Games Industry Events

Playtopia sees South African and global creators and players celebrate the African gaming industry. It is a place for people to come together to share ideas, connect across continents and disciplines, and to exhibit work.

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Gamedev.world is a global game developer conference featuring 30+ speakers from around the globe, where you can learn from top developers in talks and meetings.

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HIT Games Conference is an online conference focused on developing, marketing, and growth in the games industry.

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The BIG Conference continues the path opened by the Fun&Serious Game Festival, held in Bilbao for the first time in 2011. After the pandemic hiatus, which forced the event to hold an online edition and a hybrid one the following year, the BIG Conference rebrands to become an exclusive event aimed at industry professionals.

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Copenhagen Gaming Week is a new international festival uniting all aspects of gaming and esports in the Danish capital: Your chance to level up on futuristic tech, current trends, and retro classics while connecting with like-minded individuals who share your passion.

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The Digital Gaming India Expo 2023 brings together the entire eco-system from India and overseas to facilitate collaboration among gaming companies and showcases institutions working on various technologies.

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Pocket Gamer Connects is the leading international conference series for the global games industry. PG Connects has established a reputation as a must-attend conference if you want to meet the most exciting game makers, developers, and publishers alike, as well as some of the world's top investors, tools providers, platforms, and more.

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The 13th Annual New York Game Awards will celebrate the best games and talented legends from around the world that make it all happen. Hosted at the SVA Theatre in Manhattan, the evening will be filled with game showcases and live performances followed by an after party.

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The Taipei Game Show 2024 will feature a wide range of content, including online gaming, arcade games, and gaming peripherals. Visitors can experience the latest trends in developments in the gaming industry, as well as network with industry professionals.

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Gamesforum Barcelona 2024 will feature insightful keynotes, interactive panels, and networking opportunities with industry professionals.

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The D.I.C.E. Summit is thee premier video game networking conference which includes a variety of intimate and exciting events to make sure you get the best time to interact with attendees.

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Born in Ukraine in 2008, DevGAMM has been uniting game industry professionals from Eastern Europe and beyond for over 15 years. Each conference features multiple networking opportunities, heavy-packed content by top speakers, new games from all over the world, and more.

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The annual Hamburg Games Conference has been a permanent date in the calendar of the international games industry for over 14 years. With a strong focus on C-Level Business and Investment, HGC offers a 2 Day onsite conference, with more than 30+ editorial talks, an expo, evening events and matchmaking.

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The NextGen Game Development Summit is an event for industry professionals, innovators, and enthusiasts in the gaming world. The conference aims to provide a platform for knowledge exchange, collaboration, and networking among key stakeholders.

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The SXSW Conference provides an opportunity for the global community of digital creatives to encounter cutting-edge ideas, discover new interests, and network with other professionals who share a similar appetite for forward-focused experiences.

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The Game Developers Conference (GDC) brings the game development community together to exchange ideas, solve problems, and shape the future of the industry across five days of education, inspiration, and networking.

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PAX East is a celebration of gaming and gaming culture featuring panels, a massive expo hall filled with publishers and studios, new game demos, musical performances, tournaments, and a community experience.

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London Games Festival will run for its ninth year, with a city-wide celebration that incorporates a programme of activity for global games professionals and players from across the country. Programming across the 16-day event will be grouped around three strands that will focus on: industry, talent and impact, and gameplay.

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The ninth edition of Reboot Develop Blue continues to be one of the biggest games industry events, including more than 150 speakers over a three-day lineup and a B2B expo area.

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W.A.S.D 2024 is the central playable and interactive feature of London Games Festival, where attendees can experience a range of playable games, meet game developers, and learn how to start a career in games.

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The Game Music Foundation presents The Sounds of the Fireflies - an orchestral rendition of The Last of Us Score, paired with The Symphony of the Realms, a symphonic concert featuring music from Baldur's Gate 3. The event will also feature an educational programme featuring masterclasses, panel discussions, and an opportunity to meet those behind the featured soundtracks.

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Digital Dragons 2024 is one of the Europe’s largest business events, addressed to the representatives of the digital entertainment sector.

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Celebrating its 20th anniversary with Nordic Game Spring 2024, attendees can expect the best speakers from the global industry, access to games industry professionals, and a host of networking and social events as well as the Nordic Game Awards.

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The Central Asia Games Show (CAGS) conference and exhibition will be attended by game developers, publishers, investors, and speakers from the United States, Europe, China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and the Kyrgyz Republic.

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The inaugural Gamescom Latam is merging with BIG Festival in 2024, and will also include an industry meeting point facilitating networking between industry progressions.

Develop:Brighton is the only event in the UK that brings the entire gaming industry together. It offers media an opportunity to meet game developers and publishers - from the brightest micro indies to development legends.

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Established in 2012, BitSummit was founded with the goal of giving Japanese independent game makers a chance to show their games to the world. As well as support from leading industry companies like Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, and Valve, BitSummit has established itself as a leading venue in which indie developers can showcase their talent.

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Europe's biggest game developer conference will again offer a wide range of events and sessions for international game developers, game publishers, and service providers.

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The world's largest event for computer and video games and Europe's most comprehensive business platform for the games industry will once again be held in Cologne in 2024.

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PAX West 2024 is a celebration of gaming and gaming culture featuring panels, an expo hall with publishers and studios, new game demos, musical performances, and tournaments.

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Held annually in the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan, the Tokyo Game Show focuses on Japanese games, but also welcomes international game developers. The show is open to the public during the last two days, allowing them to experience the latest gaming technologies.

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The NZGDC 2024 is a three-day event that fosters a dynamic ecosystem of collaboration, innovation, and growth, uniting game developers, VFX artists, and animators under one roof.

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