1GPN Corp., a US based online computer game company, produces and publishes massively multiplayer online role-playing games including “Ragnesis Online”. 

1GPN was founded in 2006 and remains a closely held, private company. In 2008, 1GPN established “Golden Worlds”, a subsidiary with offices in Ukraine and Russia to market Ragnesis and other entertainment products throughout Russia and the CIS with an eye towards co-branding opportunities and to actively seek out innovative Russian game concepts and properties to develop/market to an international audience.

www.1gpn.com

Abragames - the Association of Brazilian Game Developers Companies - was founded in 2004 and represents Brazilian studios developing games in various platforms such as PC, consoles, mobile phones and Internet.

Besides catalyzing game production in the country by training and promoting expertise, Abragames aimes at making Brazilian creativity and technology available to the main players of the international game industry.

This action is supported by Apex Brazil (Trade and Investment Promotion Agency), a nongovernment organization in charge to execute the Brazilian export promotion policy and Softex (Association for the Promotion of Brazilian Software Excellence), a civil organization devoted to promote excellence in the Brazilian software industry.

For more information, please visit our website: http://www.abragames.org/

Excellence The General Department of Forign Trade of the City of Buenos Aires is an entity focusing on promoting local businesses international expansion. Our main goal is to enhance the "porteno" presence in International markets, to contribute towards the development of exports promoting capacity for chambers, associations, exporting consortia dn SME's backing entities and finally to genrate international expansion platforms by working jointly with these intermediary entities.

Scope of Action

Commercial promotion and sound positioning in foreign markets, development of foreign trade comprehensive plans by making cooperative endeavours with intermediary entities. We provide also technical assistance and training programs are also provided.

www.comercioexterior.buenosaires.gov.ar

http://buenosairesexporta.blogspot.com

FOG Studios is celebrating 30 years of helping independent developers, outsourcing providers and intellectual property owners reach their full potential. Many thanks to our long term customers and clients for helping to make this possible. If you are looking for world class representation to take your studio or property to the next level, we welcome the opportunity to serve you. Please visit us at GC, call 1-215-595-7160 or email christifreeman@fogstudios.com.

www.fogstudios.com/

Hansoft is an integrated solution for collaborative scheduling, Agile, bug tracking, workload coordination, and document management, used by developers in more than 20 countries. The tool is fast and easy and buils on principles of team empowerement, increased communication, transparency, and collaboration. New Hansoft 5.3 also includes an Asset Pipeline Editor to manage complex art creation flows, a Workflow Editor for testing, quality iteration and management sign-offs, as well as e new flow-based Report Generator.

www.hansoft.se

Invest Utrecht (the Netherlands) is a one-stop shop for practical assistance and information services to potential foreign investors, for whom the Netherlands provide an ideal gateway to Europe. We offer our services free of charge and on a highly confidential basis. For more information, please visit our website:

http://www.investutrecht.com/

The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), a government-related organization promoting business relationships between Japan and the rest of the world, is pleased to announce its participation in Game Connection with a total of eight highly acclaimed Japanese game developers under its booth as exhibitors. JETRO will one-on-one meetings for these companies and game publishers who are interested in expanding their business.

www.jetro.org

The NLGD Foundation is a European cross-disciplinary platform, the European hub to synergy, vision and inspiration in the games industry. The main goal of the NLGD Foundation is to stimulate the Dutch games industry and to position this industry internationally. Every year in June, NLGD organizes the Festival of Games, one of the largest professional game festivals in Europe; it sets the stage for the fast growing European game development market. The Festival of Games consists of a main thought leader conference, workshops, a professional expo and a career fair. You can find more information on the NLGD and the Festival of Games on :

www.nlgd.nl

TELEFILM CANADA

HELPING THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY SCORE HIGHER

As a cultural investor dedicated to building the Canadian gaming industry and developing cross-platform digital content delivery models, it’s essential for our Canadian companies to be a part of the Game Developers Conference and Game Connection in San Francisco. Telefilm Canada is committed to the promotion of Canadian talent and products abroad.

Canada @ Game Connection

Organized by Telefilm Canada with the support of the Canadian Interactive Alliance, this initiative is showcasing 30 Canadian video game companies during the Game Connections Europe & America.

Telefilm Canada, through the Canada New Media Fund (CNMF) provides financial, promotional and guidance support for Canadian game developers. The CNMF supports the creation and distribution of interactive digital content, enabling companies that produce interactive digital cultural works to become more competitive in domestic and international markets.

www.telefilm.gc.ca

 Based in Shanghai and Chengdu with 375 staff, Virtuos is one of the largest providers of outsourced production services to the games industry and specialized in 3D art, animation, Co-development and QA. Its international management team is lead by Gilles Langourieux former Founder and Managing Director of Ubisoft China Studios and backed by Legend, the number one IT group in China. Since its creation in late 2004, Virtuos' clients include leading developers as well as 13 of the top 20 games publishers worldwide.

www.virtuosgames.com/

Think Services has launched the 23rd Annual Game Developers Conference (GDC). The GDC returns to San Francisco’s Moscone Center March 23-27, 2009. It is a week of learning, networking, and inspiration as over 18,000 developers convene to further the digital entertainment industry. The GDC hosts top sessions, panels, roundtables and keynotes from select speakers worldwide. Evening events include the 11th annual Independent Games Festival and the 9th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards. Adding to the improved navigation and networking opportunities this year is the revamp of myGDC — the Game Developers Conference professional networking tool—which features a database of over 5,000 game developers, an advanced scheduling/meeting tool, and premium GDC content.

To learn more about the GDC, click here.

GamesIndustry.biz is the market leading resource for all news and information regarding the world of videogames development. Also boasting one of the biggest jobs boards in the world for development positions, there is no better place to market your company and products. For a Game Connection discount on all advertising, talk to Richard Sturgess today on +44(0)7920 061984 or richard@gamesindustry.biz

www.gamesindustry.biz

GameDev.net is the leading online destination for game developers, reaching an audience of over 350,000 people from all over the world. We have been recommended in books, magazines, and even television as the best place on the Internet to learn about and keep up with the world of game development. GameDev.net features over 1500 articles, hundreds of book and product reviews, industry event coverage, active community forums, daily industry news, job listings, and much more.

www.gamedev.net

Making Games Magazine (formerly called /GameStar/dev) targets professionals in the video games industry of central Europe. Topics include: Games development (programming, audio, graphics, design), Business development (product management, PR, law, QA, producing), Education (university courses, student projects, games in human sciences) and Market analysis. The magazine consists almost entirely of articles written by industry professionals rather than editors.

 www.makinggames.de

Created by the team behind consumer website Pocket Gamer, PocketGamer.biz is the trade website for the mobile games industry, offering news, interviews and opinion on the hottest topics and most innovative companies. We talk to developers, publishers, mobile operators and everyone else in the mobile games ecosystem to ensure we give the industry the trade website it deserves.

www.pocketgamer.biz