CGDA BECOMES INTERNATIONAL GAME DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION (IGDA) AND LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE
SAN FRANCISCO, June 26, 2000—The Computer Game Developers Association's Board of Directors today announced the renaming of the non-profit organization to the International Game Developers Association (IGDA). The renaming of the organization will coincide with the launch of the official IGDA website on Monday, June 26, 2000. The site can be viewed at www.igda.org and is dedicated to providing networking, education and business resources to the interactive entertainment development community worldwide. .
"IGDA will play a significant role in servicing the game development community," said Alex Jarett, Chairman, International Game Developers Association. "The new IGDA website will provide a complete resource for the interactive entertainment industry including online forums for committees, special interest groups, and IGDA chapters internationally."
Before its renaming, the CMP Game Media Group began managing the CGDA in early January of this year. The association was created to foster information exchange and communication among industry professionals, both on a local, grass-roots level, as well as on a broader, international scale. Following the induction of the CMP Game Media Group as its new management team, the IGDA created a new name conveying the group's broader, more comprehensive focus on the $11 billion dollar electronic entertainment industry.
About IGDA
The International Game Developers Association is a nonprofit association
established by game developers to foster the creation of a worldwide game
development community. The IGDA’s mission is to build a community
of game developers which leverages the expertise of its members for the
betterment of the industry and the development of the art form. For more
information on IGDA, please visit www.igda.org or e-mail info@igda.org.
About CMP Game Media Group
The CMP Game Media Group includes Gamasutra.com, Game Developer magazine,
the Game Developers Conference, the Independent Games Festival, and CMP
Game Media Research reports. For more information on the CMP Game Media
Group please visit www.cmpgame.com. In addition, the group manages the International
Game Developers Association (www.cgda.org), an independent nonprofit organization
serving game developers.
About CMP Media Inc.
CMP Media Inc. is the leading high-tech media company providing essential
information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum–the
builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. With its portfolio
of newspapers, magazines, custom publishing, Internet products, research,
consulting and conferences, CMP is uniquely positioned to offer marketers
comprehensive, integrated solutions tailored to meet their individual needs.
Online editions of the company’s print publications, along with products
and services created exclusively for the Internet, can be found on CMPnet
at www.cmpnet.com.