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EDITORIAL TEAM Editor James Bennett T: [phone] E: [email protected] Senior reporter Tom Washington T: [phone] E: [email protected] Reporter Tom Victor T: [phone] E: [email protected] Reporter Robin Harrison Millan T: [phone] E: [email protected] PRODUCTION Production editor Claudia Honerjager E: [email protected] Art editor Toni Giddings E: [email protected] Sub-editors Rachel Kurz?eld Eleanor Stanley COMMERCIAL Commercial manager Ben Robinson T: [phone] E: [email protected] Publishing executive Sam Compagnoni T: [phone] E: [email protected] Publishing executive Debbie Robson T: [phone] E: [email protected] Publishing executive Jonathan Vintner T: [phone] E: [email protected] Editorial director Gwyn Roberts Chief executive Charlie Kerr Circulation manager Fay Muddle Subscriptions Emmanuel Nettey T: [phone] E: [email protected] Jeff Molina Diaz T: [phone] E: [email protected] Product Reviewer Catriona Campbell E: [email protected] Reviews were carried out by Catriona Campbell at Foviance, a customer experience consultancy that has worked across a wide range of online gaming products areas and helps companies understand online customer behaviours. [E D I T O R ' S LETTER ] From one man in a beach hut with a laptop and a server, a great idea and a sketchy business plan, plus a serious amount of risk, to real-money games launched on a one billion-member multi-channel anywhere, anytime social network. Gaming’s come a long way in 10 years. And we’ve been there the whole way. Welcome to our 100th issue – our 10th anniversary. In gaming and gaming publishing terms we’re ancient, but I have to say we feel as young and as raring to go as ever, much like the rest of the companies at the top of their game that will feature in our ninth eGaming Review Power 50 in two issues’ time. To celebrate, the eGR team have put their heads together, and gathered the thoughts and opinions of our most trusted industry contacts, and published our top 100 most in?uential individuals (and the occasional company) of the last 10 years... and we think the results make for a great read (see p38 to 55). I thought it was about time we recognised the achievements of those people, personalities and pioneers that have helped to take the industry as far as it has come today. From a business too often associated with shady characters to a legitimate, acceptable form of everyday entertainment, these individuals deserve to be applauded and we hope we’ve done them justice. As we’ve said on numerous occasions throughout this 100th issue, we can’t wait for the next 10 years. eGaming Review is published monthly by Pageant Media, 1 East Poultry Avenue London, EC1A 9PT ISSN 1742-2450 Printed by The Manson Group © 2012 all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or used without the prior permission from the publisher James Bennett EDITOR 03