This year, the game writers have a bar they can call their own - the Gingerman. We're still fans of Maggie Mae's (the official conference bar) and we'll be visiting both spots during the conference. We hope you will too.

We're crazy about the Gingerman, for lots of reasons.

* The friendly vibe
* The library
* The snugs
* The beer garden
* The jukebox
* The EXTENSIVE beer selection
* The location (away from the convention center!)

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Audio Track Mixer
Monday, September 15th | 5:30- 6:30 pm
Location: Outside of Audio Classroom, Room 10

Audiophiles rejoice! Surround yourself with the best minds in game audio and learn who is making noise in the industry at this mixer produced by THX Ltd. and Neural Audio.

Hope to meet many of you there.

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If you haven't registered for Austin GDC by now, you must have pretty good excuse.

Here are some of our top guesses on why you have passed the buck on hitting the register button....

1. Who wants to hang out with hundreds of successful game geeks, anyway? You can get that at work.
2. Numbers are hard.
3. You'd learn uncomfortable truths about online games and everyone knows that ignorance is bliss.
4. OMG, two nights of parties?
5. Seeing your competitors on the Expo floor will just make you uncomfortable.
6. One word: Tex-Mex.
7. These guys? Again?
8. Come on, open source is so July.
9. You've already worked for most of the sponsors.
10. No magic pony in the swag bag.

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We asked the Austin Advisory board to come up with their top ten list on why writers need to be in Austin this September. With so many choices, it was hard for them to just pick ten.

Top Ten Reasons for Game Writers to Attend Austin GDC

10. Because you want to be the next big game writer

9. Because you want to hire the next big game writer

8. Because it's all about what's new - new games, new hardware,
new ideas

7. Because there's no better way to expand your mind -- and your Rolodex

6. Because you need more queso in your life

5. Because you want to see what the future holds

4. Because you want to SHAPE that future

3. Because AGDC is Texas-friendly without being Texas-sized

2. Because the developers behind Mass Effect, Destroy All
Humans, and Far Cry 2 are going to be onstage

1. Because video games are big, but stories are universal

and...

0. Because you take game writing seriously, and so do we

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