Taipei Game Show (TGS) announced today that the 21st TGS will be held on February 2-5, 2023 at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 1. The Asia Pacific Game Summit, B2B ZONE, and B2C ZONE will be hosted during this period. The organizer, Taipei Computer Association, also announced the theme of the show in 2023: “Come in Gameverse”, inviting gamers to explore a next-gen gaming experience.
Starting in August, the organizer will be accepting B2C Zone exhibitor applications from businesses. The organizer revealed that a large number of games that had been previously delayed will be launched in the second half of 2022. Global marketing campaigns for these games are also starting to get back on track. Many businesses, including major game publishers around the world, have reached out to the organizer for early marketing plans. The forecast expects to see TGS returns to pre-pandemic scales in 2023. TGS has always been the first major gaming event to launch each year. It is also the first stop where the international game industry chooses to market their games to the Asia-Pacific region. In 2023, TGS will continue the hybrid model, hosting both online and offline events in tandem to create an incredible festival dedicated to gamers. TGS will release more information on its 2023 edition on their official website and Facebook page. Please stay tuned!
Taipei Game Show 2023
Date
B2C ZONE Feb. 2nd to Feb. 5th, 2023 (Exhibitor Registration will be open in August)B2B ZONE Feb. 2nd to Feb. 3rd, 2023 (Exhibitor Registration will be open in September)Asia Pacific Game Summit Feb. 2nd to Feb. 3rd, 2023
COLOGNE / NEW YORK —ESL Gaming, a part of ESL FACEIT Group, and Spotify, the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service of its kind, are thrilled to announce they are joining forces to provide the German-speaking esports community with qualitative, yet uncomplicated, access to their favorite music experiences and exclusive podcasts.
Unlocking the potential of human creativity and creating a place where everybody can be somebody, the collaboration is another step forward in expanding the esports culture and fulfilling both companies’ mission to enable more diversity and inclusion in their communities. Through the partnership with Spotify, fans have the opportunity to discover upcoming music artists, while they are able to easily access their music through a dedicated Spotify playlist. The whole partnership is represented by the claim “Level up with our gaming soundtrack”.
“Music and gaming truly go hand in hand, so we are therefore very excited to partner with Spotify and offer fans the best possible music experience,” said Benny Eichelmann, Senior Director, Global Brand Partnerships at ESL Gaming. “The partnership is a natural brand fit as it combines the best of the undisputed leader among music streaming platforms and the world’s leading esports company. By working together we can now enhance the experiences of our German communities to enjoy both their favorite music and premier esports content.”
“Gamers are increasingly becoming tastemakers in music, are important influencers in pop culture and shaping the zeitgeist. For Spotify ,gaming is one of the most important fandoms and our already established activities in gaming will be expanded with partnerships like this one. We will offer many opportunities for gamers as the new music influencers and it will be exciting to be able to map out further content around the ESL competitions”, said Heiner Kuhlmann, Head of Marketing at Spotify DACH.
The partnership commenced with the ESL Pro League (EPL) Season 16 Conference Stage in June, and continud to include international competitions through Intel® Extreme Masters (IEM) Cologne 2022 on July 5-17 — it will also include the Group and Playoff Stages of EPL Season 16 on August 31-October 2. Furthermore, the collaboration enables a deepened music experience for ESL Gaming’s products in the German speaking market, including the ESL Meisterschaft (ESL Gaming’s German National Championship), the Virtual Bundesliga, and DreamHack Hannover.
Bringing the best possible music experience to esports fans around the world, ESL and DreamHack branded playlists are already available on Spotify. Stay tuned as more custom content will be added soon.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, July 26, 2022, Cologne / New York / London / Paris — ESL Gaming, a part of ESL FACEIT Group, and Gravity Media are excited to announce a partnership delivering the production services of ESL Gaming’s global esports events over the next three years.
ESL Gaming will use Gravity Media as their exclusive service provider at some of the world’s largest multi-genre gaming and esports events, including Intel® Extreme Masters (IEM) Cologne in Germany, ESL One Malaysia in Malaysia, the IEM Rio Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship in Brazil, DreamHack Atlanta in the US, and many more. Gravity Media are proud to have been chosen to provide their expertise, equipment, and specialized human resources to deliver state-of-the-art esports event productions that can serve ESL Gaming’s complex and flexible needs worldwide.
