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Press & Analyst Pre-Registration for GDC 2010 is Now Closed

Press registration for GDC 2010 is by invitation only and pre-registration has closed in preparation for the show.

Please note that all members of press that wish to register on site in the press room may be required to provide up to 3 of the 4 credentials listed below.

Three published pieces that you have authored within the past year about the video-game industry or a related topic
Your business card at the media outlet you are representing
An assignment letter on letterhead from your editor/producer
IF YOUR OUTLET IS A WEBSITE, BLOG OR PODCAST: Third-party verification of the count of your monthly visitors, readers or listeners

Note: Press registration for previous GDCs does not guarantee acceptance for this year.

Location: Moscone Convention Center, East Mezzanine, South Hall Room 206

Press Room Hours

Monday, March 8	3:00pm - 5:00pm
Tuesday, March 9	8:00am - 5:00pm
Wednesday, March 10	8:00am - 5:00pm
Thursday, March 11	8:30am - 6:00pm
Friday, March 12	8:30am - 6:00pm
Saturday, March 13	8:30am - 3:30pm

For all press matters, please contact GDC Press.

Email: GDC Press
6404 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 830
Los Angeles, CA 90048
T: 323.658.1200
F: 323.658.1205

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GDC Overview

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 17,000 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 Think Services Game Group, a division of United Business Media, LLC.

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.

Game Developers Choice Awards

The 10th 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 Thursday, March 11, 2009 in the Esplanade Ballroom in Moscone South.

For information on the Game Developers Choice Awards, click here.

Independent Games Festival

The 12th 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.