GDC PARTNERS WITH TIGA TO HOST THE 5TH ANNUAL GAME DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE IN EUROPE

TIGA Premier Sponsor of Largest European Gathering of Developers

SAN FRANCISCO - May 11, 2005 - The Game Developers Conference Europe (GDCE) will

take place Tuesday, Aug. 30 through Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005 at London's Le Meridien

Hotel. TIGA (The Independent Games Developers Association) - the leading organization

representing independent developers from the UK and Europe - is the premier sponsor

of the event. GDCE is presented by the CMP Game Group, organizers of the Game

Developers Conference and the Serious Games Summit D.C. as well as publishers

of Game Developer Magazine and Gamasutra.com.

The GDCE conference program builds upon the Future Vision theme, recently unveiled

at the 2005 Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco this past March.

The GDC featured progressive conference sessions led by industry gurus who empowered

developers to create tomorrow's games today. GDCE will expand upon this Future

Vision theme with a special focus on next generation development. The conference

will introduce new visionary sessions designed to provoke innovation amongst

developers and motivate them to learn new skills essential for creating the next

generation of interactive entertainment. Through three days of lectures, keynotes,

panels, tutorials, and roundtable discussions, GDCE will focus on the road ahead

for developers.

"European developers are an essential element of publishers' global strategies

as we stand on the brink of next generation console announcements and the launch

titles that will define their impact," said Jamil Moledina, Director of the Game

Developers Conference. "It is therefore incumbent upon us to apply our tried-and-true

GDC methodology to deliver our industry leading forum to this critical market."

GDCE is the core event for game development professionals in Europe who wish

to shape the industry and expand the resources, tools and technologies they use

to create next generation games. GDCE is also the principal gathering place

where European professionals will help set the agenda for interactive entertainment

for years to come.

"TIGA is delighted to be working with CMP as the premier sponsor of the Game

Developers Conference Europe," said Ian Baverstock, Chairman of TIGA. "Bringing

the experience of the team behind the world's leading game developer conference

to GDCE is just what our members were hoping for and we look forward to supporting

this event as it brings high quality sessions covering the issues that matter

to our members to Europe this August."

Please visit for more information. Delegate and press

registration and conference information will be available at the beginning of

June.