Our tenth yr of delivering deal-making, career-changing convention experiences for the video games business is off to an incredible begin with a record-breaking PG Connects London.
This Monday twenty second and Tuesday twenty third, we welcomed 2,600 attendees from greater than 1,300 firms – a brand new document. All have been eager to be taught and do enterprise within the UK capital. We regularly say that our occasions are for the worldwide video games business and guests from 65 international locations gathered in London for our flagship occasion of the yr.
Lots of these attendees have been there to listen to the newest traits and be taught finest practices in every little thing from recreation design to monetisation. The ultimate tally reached 290 world-class skilled audio system delivering the 29-track convention schedule throughout each days. Others got here for the possibility to fulfill key resolution makers from a few of the most fun manufacturers and pioneers within the business, with over 5,000 conferences organised by means of our official on-line MeetToMatch platform.
Little doubt you’ll bear in mind that it’s a difficult time for the video games business, with quite a few experiences of layoffs. We wished to assist our colleagues in search of new alternatives with a brand new deal with the Careers Zone which helped registered jobseekers match with energetic recruiters.
Attendees additionally met their dream enterprise contacts by means of our curated matchmaking occasions Writer SpeedMatch and Investor Connector, whereas dozens of indie builders bought the unparalleled alternative for real-time skilled suggestions, media protection and prizes with our Very Large Indie Pitch occasions.
This was our busiest present flooring but as nicely, bustling with manufacturers demonstrating their services and products all day, each days.
Making the information
In addition to the very newest business insights and hotly debated matters onstage, this week’s occasion additionally noticed product launches and an awards announcement. Right here’s a fast roundup of a few of our hottest articles that got here out of PGC London this week.
The way forward for Gen AI: “I don’t see how this doesn’t turn into a key a part of the workflow”
PGC London panel discusses the way forward for video games improvement with synthetic intelligence and its potential risk to the roles market
The High 50 Blockchain Sport Firms revealed
The group at Blockchaingamer.biz have picked their High 50 firms for 2024, and revealed the rundown stay at Pocket Gamer Connects London
You have been laid off… What now?
An insightful PGC London panel discusses expertise with layoffs and what to do subsequent
Jesse Lempiäinen of Geeklab delivers the right recreation launch
Stay from Pocket Gamer Connects London, the ex-Rovio, Geeklab CEO and founder dispels myths and explains why two (or extra) is at all times higher than one…
AI vs NFTs… What’s actually the subsequent massive factor in video games?
Panellists at PGC London focus on the assorted applied sciences prevalent in recent times and the place they could be going subsequent
A phrase from the boss
Metal Media CEO Chris James (pictured above) was delighted with the quantity of video games professionals that joined us to kick off the occasion sequence’ tenth yr. This success solely reaffirms the corporate’s plan to assist much more manufacturers and people take their recreation companies to the subsequent stage this yr than ever earlier than.
“I at all times look ahead to PGC London and to the chance to kickstart the yr with the nice and good – alongside the upcoming vivid and good – of the video games business with perception, positivity and a way of exhilaration… and I wasn’t upset in ’24!
“Regardless of the miasma of downbeat headlines and the physique blows from hefty layoffs, our record-breaking tenth anniversary present remained each bit as filled with infectious power, new concepts and (whisper it!) resilient optimism as I can keep in mind.
“I used to be notably overwhelmed by the goodwill from all quarters of the two.600 delegates in the direction of myself, my group (who frankly deserve it nicely) and naturally the convention itself. All I can actually say is that the sensation is VERY a lot mutual.
“I am exceptionally pleased with the present and our superior group, however much more so of the broader video games business – I actually could not consider a spot I would somewhat be than working alongside you all! Greatest needs to everybody else in video games for the brand new yr! It might be slightly bumpy, however the future is unbelievably vivid, so if we stick collectively we’ll be advantageous.”
Thanks and see you quickly
Our tenth anniversary London version had extra attendees, extra exhibitors, extra builders and extra publishers than any of our conferences earlier than! We’re immensely grateful to all people who made this attainable, as we couldn’t have requested for a greater begin to 2024 – thanks to each attendee, speaker and sponsor for this occasion. This magnificent success couldn’t have been attainable with out you.
It was our real pleasure to host you in London – and we are able to’t wait to see you at one in every of our exhibits all year long in San Francisco, Dubai and Helsinki.
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