“Having the best possible broadcast experience is fundamental to us, as this is how we can bring our most memorable and iconic moments to all of the fans around the globe,” said Tobias Grieser, SVP Production at ESL Gaming. “Partnering up with Gravity Media opens many new doors for us to deliver the action from the world’s biggest esports stages to anyone’s home. With their cutting-edge technology and global presence, we can ensure that fans can enjoy our events to the fullest from wherever they are located and that they can do so in the best possible quality.”
“The future for esports is bright, offering many opportunities for new and exciting broadcasting approaches to provide the perfect environment for companies to engage with their clients,” said Ed Tischler, Managing Director, EMEA, at Gravity Media. “Gravity Media is excited to be working alongside ESL Gaming on multiple prestigious esports events. This project marks another truly global team effort where Gravity Media looks forward to capturing more from the thrilling esports action taking place over the globe. Our teams and offices in America, Australia, Europe, and across the Middle-East are excited to join forces with ESL Gaming to offer our world-leading expertise and support.”
To help you discover upcoming game industry events calendar that includes conferences, conventions, festivals and many other types of events, we post a consolidated list here on Events for Gamers each month.
We’re in the heat of summer (literally in the case of our headquarters here in Texas) and all the summer events are being talked about, starting with the super popular board and card game focused event, Gen Con! We’ve been to Gen Con numerous times over the last couple of decades and highly recommend attending this event at some point in your game industry adventures.
Notice how few online events there are with nearly as many hybrid as there are online? The trend accelerates from last month.
View this month’s event list below. You can also click here for the main calendar view that includes events into 2022 and beyond.
San Jose, Calif. – July 19, 2022 – SiliCon with Adam Savage, Silicon Valley’s largest Comic Con and Maker Con, has announced an expanded lineup of immersive, hands-on Maker opportunities in its large, dedicated Savage MakerVerse makerspace in the exhibit hall and new, reduced-priced family packages that deliver a weekend of inspiration, engagement and entertainment – all at a great value.
“Fostering a love of learning, making and reaching for the stars is at the heart of our family-friendly SiliCon with Adam Savage Comic Con and Maker Con,” said Adam Savage, Creative Director and SiliCon 2022 co-producer, special effects designer and fabricator, actor, educator, and television personality/producer, including the host of Tested and former co-host of Discovery’s Mythbusters series. “We are bringing together the very best makers in the world to inspire the makers of the future and encourage their inner talent and creativity while giving them the freedom to entertain themselves for hours on end in our large Savage MakerVerse.”
Hands-On Maker Opportunities
With Adam Savage at the helm as Creative Director and a dedicated 4,500 square foot makerspace on the show floor, SiliCon stands out from the rest as the “Maker’s Con.” The Savage MakerVerse will be buzzing with activities for makers of all ages and experience levels! Attendees can work on projects alongside other makers from around the country and get hands-on with new tools and materials at the surrounding booths. Learn from the pros through a series of demos and panels on the Maker Stage.
This year’s SiliCon features a tremendous variety of workshops and instructions for a fun-filled weekend of speed-build challenges, skill-building maker workshops, and cosplay design contests. Most activities are free to join.
The Savage MakerVerse space includes:
MakerVerse Workstations: The center of the MakerVerse will host a dozen work tables (120-person capacity) and all the supplies needed to build along with the pros or create something totally unique in a shared workshop setting. Visitors will have access to a variety of tools and materials, including plenty of EVA foam, felt, string, paint, glue, cutting tools, and wearable electronics. Free and fun for all ages!
Maker Stage: Attendees can meet and learn from the pros, including some maker heroes, through a series of project demonstrations and discussion panels on the Maker Stage, such as Blockbuster Effects for Indie Filmmakers; Greeblies, Kit-Bashing, and Dumpster Diving; or step inside an 80s video game and play real-life Punch-Out. All Maker Stage presentations are free and family-friendly!
Speed Build Challenges: Makers can test their design chops with a build challenge focused on a single material: Day 1 – armature wire, Day 2 – cardboard. Contestants will be provided with a limited kit of tools and materials to make something from scratch while they race the clock and their opponents! Each winner will receive a prize pack from SiliCon sponsors. The challenges are also free and fun for families, teams, or individual makers. Registration is required.
