Registration Now Open for the 2010 Game Developers Conference China

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM TechWeb Game Network, organizers of the industry-leading Game Developers Conference®, has opened up registration for the 2010 Game Developers Conference™ China (GDC China).  Now in its 3rd year, GDC China offers valuable and timely insight into the world of game development in China for an audience of both local and international developers.   This year's event welcomes luminary keynote Bill Roper who will provide an insider's look at the process of game creation, touching on his years of experience at Blizzard Entertainment and Flagship Studios. The event will also feature the second annual Independent Games Festival China, showcasing the best gameplay experiences from the region's independent game development community. The three day event will take place December 5-7, 2010 at Shanghai International Convention Center in Shanghai, China.  

The GDC China provides a forum for local and international developers to explore business opportunities, expand their reach to a unique market, and discover the on-going trends emerging in this region.  Tracks will focus on the areas of Global Game Development/Outsourcing and Online Game Development & Business.  In addition, three separate summits will focus on Independent Games, Mobile Games and Social Games.

GDC China is the only game development event supported by the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China (MoC) and is organized by UBM TechWeb Game Network, bringing the key learnings, networking and inspiration that has been the hallmark of the GDC experience, to China's important game development community.  

GDC China offers 25% savings on registrations before November 5, with online registration ending on November 30.  For more information about the event, please visit: http://www.gdcchina.com/.

About the UBM TechWeb Game Network 

A core provider of essential information to the professional game industry, the  UBM TechWeb Game Network – formerly known as the Think Services Game Group - offers market-defining content, and drives community through its award winning lineup of print, online, event and research products and services. These include the Game Developers Conference®, the Webby Award-winning Gamasutra.com and network of sites, the Game Advertising Online ad network, the Game Developers Conference® Online, the Game Developers Conference™ Europe, the Game Developers Conference™ China, Game Developer Magazine, Game Developer Research, the Game Career Seminars and GameCareerGuide.com, the Independent Games Festival and Summit, and the Game Developers Choice Awards. 

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UBM TechWeb, the global leader in technology media and professional information, enables people and organizations to harness the transformative power of technology.  Through its core businesses – media solutions, marketing services and professional information – UBM TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed brands, applications and services in the technology market. More than 14.5 million business and technology professionals (CIOs, IT and IT Support managers, Web & Digital professionals, Software and Game developers, Government decision makers, and Telecom providers) actively participate in UBM TechWeb's communities. UBM TechWeb brands includes: global face-to-face events such as Interop, Game Developers Conference (GDC), Web 2.0, Black Hat and VoiceCon; large-scale online networks such as InformationWeek,  Light Reading and Gamasutra; research, training, and certification services, including HDI, Pyramid Research, and InformationWeek Analytics; and market-leading magazines such as InformationWeek and Wall Street & Technology.  UBM TechWeb is part of UBM, a global provider of media and information services for professional B2B communities and markets.

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