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Alawar Entertainment participated in Casual Connect Kyiv 2008. Among the topics covered during the October 22-24 event were the latest industry trends and the issues surrounding casual game development and distribution. A total of 586 visitors representing 173 companies from 24 countries attended the conference. Participants swapped opinions, gave presentations and "let loose" at the parties that ended each day. Here's a photo journal of the event, which Alawar staff members made during their spare time at the event.
Casual Connect Seattle 2008 was held in Seattle, Washington from July 23-25. The annual event is dedicated to discussing the challenges and prospects of the casual game industry. This year, more than 1,500 people attended the conference, with Benaroya Hall serving as the meeting point for developers, publishers and distributors from more than 15 countries. Intense talks and passionate debates on the prospects of the market continued after hours at several extravagant parties.
April 2008 was one of the busiest months ever for Alawar. To begin with, we participated in several industry-related events, including Russian Internet Forum (RIF), Russian Game Developer's Conference (KRI) and Internet and Business Conference (IBC). In addition, the spring was full of pleasant surprises. For starters, we were nominated for a Cnews award in the "Expansion of the Year" category. Also, "Farm Frenzy" was recognized as the "Best Causal Game" at the KRI Awards. We celebrated our success in a variety of ways, including the sponsorship of a behind-the-scenes party. The album contains an assortment of photos from April, shot using a hidden camera to give you a glimpse of how we work and relax.
Cut the cake and hand out the party favors! We celebrated our eighth birthday on April 8, 2007. During our lifespan, we've helped more than 100 developers create and publish over 200 casual games. Today, our games are popular in more than 20 countries thanks to our partnerships with leading online distributors and CD publishers worldwide. The celebration took place at Hard Rock Café Moscow. We want to thank all of our friends for their congratulations and support. You make our partnership fun!
From September 14-16, 2007, the second GameX exhibition, one of the biggest electronic entertainment shows for consumers in Eastern Europe, took place at the Crocus Expo in Moscow, Russia. Alawar was there with its most popular products, including a number of exciting Breakout games, mind-bending logic titles, thrilling arcade offerings and entertaining action-puzzle releases, attracting people of various ages. In addition to playing addictive casual games for the PC, participating in contests and leaving with free copies of the Simple Games series (CDs containing casual games created for Russian language countries), attendees were able to play casual games at the "Igokub" machine, a specialized PC-based device that allows users to play casual games by tapping sensory monitors instead of using an ordinary computer mouse.
The Global Amusement Moscow Exhibition, also known as GameX, took place March 9-11 at Crocus Expo. The Alawar Entertainment area, which occupied 200 square meters, was packed the entire time. Many adults and kids took a breather from the hardcore games shown elsewhere and enjoyed the captivating Breakout games, thrilling arcade offerings, challenging puzzle releases and addictive match-three titles we had on display. GameX is the largest show dedicated to electronic amusement and computer games in Eastern Europe and the CIS countries.
