By Alexander Villafania
INQUIRER.net

Gamers unite!

The Games Convention Asia 2008 dubbed to be the “biggest” video game convention in Asia is about to begin.

On its second year, the event is considered to outshine last year’s convention, according to Organizer Leipziger Messe International Asia. The event has lined up renowned people from various video gaming companies and the technology field to speak during the three-day event.

Claude Langlais, technical director for Ubisoft will speak about the success of the Xbox 360 game Assassin’s Creed. Likewise, Cevat Yerli, president of Crytek, which created Crysis and Far Cry series, will talk about the future of gaming graphics.

Other keynote speakers are Lionhead co-founder Peter Molyneux and Henry Jenkins III, Comparative Studies co-director at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology .

There will also be speakers from Codemasters, Nokia, PopCap games, CDV Entertainment, Games Lab, among others. Electronic Arts will also be presenting new games at the GCA, as will video game companies Nexon and Gambit.

The GCA will also highlight independent game development and will also have special events for students and gaming enthusiasts.

The event will be held at the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Center from September 18 to 20 and is open to video game enthusiasts, publishers and developers.