Cosplay Design Contest: “Create the Improbable” Costume Mashup: Cosplayers can flex those DIY cosplay skills and break out their best puns! Contestants will be provided with a full kit of tools and materials and have two days to design and build a unique – and hilarious – cosplay mashup piece. Those who think outside the box and impress the panel of pro-cosplay judges might just take home one of three spectacular prize packs, awarded on the Maker Stage. Participation is free and geared towards teens and adults. Registration is required.
Mystery Box Make-off: Attendees can cheer on their favorite makers in this game show-style challenge as they face off and race the clock. Each contestant will receive a mystery box and will be tasked with building a costume piece using only – and all of – the contents. Join us at the Maker Stage for laughs and learning as we watch pro makers hack together something wacky at top speed! Many will enter, only one can win. Free to watch and family-friendly!
Hands-on Maker Workshops: Makers can try out new tools and techniques in a series of intensive, skill-building workshops hosted by some of the most talented makers in the country. Some of the hands-on opportunities include building Cyberpunk Goggles with pre-cut foam pattern pieces or disguising an inexpensive starter object to make a Cyberpunk Headset. Some may want to take foamsmithing to the next level with a workshop on texturing EVA foam or get messy and perfect their own foam finishing at Sand Camp! Workshops are geared towards teens and adults. Registration and additional materials fees are required.
Cosplay Construction + Repair Booth: Wardrobe malfunctions and prop upgrade challenges happen. Cosplayers can stop by the Cosplay Construction + Repair booth for costume troubleshooting needs, plus the tools and materials to make those modifications on the fly. Expert staff from official sponsor Blick Art Materials (booth #512) and the pros at SKS Props will be on hand to help. Other pro maker guests will drop in at scheduled times throughout the weekend. Free and family-friendly!
Maker Museum: SiliCon’s pro maker guests collectively have hundreds of years of industry experience between them – and with credits such as Star Wars, Jurassic Park, the Marvel Universe, Make Magazine, Hackaday, and even the National Air and Space Museum, they have a lot to share! Get a close-up look at some of their favorite personal projects and prototypes on display in the Maker Museum. Free and family-friendly!
SiliCon with Adam Savage is offering its first-ever Family Fun Packs, offering up to a 33 percent discount on ticket prices for a family of four! The Family Fun Packs include free tickets for children ages 6 to 12 and deeply discounted ticket prices for children ages 13 to 18 with the purchase of two regularly priced adult tickets. Pricing for Family Fun Packs for a family of four starts at $100 for a Saturday Family Pass, $80 for a Sunday Family Pass, and $160 for a 2-Day Family Pass. As always, the event is free for children under six.
This fantastic, discounted package is a limited-time offer and is available through Monday, August 8, 2022. Visit www.siliconsj.com for details and to purchase the Family Fun Packs.
The two-day convention, themed “Creating the Improbable,” offers a ton of family-friendly science, technology and pop culture fan extravaganza and comic convention designed to inspire and entertain with science/tech discussions, film and TV screenings, and of course, incredible celebrity guests, including Christopher Lloyd from Back to the Future, George Takei from Star Trek, and Karen Gillan from Guardians of the Galaxy and Doctor Who, Kari Byron and Tory Belleci from MythBusters, Darrell Maloney, aMarvel Prop Maker, Frank Pillar,known for his incredible Iron Man suits, and academy-award nominated Shohreh Aghdashloo, from House of Sand and Fog and The Expanse, who recently joined the lineup.
Discount Accommodations
SiliCon with Adam Savage attendees may purchase a special group rate of $139 US per night at the Marriott San Jose.
Sponsorship and Exhibitor Opportunities
Special thanks to SiliCon with Adam Savage sponsors: Amazon Alexa, Blick Art Materials, Digi-Key, Surebonder, Itemfarm, Print Bed, Raspberry Pi and SKS Props. For information on custom sponsorship and exhibitor packages, contact susan@siliconsj.com. Exhibitor and Artist Alley applications are available online. Panel and workshop submissions remain open for a short time and can be submitted here.
