting for that – Penny Arcade is a great example of that.”
We put up a dedicated Xbox Experience page to detail the functions and features that all connected Xbox 360’s will get come this November 19th. Information will be added as more become available. Please feel free to comment and leave any suggestions you may have. You can find the link to the NXE Page on the left under the Pages section.
Have a great day…!
This morning I was looking over the usual major blogs and to my surprise I ran into this little bit of news on the Forbes website game shows for the NXE. I was really looking forward to this offering as well as the Netflix party stream mode but look like the only functional feature other than the ability to install me games is, creating a cool avatar. Why oh Why are we losing Xbox 360 losing all of the main functions stated throughout the entire marketing campaign?
If your one of the now many “Netflix” BluRay movie watchers and loved renting unlimited BluRay movies for the same price of standard DVDs. Then you need to look at this E-Magazine artical. The price is still worth the premium unless you do not have or use a BluRay player. You need to go into your account and Opt-Out of renting BluRay movies or you will automaticly be surcharged $1 every month on top of what ever plan you currently have.
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It’s now official, everyone is posting this as I do the same. Here is a straight to the point post from Netflix’s own Official Blog. 
