Five Back-to-Back Nights of Coverage Include Never-Before-Seen Footage, the
IGF & Choice Awards, Keynote Highlights and Brand New Demos, Beginning Feb.
18 at 8 pm
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- It's where the videogame
industry's great minds meet and the only way in is through G4. For five
consecutive nights, "X-Play" will deliver G4's exclusive coverage of the
week-long Game Developers Conference (GDC), the annual gathering of
industry professionals, where the most talented and influential share their
ideas about the past, present and future of the gaming industry.
Broadcasting directly from the show floor and reporting on the biggest
developments and most important keynotes, "X-Play," the most watched
videogame series on television, will premiere never before seen gameplay,
introduce viewers to the biggest developers, participate in hands-on demos
of next-generation games, and take viewers inside with exclusive coverage
of the eighth annual Game Developers Choice Awards and the tenth annual
Independent Games Festival. This coverage will culminate in a Special of
the Awards Night, featuring the IGF and Choice Awards, to be broadcast
shortly after the GDC. "X-Play" presents "The 2008 Game Developers
Conference," beginning Monday, February 18. Coverage continues nightly
through Friday, February 22, at the regularly scheduled time, 8 pm ET/PT.
Attended by more than 16,000 programmers, artists, producers, game
designers, audio professionals and others involved in the development of
videogames, GDC regularly features many of the year's biggest game
announcements. "X-Play" hosts Adam Sessler and Morgan Webb will provide
in-depth updates on all of the event's news, and introduce viewers to the
people behind the most popular games through exclusive interviews from the
floor. G4 will also have coverage of all the major keynotes that reveal the
future of gaming and the most eagerly anticipated hardware and software.
"GDC is the first and most important industry conference of the year,
where the most innovative minds in the industry swap ideas and begin
developing the games of the future," said Adam Sessler, host, "X-Play."
"'X-Play' viewers want the inside scoop on their favorite developers
and we're there every night to make sure they get it," continued Morgan
Webb, host, "X-Play."
"Having a broadcast partner like G4 supports our goal of getting the
leading developers in the spotlight to share ideas and recognize their
creative contribution," said Jamil Moledina, executive director, Game
Developers Conference.
Highlights from "X-Play's" five nights of coverage will include:
-- Game Developers Choice Awards -- the game industry's only open,
peer-based awards show where the recipients are chosen by those who
know games best -- their creators. G4 will present highlights from the
show, including the first interviews with the ceremony's big winners.
-- Independent Games Festival -- the largest competition for independent
games highlights the innovative achievements of independent
developers. G4 will introduce viewers to the teams and showcase their
games.
Additional coverage will be available online at
http://www.g4tv.com/xplay, including:
-- Interactive elements such as polling, chat and video viewer mail,
allowing viewers to interact with the broadcast in real time.
-- The best of the on-air coverage, as well as web-exclusive interviews,
breaking news, keynotes, game demos, previews and more, on the site
and via streaming video.
-- Video On Demand will feature clips and highlights from the broadcast
and online coverage.
For more information on "X-Play," and online coverage of the GDC,
please visit http://www.g4tv.com/xplay.
About Comcast Entertainment Group
Based in Los Angeles, recently formed Comcast Entertainment Group
operates E! Entertainment Television, the 24-hour network with programming
dedicated to the world of entertainment, and E! Online; The Style Network,
the destination for women 18-49 with a passion for the best in relatable
and inspiring lifestyle programming; and G4 offering the last word on
gaming, technology, animation, interactivity, and "Internet culture" for
the male 18-34 demo. E! is currently available to nearly 91 million cable
and direct broadcast satellite subscribers in the United States. In 2006,
E! launched the E! Everywhere initiative underscoring the company's
dedication to making E! content available on all new media platforms any
time and anywhere from online to broadband video to wireless to satellite
radio to VOD. The Style Network currently counts 58 million cable and
satellite subscribers and G4, the #1 podcasted cable network in America, is
available in more than 64 million cable and satellite homes nationwide.
About the Game Developers Conference (http://www.gdconf.com)
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 16,000 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 CMP Game Group, a
division of CMP Technology.
SOURCE G4 TV
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Related links:
http://www.g4tv.com/xplay
http://www.gdconf.com
CONTACT:
Brent Marcus of G4 TV, +1-323-692-5213,
bamarcus@g4tv.com
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