SiliCon with Adam Savage
Location: San Jose McEnery Convention Center 150 W San Carlos St, San Jose, CA 95113
Tickets, Photos and Autographs: Single-day and two-day passes for SiliCon with Adam Savage 2022 Tickets Available at:www.siliconsj.com
Dates/Times: Saturday, August 27, 2022 Hours: 10:00 am – 7:00 pm Sunday, August 28, 2022 Hours: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Cologne, 19 July 2022: The gamescom congress opens its doors for trade visitors. After two digital editions, the congress will take place again with an audience on site in Cologne on 25 August 2022. Numerous international guests are expected. Tickets can be purchased now at www.gamescom-congress.de. The gamescom congress is Europe’s leading conference on the social, economic and technological potential of games and will take place for the 14th time as part of gamescom.
Whether education, industry, healthcare or social coexistence – all economic and cultural areas benefit from games and games technologies. With a broad spectrum of topics and top speakers from Germany and abroad, the gamescom congress is in demand far beyond the games industry. In the years before the corona pandemic, tickets were always sold out quickly. This year, the congress will show how digital games and games technologies provide impulses for the economy and society. A highlight at gamescom congress 2022: The talk format Debatt(l)e Royale with Kevin Kühnert (General Secretary, SPD), Mario Czaja (General Secretary, CDU), Emily Büning (Federal Managing Director, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) and Bijan Djir-Sarai (General Secretary, FDP). The debate will focus on topics such as digital education, togetherness on the net, the potential of digital games or the net infrastructure in Germany. Further details on the programme will be published shortly.
– Tickets for students and teachers cost Euro 35.00 (proof required).
– The congress tickets can be combined with admission tickets for gamescom (trade visitors and private visitors) for an additional charge.
Only digital tickets will be issued. The gamescom ticketing app, which is available in the App Store or Google Play Store, is required for purchase. After login with the individual access data of the Koelnmesse account, the ticket is automatically displayed in the ticket wallet of the app.
The gamescom congress will take place for the 14th time in 2022 as part of gamescom, the world’s largest event for computer and video games and Europe’s leading business platform for the games industry. After a two-year break, the congress will return to Cologne with keynotes, panels and workshops. The gamescom congress is organised by Koelnmesse GmbH and game – Association of the German Games Industry. The conference is sponsored by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
KYOTO, JAPAN — July 13, 2022 — BitSummit, now celebrating ten years of connecting International game developers, publishers, and media with Japanese indies, is proud to announce this year’s lineup of games, as well as special interview sessions hosted by Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida. The two-day experience takes place Saturday, August 6 and Sunday, August 7, 2022, in Kyoto, and viewable online through BitSummit’s YouTube, TikTok and Bili Bili and Twitch channels, and via a special collaboration between BitSummit and The MIX (Media Indie Exchange).
The complete roster of the BitSummit X-Roads Indie Game Selection is now available on the BitSummit website. Gamers can now get a preview of the 89 diverse titles from Japan and across the globe that will be playable in Kyoto next month. These include a mix of award-winning, critically-acclaimed games alongside soon-to-be-discovered gems. BitSummit X-Roads selections will be highlighted on multiple live streams through BitSummit’s social channels, Steam, and more.
Sony Interactive Entertainment’s, Shuhei Yoshida (or, as he is known online, ‘Yoshi P’), hosts two intimate developer chats at BitSummit X-Roads, one with Tokyo-based indie developer, oneoreight (Earth Wars, Lost Epic), and the with Goat Simulator, Goat Simulator 3 and Sanctum series devs, Coffee Stain North, offering an international perspective on game development.
Popular U.S. publisher, Devolver Digital announces a BitSummit exclusive gameplay reveal for Gunbrella, with content creator, HighGai. Additionally, Raw Fury’s CEO, Gordon Van Dyke, will join a discussion with X-Roads co-host, Layer-Q, on stage at BitSummit to talk about the development of the Kingdom series and more.
Other guests include:
Asobu’s Anne Ferrero discusses the industry’s challenges with NamaTakahashi, developer of action puzzle-platformer, ElecHead.
KADOKAWA Game Linkage’s FujikawaQ will host an interview with Japanese indie, DeskWorks; the award-winning developers of the notable role-playing game, RPG Time: The Legend Of Wright.
