Mobile Game Conference July 13, 2006

Trip Hawkins( Chairman and CEO, Digital Chocolate) and Kosei Ito (Vice President and Producer of Mobile Products, Square Enix North America) will deliver keynote addresses at the fourth annual Mobile Game Conference July 13-14, 2006 at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue.

Online registration is open and attendees can save $200 by taking advantage of the early bird registration - only $295 until June 30, 2006. Online registration after June 30, 2006, is $395 and onsite registration is $495. Registration information and conference details are available on to http://www.MobileGameConference.com

With speakers from leading operators, developers and publishers worldwide, Mobile Game Conference focuses on three key themes: Design, Construction and Potential. Attendees will walk away having shown, discussed and seen state of the art innovation in the mobile games industry.

Trip Hawkins is Chairman and CEO of Digital Chocolate, a creator of innovative mobile phone games and social applications. Trip is responsible for the strategic focus, overall direction, and performance of the company. Trip has been a new media pioneer for 30 years. Early in his career, Trip played a key role in defining the personal computer at Apple. He went on to found Electronic Arts and built the company into the industry leader. Trip also founded 3DO, a pioneer in digital video, network gaming, and social communities.

As Vice President and Producer of Mobile Products, Kosei Ito oversees the development and quality assurance of all mobile games under the Square Enix Mobile brand in North America. In 2002, he played an instrumental role as one of the founding members of Square Enix’s mobile business, creating a new division that is currently a $30 million a year business in Japan. Currently, Ito’s projects include the highly anticipated North American mobile title Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII.

The Mobile Game Conference is sponsored in part by Microsoft Casual Games, home to MSN® Games, Messenger® Games, Microsoft® Mobile Games, Windows® XP Games and Xbox Live(tm) Arcade. By offering a variety of casual single-player and multiplayer games, Microsoft Casual Games provides consistent game play experience across multiple platforms. As casual online gaming reaches new heights of popularity, Microsoft Casual Games prides itself on its loyal community of active users and remains committed to offering innovative content and exciting all-around game experiences.

Official Website: http://www.mobilegameconference.com