GDC Europe Confirms Nearly 1500 Attendees, 2010 Return

August 24, 2009

2009 GDC Europe organizers announced that the three day pre-GamesCom event in Cologne saw nearly 1,500 game professional attendees, with the event's return confirmed for August 16-18, 2010.

GDC 2010 Call For Submissions Extended Until Tuesday

August 14, 2009

Due to popular demand, GDC organizers have extended the call for submissions for next March's 2010 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, the pre-eminent game creation conference, to next Tuesday, August 18th, for those game developers and businesspeople wanting to submit simple abstracts.

2009 GDC Austin Adds Lectures As August 13th Reg Deadline Nears

August 11, 2009

2009 GDC Austin organizers have announced a raft of new lectures as the August 13th early registration deadline nears, with Metaplace's Raph Koster and Zynga's Brandon Barber joining keynotes from Blizzard and SOE at the September 15th-18th conference.

GDC Austin Adds Smedley Keynote On SOE's Free Realms

August 6, 2009

2009 GDC Austin organizers have announced that Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley will keynote next month's event, discussing the success and lessons learned from the firm's recently launched, family-friendly free to play MMO Free Realms.

2009 GDC Austin Reveals Writers Summit Line-Up

August 4, 2009

Organizers of this September's Game Writers Summit at GDC Austin have revealed the full session line-up, including Valve's writers teaming up to discuss Portal and Half-Life 2, and the notable writers behind Overlord, Deus Ex 3 and more.

Frank's Blog: Preparing GDC Europe

By Frank Sliwka | August 1, 2009

[Game Developers Conference Europe event director Frank Sliwka welcomes you to his regularly updated comments about the August 17-19 event taking place in Cologne, Germany.]

Reminder - GDC Austin Alumni Deadline Is July 30th

July 30, 2009

GDC Austin organizers are reminding 2008 Alumni that they can save up to 40% on All Access and Main Conference passes by registering by midnight on July 30th.
For those who previously attended the online gaming-centric event, the Main Conference pass is available at a major discount until midnight tonight.

Reminder: GDC Europe's Last Early Registration Day Is Today

July 29, 2009

GDC Europe organizers, fresh from announcing David Cage's keynote, are reminding attendees that today (July 29th) is the last day for early registration (with a nearly 20% saving) for the major August 17-19th Cologne, Germany game development conference.

Frank's Blog: Amazing Registrations For GDC Europe

By Frank Sliwka | July 28, 2009

[Game Developers Conference Europe event director Frank Sliwka welcomes you to his regularly updated comments about the August 17-19 event taking place in Cologne, Germany.]
During the last week we received many registrations for GDC Europe. I would like to say "Thank You" to everyone who registered for our event. Every registration supports us in making GDC Europe the showcase for European development, products, and services.

Quantic Dream's Cage To Keynote GDC Europe

July 27, 2009

Quantic Dream founder and CEO David Cage will give a keynote at next month's 2009 Game Developers Conference Europe, say event organizers Think Services.

2009 GDC Austin Gets Blizzard Keynote On 'The Universe Of WoW'

July 21, 2009

GDC Austin organizers have confirmed the first of the Sept. 15-18 event's keynotes, with Blizzard co-founder Frank Pearce and World Of Warcraft production director J. Allen Brack discussing operating challenges and lessons in "The Universe Of World Of Warcraft".

GDC 2010 Opens Call For Submissions, Adds Advisory Board Members

July 20, 2009

The call for submissions for the 2010 Game Developers Conference has opened and will be available through August 14th, for those game developers and businesspeople wanting to submit simple abstracts.

GDC Europe Adds Molyneux, Multiple New Sessions

July 15, 2009

The organizers of GDC Europe 2009 have confirmed a lecture from Microsoft Game Studios' European creative director Peter Molyneux, alongside several other new announcements for August 17-19th's major Cologne-based event.

2009 IGF China Announces Inaugural Pan-Asian Competition

July 14, 2009

[While submissions have just opened for the main IGF, we're pleased to announce that we've also created an IGF China event, starting this year - all Asian entrants should check out the IGF China site (Chinese-language version) for more info.]
Think Services, organizer of the Game Developers Conference events, has announced the first annual Independent Games Festival China. The event is to be held in conjunction with the 2009 Game Developers Conference China, which returns to the Shanghai International Convention Center, October 11-13 of this year.
After 11 years of the main Independent Games Festival competition being held at GDC in San Francisco, the Independent Games Festival will present itself to Shanghai, China for the first time in 2009, in a competition specifically designed to encourage innovation and showcase standout games from smaller companies in the Asia-Pacific region.

GDC Austin's iPhone Games Summit Reveals First Speakers

July 13, 2009

Organizers of this September's iPhone Games Summit at GDC Austin have announced first speakers, with the developers of titles like Enigmo and Flower Garden join Looking Glass alum Randy Smith to discuss the business and tech behind working on Apple's device.

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