2012 Taipei Game Show opens for overseas registration

"Taipei Game Show", organized by the Taipei Computer Association, is the most famous complex game and digital content industries trade event since 2003. It focuses not only for online and console PC games with "Made In Taiwan" brand, but also several gaming competitions since arcade games (e.g. "REFLEC BEAT", "Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion", "Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Arcade") joined this event last year.

To strengthen digital content and gaming industry in Taiwan, the Game Industry Promotion Alliance (GIPA) was founded in 2006 to serve as the communication bridge between the government and the game industry. In 2008, The B2B service of Taipei Game Show is firmly established for collaborating opportunities with international counterparts.

To raise up the international state in the Asia-Pacific digital content industry, the Taipei Game Show will be moved to TWTC Nangang, in which the COMPUTEX Taipei, SecuTech Expo, and several famous TAITRA Taipei Trade Shows are currently located.

The overseas registration will be ended before the Opening Day of the Taipei Game Show 2012.

Commentary: 2011 Global Chinese Blog Award: The first try, a little failure.

"Music Game Fantasia", a commentarial and information blog for arcade music game events in Taiwan, recently participated the competition in "Interest and Habit Blogs" section of "2011 Global Chinese Blog Award".

"Global Chinese Blog Award" is held annually by InfoTimes, a subsidary company of Want Want Group. This is the sixth time to hold this event, professional juries from several industries in Taiwan will judge best of categorial blogs in twelve categories, three blogs from juries' special award, one blog for best younger blogger, and the annual grand prize in this competition.

As one of Chinese-language gaming blogs participated in this event, "Music Game Fantasia" was the only arcade-oriented blog nominated in the final voting.

Although the "Best 2011 Annual Interest and Habit Chinese Blog" was honored to "Cynical Audio Bog" , "Music Game Fantasia" will still promote the movement to brighten the first impression in arcade gaming events in Taiwan.

Commentary: Industry Forum of 2011 GTI Asia Taipei Expo

The first day of GTI Taipei 2011: Mainly circled around the whole industry in Official Forum.

As well as several industrial professionals said: "If non-gambling policy can be completely released and puzzle games including music games, sporting games, and kid & parental games, can be widely accepted by the public, the digital content and amusement industries will have a bright future."

Hope Taiwan's government can pay more attentions on this solution.

Photos from "New Concept, New Vision - Digital Content Industry Forum" by ExpoFrontier
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2011 Taipei Game Show: A new confrontation between Reflec Beat and Diva AC

In recent, Area Qualifiers for '"Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade" (Diva AC) Newcomer Tournament' and Opening Events of "2011 REFLEC BEAT Taiwan Grand Prix" were just ended, Saint-fun Corporation, organizer of "2011 REFLEC BEAT Taiwan Grand Prix", today (Feb 14th in Taipei Time) confirmed to participate the 2011 Taipei Game Show for Konami's REFLEC BEAT and to promote its tournament (RB Taiwan GP).

It means that the 2011 Taipei Game Show will have two local amusement-based companies joining this exhibition for three arcade games including REFLEC BEAT, Diva AC, and Tekken 6 BR. In addition, a brand new confrontation in arcade music games between Diva AC by Mega Biotech and REFLEC BEAT by Saint-Fun Corp. will taken place in the 2011 Taipei Game Show.

Mega Biotech to hold first-ever "Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade" Newcomer Tournament in Taiwan

After "Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade" landed in Taiwan, Singapore, and Hong Kong, Mega Biotech & Electronics, Taiwanese Agency for DIVA AC, will hold a first-ever event named '"Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade" Newcomer Tournament' in Taiwan. Among with the "Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion" (Tekken 6 BR) Arcade Tournament, grand finals for those two events will be held in the 2011 Taipei Game Show next weekend.

To strengthen arcade game agent relationship between Taiwan and Japan, Mega Biotech and SEGA will sign a Memorandum of Understanding for regional agency of "DIVA AC" in Taiwan in the Opening Day of 2011 Taipei Game Show next Friday (February 18).

Here is a schedule for arcade gaming event provided by Mega Biotech in 2011 Taipei Game Show:
Note: All Times are "GMT+8 Taipei Time".

February 18, 2011 11am-12pm
Memorandum of Understanding Signing for "Hatsume Miku: Project DIVA Arcade" Agent Service in Taiwan

February 19, 2011 2pm-4pm
"Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion" Arcade Tournament - Grand Final

February 20, 2011 2pm-4pm
"Hatsume Miku: Project DIVA Arcade" Newcomer Tournament - Grand Final

"2011 Taipei Game Show" Information

Organizer: Taipei Computer Association
Venue: Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 1
Show Date: February 18th to 22nd, 2011. (10am to 6pm every day)