Eight BAME-background talents from the games industry have been selected for the London Games Festival’s yearly 2020 Ensemble showcase. Ensemble, supported by the British Council, highlights the significant contribution BAME creatives have made to the UK’s games culture at every level, focusing…
Dates Announced for London Games Festival 2020
Over 100,000 people will join the annual celebration of video games and interactive entertainment as London Games Festival announces its dates for 2020: 26 March to 6 April. 97,000+ people attended 40 different events during the 2019 festival. In 2020…
UK games market reaches a record £5.7bn
At Games Impact Summit part of the London Games Festival Hub conference Ukie – the trade body for the UK’s games and interactive entertainment industry – reveals the value of the UK consumer games market reached a record £5.7bn in…
London Game Festival free one-day event at Trafalgar Square on Saturday 13 April
A free, one-day event in the heart of London will take place in Trafalgar Square on Saturday 13 April to celebrate the climax of next month’s London Games Festival. The Trafalgar Square Games Festival is a takeover of the iconic…
London Games Festival’s annual Games Character Parade Returns
The Guildhall Yard in historic City of London will turn into a celebration of cosplay and games culture when London Games Festival’s annual Games Character Parade and Family Day returns on Saturday 6 April. The parade is part of the…
London Games Festival fourth annual Games Finance Market Heats Up
Momentum is building behind the upcoming fourth annual Games Finance Market, part of London Games Festival, which has secured participation from a number of world-renowned investors and game funders. 60 different investors are expected to attend the event on 3…
Ukie sponsors this year’s Now Play This
Ukie has become a major funder of this year’s Now Play This, part of the London Games Festival, to support more experimental game commissions and to help extend the exhibition’s run . It comes as part of a new three-way partnership with…
London Games Festival 2019 first speakers, partners and attendees announced
Video games VIPs, powerful investors and other international leaders have confirmed their participation in the London Games Festival 2019, with first speakers, partners and attendees announced. Leading games creators will lead summits and discussions on cutting edge interactive entertainment while…
London Games Festival Returns April 2019
London Games Festival, backed by the Mayor of London with funding of £1.2m over three years, seeks to make London the game’s capital of the world. It is delivered by Games London, an initiative from Film London, the capital’s screen industries agency, and video…
Events DC’s Heads to London Games Festival with NRG Esports
As part of its esports initiative, Events DC, the official convention and sports authority for the District of Columbia, will participate in the London Games Festival, an annual global reaching gaming and entertainment festival that attracts more than 50,000 festivalgoers…
When Should Online Gamers Switch to Full Fibre Broadband?
Video games remain popular across the UK. Although the console is still considered king, online…
