San Diego Comic-Con 2008
Comic-Con International 2008
Thursday, July 24 – 27
San Diego, CA
The future is now. The San Diego Comic-Con enters its 39th year as the country’s premier comics and popular arts convention with a brand new slate of special guests, themes and anniversaries, and programming. And this is your first sneak peek at what’s planned for the upcoming event, July 24-27 —- with Preview Night on July 23 —- at the San Diego Convention Center.
http://www.comic-con.org.

Gamefest 2008
July 22-23, 2008
Seattle, Washington
Gamefest delivers all the information you need to create great games for Microsoft platforms in one premier game technology conference. Expect two full days of cutting edge development knowledge delivered in over 100 talks across 11 content tracks, as well as an Expo Hall packed with Games Tools and Middleware companies, Authorized Test Vendors, and much more.
http://www.xnagamefest.com/

July 15 & 16, 2008
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Toronto, Canada
The Leading Annual Global Event for Wireless & Mobile Solutions
The 2008 Wireless & Mobile Expo and Conference is the global meeting place for the wireless industry, attracts key decision-makers to learn and purchase the latest products and solutions, offered by innovative technology vendors and service providers. Together the exhibition and conference of this event facilitates networking for leading industry delegates, making it an unrivalled platform for generating new business and exchanging ideas. Sponsors and exhibitors showcase the newest, cutting-edge products and services which are currently in demand by the wireless and mobile industry. Therefore, delegates get the exclusive opportunity to view and purchase new wireless products and solutions first hand.
http://www.wowgao.com/

July 15-17, 2008
Los Angeles Convention Center
Los Angeles, California
The 2008 E3 Media & Business Summit will take place from July 15 – 17, 2008, at the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC), the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced today. The event will continue to focus on the business of the computer and video game industry, with an emphasis on press events and small meetings with media, development, and other key sectors. While there will be opportunities for game demonstrations, the 2008 E3 Media & Business Summit will not feature the large trade show environment of previous years.

July 11-13, 2008
Orlando, Florida
Halo 3, R6 Vegas 2
Hot on the heels of our 2008 Pro Circuit and cities and dates announcement, MLG is happy to bring to you the next series of details for the 2008 season. Check out all of the info below, and stay tuned for even more exciting announcements in the coming weeks!
Below is a schedule of which games will be featured at which events during the season. As previously mentioned, MLG is currently evaluating additional titles for inclusion on the Pro Circuit. If any additional titles are chosen they will be announced on the site, so stay tuned!
http://www.mlgpro.com/?q=node/194344

23-24th of June
Paris, France
Paris GDC is the second French edition of the Game Developers Conference, the most important event in the industry.
It will bring together top developers from the European community and abroad, who are eager to share their experience, exchange ideas, and show the latest innovations in current -generation of game development.
Paris GDC is geared towards inspiring a ground-breaking new-generation of developers. The event is structured around core technical expertise, and focuses on state-of-the-art current generation console and PC development, including multi-platform development.
http://www.parisgdc.com/

14-22nd June 2008
Utrecht, The Netherlands.
The Festival of Games is one of the largest professional game festivals in Europe, it sets the stage for the fast growing European game development market.
Europe is quickly becoming the new center for creativity in game development as more and more international publishers are looking for the innovations coming from European studios. Europe is also a big player in the field of applied games, as well as advergames. The Festival of Games harnesses Europe’s creative power and gives an insight in the unique European approach. Industry, academic and business leaders share and combine their opinions and visions.
The Festival of Games consists of a main thought leader conference, workshops, a professional expo with a career fair and a serious connection. The event is a platform and a meeting point for the European games community.
The Festival also targets the general public with events like a large urban game and a game music event in the city of Utrecht, Europe’s rising game development hub. Together with participants and spectators we will celebrate game culture like never before.
http://www.nlgd.nl/fog/