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PAX West 2025 Returns to Seattle Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, 2025

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PAX West 2025 Returns to Seattle Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, 2025

SEATTLE – Sept. 2, 2024 – Show organizers ReedPop and Penny Arcade revealed today at the conclusion of PAX West, the West Coast’s most-attended gaming event, that the 2025 edition will return to the Seattle Convention Center for Labor Day Weekend from Friday, Aug. 29, to Monday, Sept. 1, 2025.

PAX West 2024 hosted more than one hundred thousand attendees from around the world, with even more participating in the festivities via Twitch, Steam and other online platforms. Highlights included the Storytime with Phil Spencer, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Gaming; hands-on opportunities with Sony’s Astro Bot; Nintendo demos including the upcoming The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and Super Mario Party Jamboree; and anticipated multiplatform releases like the North American hands-on debut of Capcom’s Monster Hunter Wilds.

PAX West featured a massive expo hall dedicated to tabletop titles, intense competitive gaming in the PAX Arena, live concerts, intriguing panel discussions, community meetups, and opportunities to play games with others across three massive buildings. Fans who missed out on some of the exciting panels and live shows such as the latest Acquisitions Inc. session can catch up with uploads of all the recorded content on the PAX official YouTube channel.

PAX West 2025 will happen in its traditional Labor Day weekend time in the region where Penny Arcade was founded and the first PAX took place. Fans looking ahead to next year can expect expo halls full of developers, and four days of insightful panels and exciting live entertainment.

“It’s hard to believe it’s been twenty years since the founding of PAX, but the energy it was founded with is still there,” said Jerry Holkins, co-founder of PAX, Penny Arcade, and Child’s Play. “In some ways, I feel like we’re just getting started.”

While fans have to wait a year for the next PAX West, PAX will continue to bring gaming communities together with PAX Aus taking place from Friday, Oct. 11, to Sunday, Oct. 13, in Melbourne, Australia; the tabletop-focused PAX Unplugged in Philadelphia from Friday, Dec. 2, to Sunday, Dec. 4; and PAX East in Boston from Thursday, May 8, 2025, to Sunday, May 11, 2025.

For more information on future PAX events, follow PAX on Twitter, Facebook, Twitch, YouTube, and Instagram.

September 2024 Game Industry Conference and Convention Events Calendar

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September 2024 Game Industry Conference and Convention Events Calendar

Happy September Sessions! We’ve put together yet another great list of events you can attend for the month.

September is one of the last month’s of the year packed with events. October and November do have life to them, but if you’re an event go’er, you’re paying attention still to this month.

Many of the listed events are included in the calendar from your contributions in submitting events to the calendar. Thank you for continuing to support us!

Check out this month’s event list below. We’ve made some additions to the overview! You can now see whether an event is B2B (Business-to-Business) or B2C (Business-to-Consumer), as well as the city/country. Click in the event for even more details. You can also click here for the main calendar that includes events throughout the rest of the year and beyond.

September 2-6: GDN Virtual Networking Week | B2B | Online
3-5: Games Industry Law Summit Vilnius | B2B | Vilnius, Lithuania
6: HGC Games Summit India | B2B | Bangalore, India
8-10: Promised Land Art Festival | B2B | Lodz Poland (Hybrid)
11-12 Global Games Pitch – Autumn Edition | B2B | Online
12-13: WN Conference Cyprus | Mix | Cyprus (Hybrid)
13: Women Create Games | B2B | Milan Event Horizon School
13-15: Gaming Istanbul (GIST) | C2C | Istanbul, Turkey
17: Gamesforum London | B2B | London, UK
18: Hive Creative Buzz | B2B | Sofia, Bulgaria
18: Gamesindustry.biz HR Summit | B2B | London, UK
18-19: IndieGameBusiness Sessions: December 2024 | B2B | Online
18-21: Game Devs of Color Expo | B2B | Online
19-20: GDC Showcase | B2B | Online
20-22: TwitchCon San Diego | B2C | San Diego, CA USA
20-22: Latinx Games Festival | Mix | Long Beach, CA USA
23-25: ESI Lisbon | B2B | MEO Arena, Lisbon
25-26: Horizon(s) | B2B | Bordeaux, France
26-27: MeetToMatch – The Tokyo Edition | B2B | Online
26-29: Game Connection Online Tokyo | B2B | Online
27-29: IndieDevDay | B2B | Barcelona, Spain
30-October 2: D.I.C.E. Europe | B2B | Lake Como, Italy
30-October 3: Unreal Fest Seattle | B2B | New Orleans, LA USA
30-October 4: Finnish Games Week | B2B | Helsinki, Finland
30-October 5: Gamathon | B2B | Hybrid

