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As head of games research at IHS, Piers Harding-Rolls leads a team of analysts tracking the evolution of the games sector across all major packaged game and digital games segments. He is regularly quoted across specialist and consumer press on games-related topics and is an acknowledged expert in the market transition from physical media to digital games opportunities. Prior to joining the company in 2005, he worked for eight years as a leading analyst of the IT services and software industries involved in both consulting projects and published research for high profile international companies. His recent research includes analysis of the PC social networking games opportunity and multiplayer online games, tracking adoption of new business models, the evolving multi-channel retail model, and online console connectivity, strategies and trends.
TV Gaming: Ripe For Disruption? - 16 May 13
Updates to Streaming Games Data - 28 Feb 13
PlayStation 4 announcement underlines Sony's more determined console stance - 21 Feb 13
Changes to online console transaction forecasts - 14 Feb 13
Games: State of Play - 24 Jan 13
Panel discussion: The future of the console - Does it have one and if so, what is it? - 24 Jan 13
CES 2013: Streaming Games Announcements Reflect Fragmented Industry Jostling For Position - 15 Jan 13
CES 2013: Multiple TV & Android Gaming Devices Emerge - 14 Jan 13
Nintendo Wii U launch figures, what we know - 08 Jan 13
World - Q3 2012 year-to-date hardware performance - 06 Nov 12
Sony unveils new PS3 model at Tokyo Game Show - 24 Sep 12
Nintendo Wii U Launch Plans and TVii announcement - 14 Sep 12
Russian online games market data changes - 17 Aug 12
Games on connected TVs: an industry readies Itself to execute - 08 Aug 12
Zynga turns into a headwind - 26 Jul 12
Gaikai acquisition: Sony Computer Entertainment makes positive move to deliver 'One Sony' target for games - 04 Jul 12
Xbox SmartGlass: Multi-Screen Vision Reaches Out Beyond Windows - 14 Jun 12
Games publishers dependent on catalogue and digital to drive Q1 - 27 Apr 12
Console market enters transition zone - 05 Apr 12
LG and Unity Technology partner for smart TV gaming - 07 Mar 12
Games market forecast adjustments: hardware, software, Move, Kinect and online console data - 15 Feb 12
World - Top line 2011 market summary - 13 Feb 12
Japan 2011 market performance summary - 24 Jan 12
Games: CES 2012 Round Up - 20 Jan 12
New data additions to online console - 06 Dec 11
Games: State of Play - 17 Nov 11
Games Retailers Go Digital - 27 Oct 11
USA total games content overview: boxed, digital & mobile - 2010 spend beats 2008 high, but bumpy ride ahead - 06 Oct 11
Microsoft's Windows 8 announcements: Xbox Live Integration & Windows Store - 20 Sep 11
New MMOG & MOG data added to Games Intelligence - 09 Sep 11
