Show off

You may not have heard of the trade event Games Market Europe - the low key London event aimed at networking - so today's cancellation news is unlikely to phase you. But while I wasn't overly impressed last year - the show couldn't decide whether it was a microscopic E3 or a glorified conference - I'm sad to see it go, if only because it lowers the already low chance of a decent UK games event being launched in the near future. Yes, there is still Edinburgh, Nottingham and London Games Week but these lack the punch of big show that I'd argue the industry - especially one as visually focussed as gaming - needs. I'm going to Leipzig next week - on the Thursday - and I'll be very interested to see how a small-ish German town handles what has now become an important show. Will we ever see a large UK show again? Should we care?