Which events are you attending this month? Let us know by commenting on this article here or on Twitter and Facebook!

gamescom congress 2024 Closes With Record Figures

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gamescom congress 2024 Closes With Record Figures

Cologne, 23 August 2024: The gamescom congress in Cologne on 22 August 2024 was more diverse, international and larger than ever before. 150 experts from all over the world impressively demonstrated in 70 sessions on eight stages how social, economic and
technological progress can be spurred on by games. Over 900 guests, more than ever
before, did not miss out on the varied programme and took advantage of the numerous
opportunities for professional exchange on site. These record numbers were made
possible by the event’s move to the new Confex conference centre on the Koelnmesse
exhibition grounds. The gamescom congress 2024 thus once again underlined its position
as the world’s leading conference on the potential of computer and video games.

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Stylish photo of gamescom congress 2024 signage and a panel (Image: gamescom congress 2024)

The gamescom congress took place for the 16th time in 2024 as part of the world’s largest
games event, gamescom. Using current practical examples, the congress showed how culture, business, science and society can benefit from the innovative power of games. The variety of topics this year was greater than ever before and ranged from the use of games in space travel, the automotive industry and foreign policy to strengthening education and climate protection. This year’s programme focused on talks and panels on the topics of ‘Games and Artificial Intelligence’ and ‘Games and Democracy’. A review of the programme and recordings of selected talks are available here.

To utilise the enormous potential of games in Germany and to catch up as a location for the
games industry in international competition, the framework conditions for the development of games and their technologies must be improved in Germany. Top politicians debated the
necessary steps and strategies in the panel ‘Games Location No. 1 – How can Germany catch up?’. The panel included Michael Kellner (State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action), Nathanael Liminski (Minister for Federal and European Affairs, International Affairs and Media of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and Head of the State Chancellery), Franziska Giffey (Senator for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises and Mayor of Berlin) and Dr. Fabian Mehring (Bavaria’s State Minister for Digital Affairs).

“Games are among the most important drivers of innovation for technology and business and make an effective contribution to the transfer of knowledge and basic democratic values. Nowhere is this more evident than at the gamescom congress. With a record number of impressive talks and presentations, experts from all over the world have shown: games are making an impressive contribution at all levels such as education, research, diversity and environmental protection as well as business and politics. The gamescom congress provides important impulses to ensure that the outstanding potential of games is utilised even more frequently,” says Felix Falk, Managing Director of game – Association of the German Games Industry, the co-organiser of gamescom.

“The gamescom congress brings together experts from all areas of society, business, science and politics. Thanks to its wide range of topics, the congress offers a unique forum during the week of gamescom. By moving to the new Confex conference centre, we are paving the way for further growth in the coming years,” says Gerald Böse, Chief Executive Officer of Koelnmesse GmbH.

gamescom congress 2024 thanks its partners Stadt Köln, KölnBusiness, BDI, eit Culture &
Creativity, esports player foundation, Fashion Council Germany, GMK, Google, Institut français, k3d, Nordic Game Institute, Playing for the Planet, Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur,
Dataspelsbranschen and USK as well as Curatomic, Nerdstar and Quinke Networks.

Video of the Month — Video Games Figures at the San Diego International Comic-Con 2024

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Video of the Month — Video Games Figures at the San Diego International Comic-Con 2024

San Diego international Comic-Con 2024 (which we’ll call Comic-Con 2024) dominated the pop culture scene late last month when it took place in San Diego. I mean, sure, there was big news like Robert Downey Jr. rejoining the Marvel cinematic universe with a cape and a mask as Dr. Doom, Star Trek getting a new series with “Section 31,” Sega’s fictional Yukuza game series getting a Netflix series, and on and on.

But, speaking of video games, games did own a corner of Comic-Con 2024 with cosplayers, games-related talks, exhibitors, and more. But let’s get really focused. What about video game figures?

As it happens, IGN had that covered at Comic-Con 2024 this year. With a four minute-long YouTube video, IGN’s Max Scoville and Brian Altano explored Comic-Con’s massive expo spaces to surface some of the slickest figures from past and present video games. Classic Street Fighter 2 and Mega Man characters, both big Capcom game franchises, get up-close highlights. Even the busted-up signature Street Fighter barrels get a cameo. Plus, exotic car models were featured, too, with a look and feel designed to match figures or their brand.

Beyond video games, pop culture icons like Deadpool, Scooby-Do, and Spongebob Squarepants are also highlighted in their respective familiar-looking environments (or “modeling” with the cars), so the figures look even more on point. This short and sweet video is definitely worth checking out over a snack or coffee break.

