Paris Games Biz showcased a guarded optimism in the face of turmoil, both locally and in the industry at large | Opinion

The games industry has spent several years persisting in the face of commercial and financial turmoil; to that it has now added civil unrest as a small group of publishers, investors, and developers gathered for the third Paris Game Biz in a city still undergoing widespread public protests. The short walk from hotel to the venue in the 2nd Arondissement was studded with shattered shop windows, soot patches and the melted remains of waste bins and shared bicycles; the official party took place with dozens of police vans parked outside, packed with officers there to enforce a curfew that, fortunately, encircled an area just beyond. Read more

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