AppLeap Inc. announced today that 2010 China Social Game Summit is
going to be held in Beijing between April 9-10, 2010. The event, hosted
by AppLeap Inc. and Infinity Venture Partners of Japan, explores the
thriving social game development scene with a diverse lineup of 80+
international speakers and 14+ panel sessions.
This annual industry event brings into sharp focus the challenges of
game development, distribution and monetization across borders,
tackling such topics as gaming as service, virtual goods and
microtransaction, free-to-play business models, outsourcing production,
bringing games over from China to the world and vice versa.
On Day 1 Friday, April 9 leading social networking sites, top
developers, advertisers and venture capitalists from China, the United
States, Japan and rest of the world will be gathering at Four Points by
Sheraton in Beijing to discuss global phenomenon of farming game, next
big game, IP protection, social media marketing and so forth. The
conference will also feature the Mobile Game and Web Game on the second
day April 10 to discover successful mobile and web games and make them
social games.
As #1 social game service provider in China, AppLeap Inc. joins hands
with IVP this year with an aim of creating the industry best conference
experience. Participants include social platforms (Facebook, Google,
MySpace, Tencent, Renren, Kaixin001, mixi, DeNA and Gree), top
developers (5 Minutes, Rekoo, 6 Waves, RockYou, Zynga, Playfish and
Playdom), VCs (IDG, Lightspeed, Matrix Partners, Red Point, Benchmark,
NEA, DCM and Walden Int'l), and brands and agencies.
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