Austin Game Initiative announces LivePitch
by Kit

Tuesday, June 29 2004

Program allows developers to meet publishers.

The Austin Game Initiative (AGI) today announced that registration is now open for its second annual LivePitch sessions at Austin Game Conference (AGC), to be held Sept. 9-10, 2004, in Austin, Texas. LivePitch is the AGI's industry matchmaking initiative that provides opportunities for developers to meet with and pitch their PC, console, internet or mobile game to the world's leading game publishers.

Last year Hudson Soft, Midway Home Entertainment Inc., Gathering / Take Two, Eidos Inc and Vivendi Universal Games reviewed pitches from more than 40 independent developers and met with several at the AGC. Already this year, Disney's Buena Vista Games has been added to the LivePitch publisher roster.

Game Developers can apply to participate in LivePitch at no cost, by visiting the LivePitch Web site at http://www.LivePitch.com. Developers interested in participating in LivePitch should complete the application, providing information about their demo, game developing experience and past publishers that have been pitched the idea.

Developer applications are accepted between now and August 15, 2004. If selected by one or more publishers, developers receive 30 minutes to demo their game one-on-one with each interested publisher in a private meeting room at the Austin Game Conference September 9-10, 2004. Developers must have a working demo to participate. Publishers interested in participating in LivePitch should contact publishers@livepitch.com

--- Kit