Today, Connection Events announced that Ben Cousins will give a keynote at the Paris Game Developers Conference (Paris GDC). The Executive Producer of EA DICE's Battlefield franchise will give a speech titled "Scenes from the Battlefield: The Present and Future of Core and Casual." Cousins' speech will deal with the trends that have led to the creation of Battlefield Heroes, along with his thoughts on core and casual gamers and the widely reported downturn of the PC as a gaming platform (in terms of retail sales, that is).

"The game industry is in a state of rapid and exciting change today, as developers grapple with adapting to free to play models and bringing gameplay to universal audiences," said Jamil Moledina, Executive Director, GDC Events. "Ben has a successful history of coaxing our industry into the 21st Century, and we expect that his experiences fomenting evolution with Battlefield Heroes will prove highly illuminating to our audience."

Paris GDC will take place June 23 - 24 at the Coeur Defense Convention Centre in Paris.