Have you attended Comic-Con 2024, and want to share something memorable from your experience? Post a comment or send us a note if you have a video and are interested in E4G featuring it. Whether you are an event coordinator, press, or general attendee, if you have an event video to share with us, please let us know and we’ll be happy to feature it!

The Milk Cup Finals to Make History at Los Angeles Comic Con with First-Ever All-Women’s Fortnite LAN

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The Milk Cup Finals to Make History at Los Angeles Comic Con with First-Ever All-Women’s Fortnite LAN

LOS ANGELES, CA – August 13, 2024 – Gonna Need Milk is set to make history with the inaugural The Milk Cup Finals, the first-ever all-women’s Fortnite LAN event, taking place at Los Angeles Comic Con on October 5. This groundbreaking championship will see 99 of the nation’s best women gamers compete for a share of the largest prize pool in North American women’s esports history, continuing Gonna Need Milk’s commitment to elevating and fueling women athletes.

Developed in collaboration with women gamers and in partnership with Fortnite streamer ThePeachCobbler, Women of the eRena (WOTE) and produced by Raidiant’s all-women production team, The Milk Cup aims to address the unmet needs of women in professional gaming and provides a safe and inclusive space for women to compete professionally. Its inclusive format—featuring open qualifiers, trios, multiple rounds, and scheduled scrims—has allowed players of all skill levels to participate. The Milk Cup is also covering all travel expenses and accommodations for the 33 qualified trios, ensuring that financial barriers do not hinder participation.

The Milk Cup is not just a gaming tournament; it is a cultural milestone in the ongoing effort to elevate women in esports. With over 300 women competing and 2.5 million views through the three qualifiers, the event has already become one of the most-watched women’s esports events of the year

“The Milk Cup is a natural evolution of Gonna Need Milk’s commitment to supporting and empowering women in sports, including esports” says MilkPEP Sr. Marketing Manager Jen Grubb. “In addition to supporting women gamers by creating opportunities to compete and uplifting voices in the space, milk’s nutrients support gamers’ performance on a physical level. Dairy milk provides the nutritional foundation for optimal gaming performance with essential nutrients that can help support focus, plus protein and B vitamins that help provide sustained energy during long gaming sessions.”

On October 5 starting at 1:00 p.m. at the Freeplay zone in the West Hall competitors will engage in a build trios tournament format, scored by a combination of placement points and team eliminations across six matches. The competition will be broadcast live on the gaming stage and promises a player-centric experience and exclusive giveaways.

Fans aged 13-17 can purchase discounted Milk Teen Tickets to L.A. Comic Con, starting at $30 at GonnaNeedMilk.com/Milk-Cup. For those unable to attend in person, IGN is streaming game highlights and the entire event will be streamed live on Twitch, hosted by Kelly Link with commentary by LemonKiwi, and Taco.

“The L.A. Comic Con team is thrilled to play host to The Milk Cup LAN championship,” says L.A. Comic Con VP, Event Director Alli Johnson. “The Milk Cup is an incredible event empowering women gamers to come together, compete, and further their careers.”

The Milk Cup is set to make history in the world of esports, providing a safe and vital platform for the next generation of women gamers to showcase their skills. For more information on The Milk Cup, please visit GonnaNeedMilk.com/Milk-Cup or follow @GonnaNeedMilk on X.

Gamescom Congress 2024 Event Program Announced

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Gamescom Congress 2024 Event Program Announced

Recently, we highlighted the new venue and some key features for the upcoming gamescom congress. Fast forward a month and change, and now the organizers, the Koelnmesse GmbH and game – Association of the German Games Industry, have shared the event program as a whole. The organizers have stressed that the topics cover culture to business to science and society, showing how each can plug into the power of games.

“In the diverse and exciting programme of the gamescom congress, this year’s key topics are particularly noteworthy: ‘Games and Artificial Intelligence’ addresses the current technological innovation that will change all our lives. At the congress, some of the world’s leading experts on the topic will explain the role games play in this and how AI will in turn change game development. Games and Democracy’, the second focus, emphasises the extensive potential of computer and video games to effectively communicate socially relevant topics with their unique strengths. With these two important and highly topical focal themes, the gamescom congress once again impressively demonstrates its topicality and relevance as well as the enormous potential of games for all areas of life,” says Felix Falk, Managing Director of game – Association of the German Games Industry, the co-organizer of gamescom.

This year’s event will begin with the keynote speech “The Joys of AI” by Hillary Mason. Artificial intelligence (AI) remains a red-hot topic in business, including gaming, for the risks and rewards in using it. Her talk will likely touch on these topics while covering the ways of using AI and machine learning in the technical, artistic and business use cases for these fast-evolving technologies.