Media partners, The MIX, and Kyoto’s own Cursed to Golf devs, Chuhai Labs, are teaming up to give a closer look at the community of Indies that make BitSummit special. Stop by their booth at the show or join-in all weekend on Twitch! Hosting BitSummit X-Roads is returning MC, J-mon, a bilingual ambassador of indie games based in Japan, joined this year by TV announcer and game event veteran, Ai ‘Aichi’ Yokomachi, and indie game streamer, Layer-Q, who will introduce all 89 selected games throughout the entire weekend.
BitSummit X-Roads will take place Saturday, August 6, and Sunday, August 7, 2022. Both days operation hours are from 10:00 AM JST until 5:00 PM JST. BitSummit X-Roads will broadcast from the main stage on both days live on YouTube, Twitch, TikTok and Bili Bili in Japanese, English and Chinese.
Additional information regarding participating titles, special guest speakers, streaming booths, influencers, and sponsors will be unveiled in the coming weeks. For more information, please visit theBitSummit website andDiscord server or follow BitSummit onFacebook,Twitter, andInstagram. Press and influencers registrations are now open here until August 5th, 2022. Tickets
General admission tickets and business tickets are available on the BitSummit Official website. BitSummit opens its doors to local and visiting indie game enthusiasts for the first time since 2019 and will enforce strict COVID restrictions and safety measures to ensure a safe and secure environment for all exhibitors, developers, and guests.
For more information concerning business tickets and regular visitor passes, please visit the BitSummit Official website.
LOS ANGELES — July 7, 2022 — E3, the world’s premier celebration of interactive entertainment, will make its long-awaited return to the Los Angeles Convention Center in the second week of June, 2023. The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) will partner with ReedPop, the veteran event production company behind PAX, New York Comic Con, Star Wars Celebration, and other acclaimed celebrations of pop culture, to reunite the global video game industry for a week of titanic AAA reveals, earth-shaking world premieres, and exclusive access to the future of video games.
E3 2023 will welcome back publishers, developers, journalists, content creators, manufacturers, buyers, and licensors. The event will also highlight digital showcases and feature in-person consumer components.
“It is a tremendous honor and privilege for ReedPop to take on the responsibility of bringing E3 back in 2023,” said Lance Fensterman, President of ReedPop. “With the support and endorsement of the ESA, we’re going to build a world class event to serve the global gaming industry in new and broader ways than we already do at ReedPop through our portfolio of world leading events and web sites.”
Kyle Marsden-Kish, ReedPop Global VP of Gaming who will lead the newly formed E3 team along with his global gaming live event responsibilities added, “For years, we’ve listened, heard, and studied the global gaming community’s feedback. E3 2023 will be recognizably epic—a return to form that honors what’s always worked—while reshaping what didn’t and setting a new benchmark for video game expos in 2023 and beyond.”
“We are thrilled to bring back E3 as an in-person event with ReedPop, a global leader in producing pop culture events.” continued Stanley Pierre-Louis, President and CEO of the ESA. “The past three years have confirmed that E3 convenes our industry like no other event. ReedPop brings world-class talent and a keen understanding of the video game industry, which will serve to enhance the E3 experience for years to come.”
A streamlined and secure media registration for E3 2023 will begin in late 2022. Confirmed exhibitors, hotel and travel guides, event schedules, and more will be shared in the months to come via media releases and the official E3 website. Media, creators, industry professionals, and fans are encouraged to visit this website often for updates, and to follow E3 on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
We haven’t seen a Blizzcon celebration of their games and community since 2019. BlizzCon 2020 was canceled due to health concerned raised by the COVID-19 pandemic after it was already announced in full. Then in 2021, Blizzard Entertainment’s serious controversy forced the cancelation of BlizzCon 2021. Event troubles continued even into this year with their virtual event canceled.
Fortunately, we’ve got some good news for fans looking a bit ahead. A regular game critic from LA Times, Todd Martens, wrote a piece that broke the news about a possible BlizzCon return to the stage in 2023. Mike Ybarra from Blizzard Entertainment chats with him, “We previously announced we’re taking a pause on BlizzCon while we reimagine it for the future but do want to return to a live event that enables us to celebrate the community,” Ybarra says.” We recently hired a new leader of BlizzCon, April McKee, who is hard at work on that plan. … We are committed to bringing back BlizzCon in 2023.”
