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MidWeek Updates: Gaming Events 2019

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6.12.19 Another midweek update, this time games. Festivals, conferences, and other events for the upcoming months across the globe, courtesy of gamesindustry.biz.  Credit source: gamesindustry.biz JULY 2019 GamesAid Charity Poker Tournament at Develop: Brighton The annual GamesAid Charity Poker Tournament at Develop: Brighton is back. To take part in the tournament and guarantee one of 60 places, games industry players need to register their £50 donation/buy-in and name on our dedicated Justgiving Page. The game is Texas Hold ‘Em No Limit with a £50 donation/buy-in. Re-buys and add-ons will be available on the night. There won’t be cash prizes available, however, a number of other exciting prizes will be announced. As always, all levels of players are welcome!  9th July 2019  Brighton Hilton Metropole https://justgiving.com/fundraising/gamesaidpokeratdevelop2019 Develop: Brighton Develop: Brighton has been bringing together the European Game Dev community from global superstars to micro indies – since 2006. Come and learn from your peers and share your experiences, hear from the industry’s leading lights, get up-to-date with the latest tools, techniques and industry trends, plus network …

MidWeek Updates: SXSW Gaming 2019

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2.20.19 Hump Day Wednesday…Gamers…if your planning to attend the SXSW Gaming 2019 in Austin next month in March, I found this little thing… Credit source: Events 4 Gamers SXSW Gaming 2019 Friday, March 15, 2019, to Sunday, March 17, 2019 – all day  Event Details WHEN Friday, March 15, 2019, to Sunday, March 17, 2019 – all day  WHERE Austin Convention Center at 500 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701, USA COST $20-39 Single Day, $39 Three-day Wristbands (discount until Jan. 27) Buy Tickets    Description  Tickets  Organizer  Venue Official Website: https://gaming.sxsw.com/ Explore highlights and get ready to celebrate gaming culture at SXSW Gaming 2019 via a unique combination of exhibitions, esports tournaments, hands-on play, awards, panels, and more. I will try to post a reminder close to the event.   Featured and other images: gaming.sxsw.com & Events 4 Gamers

MidWeek Update: Upcoming Gaming Events

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1.16.19 Hello everyone…it’s time to get your gaming on! Have found some information on upcoming gaming events for February and March from the cool site, EG4 or Events for Gamers. Credit source: EG4 Events for Gamers Digital Entertainment World (DEW) 2019 Monday, February 4, 2019, to Tuesday, February 5, 2019 – all day  Event Details WHEN Monday, February 4, 2019, to Tuesday, February 5, 2019 – all day  WHERE Marina del Rey Marriott at 4100 Admiralty WayMarina del Rey, California, United States, 90292 COST $799 Buy Ticket       Digital Entertainment World (DEW) Official Website: https://www.dewexpo.com/ Our mission is to provide a first-class platform for leading intellectual property rights holders from video, music, games, and publishing to access the entire digital value-chain of technology and service providers, digital distributors and device manufacturers, to build the partnerships necessary to create and monetize digital content across all significant platforms. Digital Entertainment World attracts a group of digital-minded executives and professionals, focused on monetizing digital content, from all levels including: CEOs & Presidents Founders Investors CMOs EVPs, SVPs, VPs, …

Best Of Games 2018

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12.19.18 Hello again…I haven’t played a video game in a while. What was the best game you’ve played this year? Well according to The Verge, Kotaku, Game Spot, and Digital Trends, here are the Best Games of 2018… The Verge THE 15 BEST VIDEO GAMES OF 2018 By Andrew Webster           Kotaku The Best Video Game Surprises of 2018 Mike Fahey and Gita Jackson             Game Spot Best Games Of 2018 By Chris Pereira     Digital Trends Here are our writers’ picks for the best video games of 2018 By Digital Trends Staff    There will be more best of 2018 stuff! Enjoy the rest of your Wednesday, be blessed.   Featured and other images, Digital Trends, Game Spot, The Verge, & Kotaku

