WORLD CYBER GAMES ANNOUNCES CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
Keynote address: David Jones, Creator - "Grand Theft Auto"
Theme: "The Next Generation of Multi-platform Gaming"
San Francisco- September 9, 2004 - Millions worldwide play their games, but few know their names. The World Cyber Games will gather these PC and video game gurus to share their visions for the future at the WCG 2004 Games Conference. The forum will be held in conjunction with the World Cyber Games in San Francisco on October 7, 2004.
The theme for the one-day conference is "The Next Generation of Multiplatform Gaming." These world-renowned game developers all have global franchises to their credit. Each will lead a discussion on where the gaming industry is going.
David Jones, the force behind the Grand Theft Auto franchise, will deliver the keynote address. Other speakers include Bill Roper (WarCraft; StarCraft; Diablo), Tim Train (Civilization; Rise of Nations), Mark Terrano (Age of Empires), Steve Gray (The Lord of the Rings) and Norman Cheuk (Project Gotham Racing 1 & 2). This is the opportunity to hear their visions for the future of the gaming industry from those creating it.
"As the industry continues to grow, this is an important dialogue. It's great to have all the giants of the gaming industry coming together in this forum," said Hank Jeong, CEO of ICM, the organizer of the World Cyber Games.
The World Cyber Games brings 700 champion gamers from more than 60 countries to compete for world titles and prize money. Including prizes from national finals, global winnings for the World Cyber Games are estimated to reach (US) $2.5 million this year.
The World Cyber Games has grown to be the world's largest festival for digital entertainment. More than one million gaming lovers are expected to participate in this year's online and offline events through WCG national preliminaries.
"Samsung is proud to support the World Cyber Games globally as well as the visionary leaders who bring these games to life," said Chang, Il Hyung, Senior Vice President of Samsung Electronics. "We are committed to promoting a digital entertainment culture that promotes harmony and fun for the world's youth. This conference is the foundation for such a lifestyle."
Participants can pre-register online at: www.worldcybergames.com/conference/
Media can contact Aaron Uhrmacher (aaronu@hwhpr.com) Christian Averill (caverill@hwhpr.com) of HWH Public Relations (212-355-5049) for more information.
ABOUT THE WORLD CYBER GAMES
The World Cyber Games (Co-Chairmen Chung, Dong-chea & Yun, Jong-yong, www.worldcybergames.com is a global game culture festival that was founded in 2000 to promote global harmony through e-sports. The event started in 2000, and has been running annually ever since (this will be the fourth year). With the slogan "Beyond the Game" and with contestants from more than 60 countries expected to participate in this year's event, the World Cyber Games has truly developed into a global game phenomenon with arguably the largest prize amount at stake. The World Cyber Games prides itself on leading the "Digital Entertainment Culture." The 2004 Games in San Francisco will run for 5 days from October 6 through October 10.
ABOUT SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS
SAMSUNG Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2003 parent company sales of US$36.4 billion and net income of US$5.0 billion. Employing approximately 88,000 people in 89 offices in 46 countries, the company consists of six main business units: Corporate Technology Operations, Digital Appliance Business, Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business and Telecommunication Network Business. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is the world's largest producer of color monitors, color TVs, memory chips, TFT-LCDs and VCRs. (www.samsung.com)