Mike and his (somewhat new now) team have been working hard to change the perspective of recent company culture. As industry veterans ourselves, that change will take time. Is it enough time to smooth over relations with the most important asset they have (their community) by the 2023 event? We’ll see.
We here at Events for Gamers follow all event news with interest. As we hear more about BlizzCon 2023 in the months ahead, be sure to keep watch on our channels for the latest news available, including when tickets for 2023’s event may become available.
What do you hope to see announced at the next BlizzCon? Let us know what you’re looking for, whether it’s about Diablo 4, Overwatch 2, their plethora of mobile games in development, or anything else you might like to see from this gaming giant!
Tallinn, Estonia, 28.06.2022 – The Game Wave Festival is an international event taking place for the second year in a row from September 27th to October 2nd in Tallinn, Estonia at Tallink Spa & Conference Hotel. The first three days of six-day-event are dedicated to the game jam.
The Game Wave Festival is a business, education and entertainment event for the gaming industry professionals. It first took place with great success in September 2021 in Jūrmala, Latvia attracting participants from 25 countries.
“Game Wave Festival is an expressive way to celebrate glorious game development heritage, culture and traditions, meet new and old faces, and have fun. It is professional, oriented to have serious business talks, and cozy, to make friends with almost all attendees. I am happy to welcome all of you to the 2nd Game Wave Festival!” — Ints Viksna, Chairman of Board at Latvian Technological center.
The festival is mainly B2B, however, it is designed to avoid the “stiffness” these types of events sometimes have. Game Wave Festival attempts to capture the fun and relaxed ambiance we’ve experienced in other global and regional game events. GWF is large enough to get an overview of the main tendencies in the Nordic and Baltic region, and small enough to make friends with all participants – The friendships you will make in GWF, will follow you all your life.
Main event and B2Match
30.09. – 02.10. The Main Event: Conference, workshops, expo, pitching competitions, business meetings and game jam final presentation.
The conference and interactive events are divided into 5 tracks: General, Art (visual, audial, haptics), Unreal Engine, XR and Board Games.
The online matchmaking platform is available for all participants all 6 days, and the meetings can also be booked on-site. Registered members of the matchmaking will be able to participate both on-site and online.
GWF uses the B2Match meeting and event management platform that works both on web browsers and mobile devices. This platform also handles video calls and conference streaming, so all functionality needed by the participants is neatly in one place.
There will be a private Business area for business ticket holders in Tallink’s Fidel Bar with a nice view of the old town.
The first three days of the six-day-event are dedicated to the game jam Awesome game jam runs from September 27th to 29th. The game jam’s theme and diversifiers of the jam will be decided by the jam sponsors. However, the game jam does not end on the 3rd day, instead, the final ceremony is on the 6th day of GWF. This is by design so that the teams can improve their games by attending workshops and even pitch them in and get feedback in our “Early stage games mentor pitch”.
Three unique game pitching opportunities:
1 to 1 board games author and publisher pitch in a private, closed space, where publishers can take their time to test the game and converse with the authors.
Early stage mentor pitch for anyone not ready for any other pitches, but still willing to train, test their prototype and get feedback. Jammers are welcome.
Nordic Game Discovery Contest Baltic semi-finals where developers from Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania can showcase their games to publishers and industry experts and compete for a place in the finals.
Three special event parties, including Business Afterparty and Pool party
The Business Party (29.09.2022) will be available for organizers, speakers, partners and business ticket holders only.
The Pool party (30.09.2022) will be available for organizers, speakers, partners, business ticket holders only and pool party ticket holders. There will be access to the pool area, sauna, hot tubs and a quieter area by the bar.
The Afterparty (01.10.2022) will be available for almost everyone (except for student ticket holders). It will feature Marioke, a feast table and a quieter area for business conversations.
The 3 day expo for game companies, art, technology & education The expo will be of interest to anyone who has a professional or a hobby curiosity about topics related to game companies, art, technology and education. Learning from last year’s success and good feedback, GWF will place staff members to guard the hall, so that the expo participants are not tied down at their booths for 3 days.
