Welcome To GAMING ON THE SURFACE Presented by NYC Game Forum Sponsored by Microsoft and Intel

JESSE FREEMAN WINDOWS 8 GAME EVANGELIST, MICROSOFT @jessefreeman http://jessefreeman.com jessefreeman jesse.freeman@microsoft.com

Xbox One was our biggest launch ever OVER ONE MILLION CONSOLES SOLD IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS.

WHAT ABOUT PC GAMERS?

We have not done a good job SELLING WINDOWS 8 AS A GAMING PLATFORM Our marketing focuses on productivity, versatile form factors and dancing.

Every Win 8 Device is A MINI GAME CONSOLE WAITING TO BE UNLOCKED • High performance Intel chips. • USB for game pads, 3d printers and more. • Portable and great battery life. • HDMI out for connecting to TVs. • Top game publishers on board. • Unreal, Unity, GameMaker, Cocos 2D, Xamarin partnerships for even more games!

FULL SUPPORT FOR DESKTOP GAMING!

We are investing in LOCAL NEW YORK GAME DEVELOPERS

Every Wednesday is GAME DEVELOPER STUDIO TIME • Free space to work on your games. • Help from industry experts. • Gain access to test hardware. • Get feedback on your games. • Collaborate with others. http://nygamemakers.com

Get invited into our GAME ACCELERATOR PROGRAM • One on one help from evangelists. • Support for speeding up your game. • Loaner hardware. • Marketing & promotion help. • Chance to be featured in our Store. http://jessefreeman.com/workshops

I have one goal for this event MAKE EVERYONE QUESTION WHY THEY DON’T OWN A WINDOWS 8 DEVICE FOR PLAYING GAMES ON!