ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• 2/25/08 - GDC 2008 Photos will be available on the website soon. Please check back later this week for high resolution photos of the 08 show.
• 2/25/08 - GDC 2008 HD Video hot shots are available to press. Contact Loria Ryan for details. Please note that extended footage is available at an additional compilation/editing fee.
• GDC 2008 logos and creative assets are available here.

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INTRODUCTION:

The Game Developers Conference (GDC) is the world’s largest professionals-only game industry event.  Presented every spring in San Francisco, it is the essential forum for learning, inspiration, and networking for the creators of computer, console, handheld, mobile, and online games. 

The GDC attracts over 16,000 attendees, and is the primary forum where programmers, artists, producers, game designers, audio professionals, business decision-makers and others involved in the development of interactive games gather to exchange ideas and shape the future of the industry.  The GDC is produced by the CMP Game Group, a division of CMP Technology.

GDC Press Releases
To view all GDC-related press releases, click here.

Analysts
The Game Developers Conference will provide working analysts with a 20% discount off of their conference pass. This discount does not apply to the expo pass. Click here to find out more information on analyst eligibility for this discount.

GDC EXPO
The most innovative companies in the world exhibit at the GDC Expo demonstrating the tools developers use to create the games that will be on store shelves two to three years from now.

Find out what’s going on with GDC Exhibitors! View the Exhibitor Press Releases.

Game Developers Choice Awards
The Eighth Annual Game Developers Choice Awards are the premier accolades for peer-recognition in the digital games industry, celebrating creativity, artistry and technological genius. Industry professionals from around the world are nominated for the awards, free of charge. Gamasutra members vote on the finalists, ensuring that the recipients reflect the community's opinions. The awards will take place Wednesday, February 20, 2008 in the Esplanade Ballroom in Moscone South.
To learn more, click here.

Independent Games Festival
The Tenth Annual Independent Games Festival serves to encourage and reward innovation in independent games. The independent game development community plays an important role in supplying new game ideas and concepts, and disseminating them throughout the larger community of developers. They continue to move the industry in new directions.
The event begins in June with a formal call for entries. Finalist games are announced in December and are on display at the IGF Pavilion. Winners are announced at the IGF Awards on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 in the Esplanade Ballroom in Moscone South during the GDC.
For more information, visit the IGF web site.

2008 Official Filming and Videotaping Policies


PRESS ROOM HOURS & LOCATION
Location: Moscone Convention Center: Room 3018, 3rd Floor

Date	Time
Monday, February 18	8:00AM – 4:00PM
Tuesday, February 19	9:00AM – 4:00PM
Wednesday, February 20	7:30AM – 5:00PM
Thursday, February 21	8:30AM – 6:30PM
Friday, February 22	8:30AM – 3:30PM

Those eligible to register as Press (Analysts: Please click here) will receive a pass that grants access to the Game Developers Conference sessions, keynotes, and networking events presented by the GDC.
For additional press information and interviews, contact:


6404 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 830
Los Angeles, CA 90048
T: 323.658.1200
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gdcpress@fortyseven.com