Beyond the keynote, there’s a wide variety of talks and topics slated across the six stages, including some that are sure to start discussions and debates. For example, there’s AI, of course, multilingualism in game development and events, DEI (diversity equity, and inclusion), pro-Ukrainian game development, democracy in schools, and many others.

The Gamescom Congress program is also integrated into the official Gamescom app (available at no cost on iOS and Android).

Tickets for gamescom congress are available here for € 103 (~ $112 USD). For students and teachers who may want to attend, a special rate of € 38 (~ $41.5 USD) is offered.

PAX West 2024 Brings Monster Hunter Wilds™, Nintendo to 20th Anniversary Show

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PAX West 2024 Brings Monster Hunter Wilds™, Nintendo to 20th Anniversary Show

SEATTLE – August 8, 2024 –  PAX West 2024 organizers ReedPop and Penny Arcade reveal additional exhibitors for the 20th anniversary of the West Coast’s most-attended gaming event, taking place Friday, Aug. 30, through Monday, Sept. 2, at the Seattle Convention Center.

Nintendo joins previously announced AAA exhibitors Bandai Namco, FINAL FANTASY XIV, and Larian Studios, as well as indie publishers including Finji, Ysbryd Games, and Serenity Forge infilling the expo halls with exciting demos and news from fan-favorite franchises and upcoming IPs. To check out the full exhibitor list, head to the PAX West website.

Capcom will celebrate PAX’s birthday bash in style, with the North American debut of a hands-on demo for Monster Hunter Wilds™. PAX West will also have the global hands-on debut of Dead Rising™ Deluxe Remaster and the North American hands-on debut of the newest character coming to Street Fighter™ 6, Terry Bogard, the first-ever guest character to appear in the Street Fighter™ series. PAX Arena will also host a Street Fighter 6 one-day exhibition tournament.

PAX West 2024 will feature a schedule loaded with events, panels, and concerts. The festivities will kick off in spectacular fashion with a Storytime opening session with Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer. Catch four days of live competitive gaming, including the Stream Stars competition, kicking off PAX Arena’s schedule packed with live esports with cash prizes.

“We’re here to celebrate where it all started, twenty years ago,” said Jerry Holkins, co-founder of Penny Arcade and PAX. “Technically it started just east of here, in Bellevue. But that doesn’t make for as good a quote.”

PAX West badges are now on sale for $250 for a 4-day badge, which are in short supply, or $66 for single-day badges for Friday, Saturday, Sunday, or Monday.

For travel info, event schedules, FAQs, and more, check out the PAX West website, and follow PAX on Twitter/X, Facebook, Twitch, YouTube, and Instagram.

Melbourne International Games Week Oct. 3-13, 2024 – Celebrating 10 Years of Connecting Industry, Educators, and Gamers at the Biggest Games Event in Asia Pacific

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Melbourne International Games Week Oct. 3-13, 2024 – Celebrating 10 Years of Connecting Industry, Educators, and Gamers at the Biggest Games Event in Asia Pacific

MELBOURNE – July 26, 2024 – MIGW 2024 is all about fostering connections – between games enthusiasts in the community, between students and the local games industry, and between the local and international games industries. A bumper program will explore how games are opening up new opportunities and possibilities between industries – from music and fashion to health and education. It will showcase the best local talent and most exciting new games coming out of Victoria and around Australia. It will also explore the potential of games tech to make a positive impact on our lives beyond entertainment, with a focus on building community and improving social outcomes.

MIGW showcases Victoria’s thriving industry as a global leader in games, which is amplified by the Victorian Government’s ongoing support and strategic investment in the sector. Flagship industry events, including Games Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP), High Score, and Play Now Melbourne, will offer local studios and developers an opportunity to connect with international games leaders and the games community at large.

ACMI, the spiritual home of games, will once again be a hub for MIGW in 2024 – with a dedicated, world premiere exhibition based on the global-hit Untitled Goose Game, a signature event celebrating Final Fantasy XIV, an interactive commission, a showcase of Australia’s best new games, and lots of free opportunities to play.

Big Games Night Out, the centrepiece of free, family-friendly events at MIGW, will transform Fed Square into a wonderland of games, music, and cosplay for people of all ages to explore.

A SNEAK PEEK AT 2024 EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:

Education and careers in games will be in the spotlight at the 2-day Education Symposium (Thursday-Friday, October 3-4). This new addition to the program aims to build stronger connections and pathways between secondary and tertiary students and educators and the local industry. Highlights from the program include the Great Debate on careers in games; career mentoring and rapid fire sessions by leaders in industry; a hackathon for competing tertiary students and a live session with a parallel conference in Denmark addressing global trends in games education.

