Game Developers Conference

Game Developers Conference China has announced its lineup of speakers from noted industry players including Blizzard Entertainment, Maxis, EA DICE and many more.

Think Services, a division of United Business Media (also parent of Gamasutra), will present GDC China at the Shanghai Convention Center, October 11-13 of this year.

Gamasutra brought you market-leading coverage from the 2009 Game Developers Conference Europe all this week. The debut event, which ran alongside the GamesCom consumer trade show, presented four tracks of the top European and internal speakers, talking on the art and business of game development.

As its first Cologne appearance winds down, here's all of our stories on the top keynotes at GDC Europe (part of Think Services, as is Gamasutra), which will return to Cologne in August 2010:

Event Information

Date: August 19-23, 2009
City: Cologne, Germany
Location: Cologne Exhibition Centre

About GamesCom Cologne

A new era for gamers, retailers and exhibitors starts in August, 2009 in Cologne: the gamescom opens its gates for the first time. As a game trade fair, games festival and business platform, it is the place to be if you want to try out new games, socialise, celebrate or just simply be astonished. Nearly 400 exhibitors from all over the world will present their innovations in the area of interactive entertainment electronics. This is the world and European premiere of numerous computer games which are just waiting for you to test them.

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.

New Advisory Board Members Clint Hocking and Michael Capps Round Out GDC 2010 Roster of Industry Veterans Reviewing Submissions and Helping to Program the Conference Content

SAN FRANCISCO— July 20, 2009 —The call for submissions to present lectures, roundtables, panels and poster sessions at the 2010 Game Developers Conference® (GDC) is now open through Friday, August 14th. GDC, the annual conference dedicated to the art, science and business of games returns to San Francisco’s Moscone Convention Center March 9 – 13, 2009. Session proposals can be submitted via the official GDC website at http://www.gdconf.com.

VIKTOR ANTONOV, MATTHIAS HELLMUND, NILS-HOLGER HENNING, PETER MOLYNEUX AND MANY MORE

Sessions Presented By and For the European Game Development Community to Cover Current Game Technologies and Global Business Opportunities

BERLIN—July 15, 2009 — The Game Developers Conference (GDC) Europe 2009, will host several top international speakers including The Building Studio’s Viktor Antonov, Matthias Hellmunch of Exozet Games GmbH, Bigpoint’s Nils-Holger Henning, Lionhead Studios’ Peter Molyneux and many more when it convenes as Europe’s premier professional event addressing the needs and opportunities for developers and business professionals throughout Europe today. GDC Europe will take place August 17-19 at the Cologne Congress East Center in Cologne, Germany in conjunction with gamescom the leading game industry European event for consumers, publishers, and trade professionals.

Event Information

Date: October 8-9, 2009
City: Milan, Italy
Location: Main Hall IULM University

About Italian Videogame Developers Conference

The IVDC is the first and only Italian videogame developers National Congress, annual official summit of the Italian Videogame Developers Association in Confindustria, the national employers’ federation. Organized by AIOMI, the Italian Interactive Multimedia Association and Videogame Culture Association, the IVDC will be held in the main lecture hall of the IULM University in Milan, and is directed by Marco Accordi Rickards (chairman) and Raoul Carbone.

An old news announcement, but one worth noting here.

One of the more interesting announcements to come out of GDC 2009 is OnLive, which will allow low-end PCs to play high-end games via streaming technology, piping in a game experience where all the heavy (graphics) lifting is done on the company's servers. It's a significant step forward in gaming provided it lives up to expectations, and the fact that it's fully cross-platform means that Mac users will be able to play PC titles never ported for the OS. OnLive isn't alone in wanting to make games more accessible though, particularly when it comes to MMOs.

Klaas Kersting to Deliver Keynote at GDC Europe on the Browser-Based Game Revolution

Gameforge CEO to Address Free-to-Play Browser-Based Games and Opportunities in This Growing Sector

BERLIN — June 30, 2009 — Klaas Kersting, CEO of German browser game pioneer Gameforge, will deliver a track keynote at the 2009 Game Developers Conference® Europe (GDC Europe). “Changes in the Games Industry – Free-to-play vs. Payment Models” will be the title of Kersting’s keynote in which he will share his thoughts on the success of the revolutionary free-to-play model that is employed by Gameforge. The free-to-play model allows gamers worldwide to play games for free, while premium items within the game or specific services are charged that enhance the play experience.

Roubaix, France – July 1st 2009 – ANKAMA announces it will host a stand at the biggest European video games convention from August 19th to 23rd in Cologne, Germany.

More than 200,000 visitors are expected at the Games Com in Cologne, where ANKAMA will introduce DOFUS 2.0, the new version of its famous MMORPG. Located in Hall6/booth B40, the 200 m² stand will be dedicated to ANKAMA’s universe, providing visitors with an exclusive experience of ANKAMA’s latest game.

CGDC 2009 is July 31-Aug 1, 2009 in Portland, Oregon

The 8th Annual Christian Game Developers Conference is scheduled for July 30 through August 1st, 2009, at Concordia University in Portland, Oregon. This is a great venue, located close to the Portland Airport (PDX). Once again, shuttle rides will be provided on certain days and times. Check http://cgdc.org for updates and to register - only a $20 deposit to hold your slot. CGDC is the only gathering of Christian game developers that are focused on creating games, teaching, encouraging one another to do good works, and networking. Attendees can display their game projects and help each other get from concept to the retailer. Sponsors will also have booths representing their companies.

GDC Europe 2009 has announced initial speakers for its August event in Cologne, Germany, with Flower's Kellee Santiago joining Swords And Soldiers' Joost van Dongen and Zootfly's Bostjan Troha at the international event.

The event (part of Think Services, as is this website) will be held in conjunction with the massive European GamesCom industry event for consumers, publishers, and trade professionals, and will take place August 17-19 at the Cologne Congress East Center in Germany.

GDC Canada: What Game Developers Should Know About Windows 7

During a practical talk at the 2009 GDC Canada conference in Vancouver on Tuesday, Microsoft's Chuck Walbourn discussed the upcoming and much-discussed PC operating system Windows 7, and its impact on game development.

Source: Gamasutra

Event Information

Date: May 15-17, 2009
City: Moscow, Russia
Location: Cosmos Hotel

About KRI Conference

The first Russian Game Developers Conference - KRI - took place on March 21-21, 2003 in Moscow. Located in a famous Moscow State University, KRI 2003 gathered around 1000 attendants, both from the CIS countries and abroad. It was a remarkable success that couldn't be envisioned by organizers themselves. It's obvious now that national gaming industry desperately needed an event of this kind and caliber, since everything that was prepared for the first KRI - starting from mini-exhibition to lectures and KRI Awards - was given a heartily welcome from professional community.

Addressing a topic that has frequently hit the headlines recently, Next Level Games CEO Douglas Tronsgard used his GDC Canada lecture in Vancouver on Tuesday to explain how his studio was formed with the principle of making games without crunching -- and how it eventually succeeded.

Next Level, best known for the two Mario Strikers games and the upcoming Punch-Out!!, was formed by several Black Box veterans who were looking for a less intense mentality toward work.

"Black Box was a great game company, but crunch was the norm there," Tronsgard explained. "I was completely burnt out. I was a producer on a team and I knew I was pretty well done. But I love this industry and I knew this is where I want to be, and I knew something that had to be done."