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475 ATTEND THE GAME
INITIATIVE'S FIRST ANNUAL CASUAL GAMES CONFERENCE
Developers, publishers
and distributors of web and downloadable games converge on Seattle.
SEATTLE, Washington -
July 19, 2005 - The Game Initiative, a leading producer of conferences
and events for professionals in the computer and video game industry,
today announced that more than 475 video game industry executives are
participating in the first annual Casual Games Conference taking place
July 19-20, 2005 in Seattle, Washington.
"We are extremely pleased
with the turn out for the first annual Casual Games Conference," said
Christopher Sherman, Executive Director of The Game Initiative.
"Attendees include executives from game companies as far away as the
United Kingdom, India, Norway, Korea, China and Australia."
The Casual Games Conference
provides insights to the business opportunities and design
considerations required for developers, publishers and distributors to
succeed in the rapidly-expanding game industry segment of web games and
downloadable games. The official web site for the conference is
http://www.CasualGamesConference.com
The Casual Games Conference
is sponsored by industry leaders Microsoft Casual Games Group, Real
Networks, Nokia, Sandlot Games, Game Trust, shockwave.com, Game Instinct
and DigiPen. Media partners include Moby Games, GameDev.net,
Gamesindustry.biz and Business Wire.
Game Initiative events
include:
- Casual Games Conference,
July 19-20, 2005, Seattle
- Advertising In Games West, July 28, 2005, San Francisco
- Women's Game Conference, Oct. 26-27, 2005, Austin, TX
- Game Writers Conference, Oct. 26-27, 2005, Austin, TX
- Austin Game Conference, Oct. 27-28, 2005, Austin, TX
- Mobile Game Conference, Oct. 27-28, 2005, Austin, TX
- European Advertising in Games, Nov 2005, London
- Advertising In Games Forum, April 2006, New York
- Break into the Game Industry - a National conference series
The Game Initiative is
chartered with the growth of the industry through events, public
awareness, information and supporting programs and serves the needs of
companies and people involved in producing interactive entertainment
software and hardware for video game consoles, handheld devices,
personal computers and the Internet. More information about the Game
Initiative can be found at
http://www.GameConferences.com
For more information:
Cynthia Freese
512-658-4743
Cynthia@gameconference.com
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