Weeknd Update: Game Events & Conferences 2018

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10.13.18 Hello…the weekend is here. It’s time to relax and breathe out the toxic mess from the five days before. Calling all gamers, if you are interested in conferences, this is your lucky day… Credit source: gameindustry.biz   OCTOBER 2018 White Nights Moscow 2018 The White Nights Conference is an international business conferencefor game industry with the content across mobile, PC, console, web, ARand VR. The White Nights events attract influential game industryprofessionals and take place three times a year in February (Berlin),in June (St. Petersburg) and in October (Moscow). Every year more than4,000 visitors altogether attend the conference. Industry-leadingcompanies like King, Obsidian, Supercell, Rovio, Bandai Namco, BigFish, Wargaming, Playrix, Pixonic, Facebook, Google, and many othershave already attended.  16th October 2018  Congress Park at Radisson Royal, Russia, Moscow wnconf.com   Game Executive 2018 Game Executive 2018 takes place at the Aalto University Executive Education in Helsinki, Finland on 17th October 2018  17th October 2018  Aalto University Executive Education, Helsinki, Finland, Europe gameexecutive.fi/   Crypto Games Conference Crypto Games Conference is the first international conference dedicated …

MidWeek Update: Gaming Conferences for September 2018

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9. 12. 18 Hello people! It’s been a while since I posted anything for games. Makeup time today! I know it’s a bit late, but I managed to find several, thanks to GamesIndustry.biz. Credit source: gamesindustry.biz ESI London 2018 ESI London is a three-day esports business conference focused on building a bridge between expertise and interest while explaining the esports industry from the inside out. A full day of esports focused workshops covering topics such as how to build a brand and make content just like an esport endemic, league, event and team operations, the importance of PR in esports, legal and compliance and much more will cover just day one.  18th September 2018  Olympia, London, United Kingdom https://sbcevents.com/esi-london-2018/     Mobile Growth Summit Canada 2018 Mobile Growth Canada is a 1-day event filled with insightful content from the best in business such as Facebook, Playtika, and a host of other proven players in the mobile app business. FREE for all mobile marketers thanks to our sponsors of the event. Join this growing mobile marketing …

Shadow Spotlight: Professional Gamers

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8. 20. 18 Hello, hope everyone enjoyed the weekend. It’s time to shine the spotlight on Professional Gamers. What is a professional or pro gamer you ask? Here is a clear definition… pro gamer – is basically one who played one game all the time and win at tournaments. but one who play games on the hardest difficulty, one who always on top 3 places at multiplayer – you can call it pro gamer too. pro gamer doesn’t have to go to a tournament to be a pro. PredatorRules. Pro is defined as professional – gamespot.com These guys and gals get paid a ridiculous amount of money to just play video games. Found a few videos to show you what they do, the life of a gamer, plus to see a list of the highest paid gamers.         This video was posted a year ago…     Ladies are making names for themselves too. Here is another video from a year ago…       If you think you have what it takes to be a professional gamer, then you really need …

Wknd Update: Game Industry Events for 2018

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6. 16. 18 Hello and Happy Saturday! For those of you who are gamers and love to attend game industry events, take a look at these upcoming events for August and September 2018… Credit source: http://www.gameindustry.biz   SIGGRAPH 2018 SIGGRAPH 2018 takes place at the TBA in Vancouver, Canada on 12th August 2018  12th August 2018  TBA, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, North America s2018.siggraph.org     Devcom 2018 Devcom is the primary game developers event at GamesCom, the world’s largest computer and video games event. Devcom is a prestigious, two-day umbrella framework for a series of events focused around game development, game publishing, networking and community building.  19th August 2018  Koelnmesse, Cologne, Germany https://devcom.global/     Gamescom gamescom is Europe’s leading business platform of the games industry and the global 360-degree event for digital gaming culture. It is the best-in-class show for games, as well as the central trade and media platform for networking business development, sales, press, and community in one place.  21st August 2018  Koelnmesse, Cologne, Germany gamescom-cologne.com/gamescom/index-9.php     Pax Dev 2018 …