GATES TO ADDRESS GDC
February 22, 2000

Miller Freeman Game Group announced today that Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corp., will address an audience of several thousand videogame developers at the trade-only Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Jose, CA on Friday, March 10th. The presentation is expected to focus on Microsoft’s commitment to the entertainment market.

"Having someone of Mr. Gates’ stature in the technology world share ideas with the people behind tomorrow’s games is a significant industry milestone," said Dara Gray, Associate Director of the GDC and GAMEXecutive conferences. "Developers come to GDC to review industry innovations that will lead to better games."

Though it probably won't be known what the speach will entail until it is made, early speculation indicates that Gates will discuss X-Box, a system of which Microsoft has heretofore denied the existence.

More than 200 speakers will take part in the GDC at the San Jose Convention Center, March 8-12, 2000. Other noted speakers include representatives from Sony Computer Entertainment America, Sega of Japan, Walt Disney Imagineering, Hasbro Interactive, Lucasfilm, and many more. Exhibits will reveal the latest in tools, technology, and services for making electronic games.