Media

Annoucements:

• 10/29/08 - GDC 2008 Photos will be available soon. Please check back for the GDC Photo Player.
• 10/29/08 - GDC 2008 HD Video hot shots are available to press. Contact Ahmad White for details. Please note that extended footage is available at an additional compilation/editing fee.
• For GDC 2009 logos and creative assets please contact Mellisa Andrade.

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 18,000 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.

GDC Press Releases

To view all GDC-related press releases, click here.

Analysts

The Game Developers Conference will provide working analysts with a 20% discount off of their conference pass. This discount does not apply to the expo pass. Click here to find out more information on analyst eligibility for this discount.

GDC 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 Ninth 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 Wednesday, March 25, 2009 in the Esplanade Ballroom in Moscone South.

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

Independent Games Festival

The Eleventh 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.

For more information, visit the IGF web site.

Filming and Videotaping Policies

2009 Official Filming and Videotaping Policies

Press Room Hours & Location

Location: Moscone Convention Center: Room 3018, 3rd Floor

Monday, March 23: 8am–4pm
Tuesday, March 24: 9am–4pm
Wednesday, March 25: 7:30am–5pm
Thursday, March 26: 8:30am–6:30pm
Friday, March 27: 8:30am–3:30pm

Those eligible to register as Press (Analysts: Please click here) will receive a pass that grants access to the Game Developers Conference sessions, keynotes, and networking events presented by the GDC.

For additional press information and interviews, contact:

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