LMI Asia Pte Ltd. and the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) announced today the first ever D.I.C.E. Summit Asia will be held within the GCA Games Convention Asia in Singapore. The Summit will take place on the first day of the GC Asia Conference, September 17-18, 2009, at the Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Center.

The Summit will feature seven top international game-makers, including Masaya Matsuura, President of NanaON-Sha Co. Ltd. in Japan and Chris Taylor, the Founder and Creative Director of U.S. based Gas Powered Games.

Matsuura is an artist with extraordinary music sense who plays with technology to create entertainment media. This year Masaya collaborated with acclaimed artist Rodney Alan Greenblat on the Wii game Major Minor’s Majestic March. By giving the player responsibility to lead a marching band, the game demonstrated Masaya’s desire to explore the boundaries of music in games.

Taylor created Gas Powered Games to create immersive AAA games that push the boundaries of interactive entertainment. The first of the Dungeon Siege franchise released in 2002 and was a critical and commercial success selling in excess of 1.7 million units. The most recent release, Supreme Commander, is a revolutionary RTS game that has been hailed by critics for its innovative game-play.