Leipzig GC 2007 - New Dates And Details

While waiting for the 2007 edition of the Games Developer Conference to begin next week in San Francisco, ze Germans send word that their increasingly popular Leipzig GC Developers Conference will take place between August 20-22, 2007, at the Leipzig Exhibition Centre. This is in a slight disaccordance with GI.biz' report from last autumn (story), when this year's event was said to be "confirmed" for August 22-26.

As the event's new GCDC.eu website reveals, the German conference also bares a new motto - "Upgrade the Future" - and for those looking to keep themselves up to date with the 2007 Leipzig GC, the website will feature "a news section providing up-to-date information about developments in the video game industry, as well as video interviews with the most important experts in the industry available for download. In addition, a new matchmaking feature helps participants in planning their appointments for GCDC with other attendees and speakers".

The are no specific speakers announced so far, but the organizers revealed that the three-day event will be focused on three main topics - Game Development, Business, and Science - while offering participants numerous networking opportunities. Other focal points will include Mobile Gaming, Server Technology, Experts meet Students, Made in Europe, and the premiere of Games meet Movies.

"'Upgrade the Future' expresses the fact that we offer developers insight into the future, new technologies and business ideas. This is only possible thanks to the outstanding support of the industry itself and we are proud of the trust placed in us over the past five years. With the GCDC as the most significant European platform for developers we aim to continue to bring together and strengthen the European branch of the industry", said Frank Sliwka, project director of GC Developers Conference.

Last year's Leipzig GC included such prominent speakers as Peter Molyneux (Lionhead, ex-Bullfrog) and Bill Roper (Flagship, ex-Blizzard), so expect some heavyweights to take the stage once again in August.

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