CMP Game Group Grows Leading Editorial Product Suite with Mobile Game Industry Focused Website, GamesOnDeck.comSite Born from Mobile Coverage on Sister Site Gamasutra.com to Feature News, Features and Career Building ToolsPRNewswire SAN FRANCISCO, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- CMP Technology's Game Group, organizer of the industry-leading Game Developers Conference (GDC) and producer of the Webby Award-winning Gamasutra.com, has launched GamesOnDeck.com, a website aiming to be the mobile game industry's leading source of news, features and job listings. An expansion of the already successful mobile industry coverage on Gamasutra, GamesOnDeck.com publishes daily news and twice-weekly features on the cutting edge of the mobile game industry, giving due attention to the fast-growing sector. The site complements the CMP family of products which also includes the celebrated annual conference for mobile game developers, GDC Mobile, the 2007 edition of which opens today at San Francisco's Moscone Center. GDC Mobile 2007 will feature more than 50 sessions, keynotes by Digital Chocolate's Trip Hawkins and PeopleJam's Robert Tercek and the Mobile Game Innovation Hunt, a competition which gives developers and publishers the opportunity to pitch their most innovative game to a panel of expert judges and the audience for a chance to win unique prizes. "The CMP Game Group is always looking to support the videogame industry with editorial publications and websites of the highest quality," said Simon Carless, editorial director, CMP Game Group. "With the evolution of our GDC Mobile conference proving the rapid speed at which the mobile game industry is maturing, a site dedicated to the segment like GamesOnDeck.com felt like a logical and necessary addition to our product suite." Advertisers interested in learning about the opportunities on GamesOnDeck.com should contact John Watson at jmwatson@cmp.com. For more information, please visit http://www.gamesondeck.com/. About the CMP Game Group (http://www.cmpgame.com/) A core provider of essential information to the professional game industry, the CMP Game Group offers market-defining content, and drives community through its award winning lineup of print, online and event products. These include Game Developer magazine, the Webby Award-winning Gamasutra.com, SeriousGamesSource.com, GameCareerGuide.com, the Game Developers Conference, the Austin Game Developers Conference, GDC China, GDC Mobile, the Serious Games Summit, the Hollywood and Games Summit, the Game Career Seminars, the Independent Games Festival, and the Game Developers Choice Awards. For more information, please visit http://www.cmpgame.com/. About CMP Technology (http://www.cmp.com/) CMP Technology is a marketing solutions company serving the technology industry. Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information brands, CMP has earned the confidence of more technology professionals than any other media company. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of access, insight and actionable programs designed to connect sellers and buyers in ways that yield superior return on investment. CMP Technology is a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion. SOURCE: CMP Game Group CONTACT: Tara Gibb of CMP Technology, +1-415-947-6219, tgibb@cmp.com; Web site: http://www.gamesondeck.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/181993.html |