The world’s most iconic conference and festival of creativity expands from North America for the first time in its 36-year history, with a new annual event in Sydney, Australia, showcasing the Asia Pacific’s pre-eminent music, screen, gaming, tech & innovation.
From SXSW: “The SXSW Conference and Festivals is expanding beyond Austin, Texas to bring its famed celebration of the tech, film, and music industries to Sydney, Australia across seven days and nights from October 15-22, 2023.
Gathering the world’s most inspired thinkers and creatives, SXSW Sydney will be an exploration of the best in Music, Screen, Gaming, Technology, and Innovation. Like SXSW in Austin, SXSW Sydney will be a must-attend event for creators and professionals seeking to shape and discover future trends, emerging technology, and access unrivaled networking opportunities.
SXSW Sydney is a collaboration with TEG, The NSW Government & Destination NSW, and will be the official annual Asia Pacific installment of SXSW, which has taken place every March since 1987 in Austin, Texas.
“We couldn’t be more excited and honored to work with TEG and the New South Wales Government via Destination NSW on an event that brings to Australia the professional opportunities and unexpected discoveries that make SXSW unique,” said Roland Swenson, CEO & Co-founder of SXSW. “The purpose of SXSW is to help creative people achieve their goals, and Sydney is the ideal city to serve as a home for the cross-collaboration that exists within the many industries we bring together.”
“SXSW is an event without equal internationally that has launched the careers of so many creative professionals,” said Geoff Jones, Group CEO TEG, Event Producer for SXSW Sydney. “Through showcasing the creator industries of the Asia Pacific to the world, SXSW Sydney will establish a new SXSW touchpoint, enabling the international and cross-sector connections that deliver the most innovative products and content. I would like to welcome Colin Daniels as the Managing Director of SXSW Sydney and thank the NSW Government, Destination NSW, and the team at SXSW for their foresight and support.”
Industry professionals, talent, partners and more can register their interest now at sxswsydney.com. Get ready for Sydney’s take on the iconic SXSW event! Stay tuned for more information throughout the season.”
TOKYO – June 27, 2022 – INDIE Live Expo announces that INDIE Live Expo Winter 2022, the sixth entry in the biannual live digital showcase connecting indie game fans all over the world, will take place Saturday, Dec. 3 and Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. The news comes on the heels of the success of INDIE Live Expo 2022, which set a new record of 15 million views across the two-day, six-hour showcase which highlighted more than 400 games.
INDIE Live Expo Winter 2022 will continue the two-day broadcast format that began with INDIE Live Expo 2022, and will highlight both currently-available games along with INDIE Live Premieres of never-before-seen titles and new information for previously-announced games. The INDIE Live Expo Awards return for its 3rd incarnation, honoring the best indie games from October 2021 to September 2022 as chosen by a worldwide panel of prestigious game journalists and experts.
INDIE Live Expo 2022, the fifth event in the biannual showcase, was shown streaming across multiple platforms in three languages over two days, and with the help of more than 100 streamers simulcasting the show. INDIE Live Expo has now reached more than 57.5 million views across five events since its inception in 2020.
Highlights from INDIE Live Expo 2022 included the surprise launches like acclaimed shoot ‘em up DRAINUS from Team Ladybug and publisher PLAYISM and the announcement of the Nintendo Switch port of Steam smash hit NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD. Day 2 featured new trailers for anticipated upcoming titles Azure Striker GUNVOLT 3 and Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER by CHORUS Interactive and MidBoss, among other world premieres.
“I saw someone say that INDIE Live Expo 2022 ‘motivated me to develop my game’ and that really reminded me why we put on the show,” said Ryuta Konuma, Founder, Ryu’s Office. “We want to be a platform to not only help gamers find the next gem they’ll tell all their friends about, but also inspire developers by showing off their amazing creations. The support of our viewers, participating developers, and sponsors makes that all happen.”
Indie Live Expo 2022’s full showcase VOD can be re-watched in English via YouTube.
The INDIE Live Expo Organizing Team publishes the INDIE Live Expo Letter, an e-mail magazine informing indie game creators of useful information for developing and promoting their games. Developers interested in the community’s latest news, and information about future INDIE Live Expo events and opportunities can sign up for it here.
