
How To Be A Great Games Employer
UK Best Places To Work Awards winners Steve Cuss (Criterion), Hannah Wiggins (Mojiworks), David Bowman (Creative Assembly) and Shaun Rutland (Hutch) share what it takes to be a great games company in 2021
06 Oct - 08 Oct, 2021
GI Live: London will take place digitally via our MeetToMatch meeting system on Wednesday, October 6th. And then in person at EGX (Excel, West Entrance, Platinum Suite London) on Thursday, October 7th and Friday, October 8th.
The event boasts all-day meetings, access to the EGX show floor, an indie showcase, lunch, drinks and top tier speakers and roundtable sessions.
The talks will include live and pre-recorded talks from industry legends, which will be also available to view online. Talks will cover investment, publishing, marketing, industry trends and data, plus brand development outside of video games.
How To Be A Great Games Employer
UK Best Places To Work Awards winners Steve Cuss (Criterion), Hannah Wiggins (Mojiworks), David Bowman (Creative Assembly) and Shaun Rutland (Hutch) share what it takes to be a great games company in 2021
Warner Music and why the music industry is investing in video games
Following Twenty One Pilots in Roblox, Warner Music exec Alex Kamins will talk about the converging worlds of video games and music
Lasting Impacts of COVID-19 on Video Game Software
The Europe-wide retail and digital data project GSD looks at how the games market has performed during COVID and afterwards, and what we might expect from the future.
Fireside Chat: Jade Raymond, Haven Studios
The former Ubisoft, EA and Google games veteran discusses the formation of a new independent studio, and the challenges of building a team during a pandemic
Fireside Chat: Jim Ryan, Sony Interactive Entertainment
The PlayStation CEO and President will discuss his career at Sony, his views on the PlayStation brand and what he hopes from the future of games
Obsidian Entertainment: Working with Publishers and Being Acquired
CEO of Obsidian, Feargus Urquhart, chats with GamesIndustry.biz and gives his top tips and advice to developers when signing deals, working with publishers or looking to be acquired
Harry Hamer (LVP), Ago Simonetta (Thunderful), Parin Shah (LEGO Ventures), and Cassia Curran (Curran Games Agency) offer advice and guidance for developers
Getting Investor Ready With Twin Suns and Hiro Capital
The new AAA game developer Twin Suns will discuss its relationship with investors Hiro Capital. Speakers: Forest Swartout Large (Twin Suns). Cherry Freeman, (Hiro Capital)
Successfully Relaunching Your Kickstarter Campaign
Kickstarter's Anya Combs on getting crowd-funding right on your second try
New Frontiers: From self-published to third-party publisher
Frontier CEO David Braben OBE shares his experience of working with publishers and securing investment - and also discusses Frontier’s own move into third-party publishing
Jason Della Rocca's guide to pitching video games
The industry veteran shares his wisdom on how indie developers should sell their game (and themselves) to prospective publishers