GAMEHOTEL ZURICH 09: GAMEHOTEL SOIREE & GAMEPROMENADE

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THE INTERNATIONAL EVENT SERIES SHOWCASES A NEW FORMAT

Following its successful shows at Gamescom Cologne, in Paris and California, Gamehotel, the international event series on interactive entertainment, returns to Zurich for a forth consecutive year.

Gamehotel Zurich 2009 will take place between October 27 and 31 at the futuristic urban shopping and entertainment destination Sihlcity, showcasing a new format: The Gamehotel Soirée and the first Gamepromenade.

PROGRAM
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Time: 8 pm - 11 pm: GAMEHOTEL SOIRÉE (Reinventing Fun - From Games to Entertainment)
Venue: Papiersaal, Kalanderplatz 1, Zurich
Personal invitation required.

Friday, October 30, and Saturday, October 31, 2009
Time: 9 am - 8 pm: GAMEPROMENADE (Pop-Up Concept Expo)
Venue: Sihlcity Mall
Admission is free.

Gamehotel is a production of TNC Network. Xbox 360 is Enabling Platform, and Activision is the Co-Partner of Gamehotel Zurich 2009.

SUCCESSFUL INTERNATIONAL EVENT SERIES
Since its spectacular Paris debut, the international event series Gamehotel has transposed the latest trends in interactive entertainment into vibrant shows and inspiring congresses. Packed with ideas, style, and a whole lot of fun, it features the world’s leading game designers and interactive entertainment visionaries. The acclaimed series was launched in 2003, and has since taken place in Paris, California (GDC) and Zurich. In August 2009, a new annual event series, the Gamehotel Boss Suite, premiered at Gamescom Cologne.

In 2007, Gamehotel launched the spin-off Gamehotel Think Tank. In collaboration with partners from the industry and the media, it analyzes critical trends and business opportunities at the hot spots of interactive entertainment, media, marketing, and communication.

Gamehotel has established itself as a dynamic, trend-setting international brand with a unique, fresh image in the field of interactive entertainment and digital lifestyle. Gamehotel stands for successful, innovative and entertaining events with an international all-star lineup, a trademark balance of fun and content, and high credibility and acceptance amongst target audiences.

PRAISE FROM THE PUBLIC AND THE MEDIA
The audience, the media, and the industry described Gamehotel events in glowing terms: Yahoo: "The symbol of future events on video games." French weekly Télérama: "The place where you discover tomorrow's games and digital heroes." Leading London-based game magazine Edge: "A valuable and enduring achievement; refreshing and exuberant." French daily Libération: "A great evening on digital pop culture." Californian Xbox Nation magazine: "Fun, relaxation, and intelligent discourse!" German national TV ZDF: "A groundbreaking gaming lifestyle event that puts games on the public radar." National TV channel SF: "The Spielbergs, Coppolas and Scorseses of the virtual world show where interactive entertainment is headed." Zurich's Tagesanzeiger: "A big showdown featuring the latest trends from the gaming world." Kotaku: "Crawling with hot game designers. A slick stage presentation ... impressive." Tokyo-based game magazine Famitsu: "Relaxing atmosphere, cheerfully designed!" Online game magazine Gamespot: "[Featuring] some of the most innovative people in games, Gamehotel is a success." High-profile game magazine Gamasutra: "A celebration of video gaming as it relates to pop culture at large."

A WHO'S WHO OF VIDEO GAMES
The guest list of previous Gamehotel events and spin offs reads like a who’s who of video games. Over 50 heavy hitters of the interactive entertainment industry have appeared on the show: celebrated Japanese creator of Lumines, 99 Nights, and Rez, Tetsuya Mizuguchi; British game developer legend Peter Molyneux; Sims creator Will Wright; Sony's former Worldwide Studios’ president, Phil Harrison; Neil Young, former Vice President of Electronic Arts; the new enfant terrible on the block and mastermind behind cult title Katamari Damacy, Keita Takahashi; the creative mind behind the highly anticipated LittleBigPlanet, Mark Healey; Assassin's Creed producers, Jade Raymond and Patrice Desilets;French visionary David Cage; Guitar Hero and RockBand creator, and Harmonix’ CEO, Alex Rigopulos; EA’s A & R director, Alan Yu; Crytek's Cevat Yerli; British author and columnist Steven Poole, aka ‘Trigger Happy’; Japanese music-action game master Masaya Matsuura, and many more.