GC Asia Draws More Than 92,000 to Second Games Convention Asia

SINGAPORE and LEIPZIG, Germany – September 20, 2008 – The second GC Asia, held at the Suntec Singapore Exhibition & Convention Centre closed today and drew more than 92,000 game enthusiasts from the Asia-Pacific region. Attendees saw the latest products in gaming as well as a number of world-premiere product launches.

“GCA is the premiere event for the games industry in the Asia-Pacific region and this year’s show presented some of the hottest titles for the next 12 months,” said Wolfgang Marzin, president and CEO of the Leipziger Messe. “We’ve been extremely impressed with the turnout and look forward to continued success next year.” Jorg Zeissig, Managing Director of Leipziger Messe International (LMI) says that three days of excitement, joy and new insights into the AsiaPacific gaming industry are successfully completed. Adding, “Combining the Business Center with the GC Asia Conference certainly enhanced the B2B section of the GCA providing the Asia-Pacific games industry a platform to make business.”

118 Exhibitors, including major industry players, from 13 countries presented themselves on approximately 7.500 square meters. The show presented games from all genres and platforms including online, PC games, mobile, and console.

In addition to the exposition, the GC Asia Conference brought together more than 630 game industry experts for an exciting program of lectures and panels on key issues for the Asia-Pacific region. The topics of outsourcing, mobile games, online and casual games were covered in-depth while presenting business opportunities and perspectives from North America, Europe, and Asia.

The GC Asia 2009 will take place in Singapore from September 17-20.