Big Games Night Out (Thursday, October 10) – an immersive night of games, music, cosplay and more – returns to Fed Square from 3 pm ‘til late. Big Games Night Out is a free, accessible, and all-ages event that welcomes games fans from all walks of life to come together and celebrate amongst a spectacle of games, music, and technology. Visitors will experience free digital and tabletop game activations, the Cosplay Runway, Esports tournaments, main stage immersive dance-offs, treasure hunts, prizes, live music, and more!

APRA AMCOS’s High Score (Saturday-Sunday, October 5-6) is where Australia’s game audio community gathers each year to learn, network and celebrate the use of music and sound in video games. In 2024, the theme is ‘Connection is Key’ and speakers include world-class local and international talent, such as composers, sound designers and audio directors from the likes of Remedy Entertainment, Summerfall Studios and Sony, to name a few.

Games Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP) (Monday-Wednesday, October 7-9) is the Australian games industry’s premier professional development and networking event, led by the Interactive Games and Entertainment Association (IGEA). Experienced speakers from Australia and abroad will focus on workplace culture, sustainability for studios, and adapting to changing times, alongside networking activities to connect local attendees with their global counterparts and investment opportunities.

After a knockout inaugural event last year, Australia’s pre-eminent games market, Play Now Melbourne (Thursday, October 10) returns for another round in 2024. Presented by VicScreen, Play Now Melbourne brings together local game developers, publishers, platform holders and investors, providing local creatives the unique opportunity to pitch their games to the international market and sell their games to the world. Leading global publishers attending include Devolver Digital, Raw Fury, Oculus Publishing from Meta, Team17, Massive Monster, Fellow Traveller, Akupara Games, Landfall, ASTRA Logical, UltraPlayers and PlaySide Studios.

The Australian games industry’s night of nights, the Australian Game Developers Awards (AGDAs) (Wednesday, October 9) is an opportunity to celebrate the outstanding games and individual achievements of the Australian games community. The AGDAs ACMI Audience Award is a fun opportunity for the public to play and vote for their favourite local game of the year. Also at ACMI during MIGW 2024, Honk! Untitled Goose Exhibition will explore the making of Australian studio House House’s smash success Untitled Goose Game.

Freeplay: Parallels (Thursday, October 10) is a one-night-only showcase of some of the most experimental, personal, and culturally significant work being made right now. Freeplay is pulling out all the stops to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Parallels, which coincides with the 20th anniversary of Freeplay – the world’s longest-running independent games festival. For the first time, Parallels will be at the Melbourne Town Hall for ‘10 talks, 10 games, 10 years of Parallels’, followed by a special after-party to keep the good times rolling.

Games for Change Asia-Pacific Festival (G4CAP) (Friday, October 4) will explore and showcase the transformative power of games to make the world a better place through positive change in education, health and social change. Hosted by ACMI, the 2024 festival touches on neurodivergence, political debate and role playing, plant and wildlife education, human relationships, and training medical rescue teams, and features guest speaker Jessica Wilson from Child Nation, an interactive platform that helps children engage imaginatively with the real world.

PAX Aus (Friday-Sunday, October 11-13), the beloved 3-day celebration of games, culture and community, will offer thought-provoking panels, a massive expo hall filled with the best publishers and independent studios, game demos, tournaments, and more. Speakers include Julian Wilton, Creative Director at Cult of the Lamb developer Massive Monster; Canadian voice actor, Mark Meer; plus PAX Aus veteran and obnoxiously-funny comedian, John Robertson returns with his live-action video game, The Dark Room, which has seen global success at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and other events around the world.

Melbourne International Games Week runs from October 3-13, 2024. The full program will be announced in August. For more information visit gamesweek.melbourne

August 2024 Game Industry Conference and Convention Events Calendar

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August 2024 Game Industry Conference and Convention Events Calendar

Happy August Activities! We’ve put together yet another great list of events you can attend for the month.

August is a big month for events too, but not nearly as prominent as June or even July was with over twice the events as we’re seeing this month. The event season tends to cap around end of this coming month as the holidays get closer. Not to fear though, we have plenty of conferences and conventions listed with a few new intriguing festivals to mention. As you can see below, just a couple of Online-only events… it’s summer time and the pandemic is well over, so get out there event attendees!

Many of the listed events are included in the calendar from your contributions in submitting events to the calendar. Thank you for continuing to support us!

Check out this month’s event list below. We’ve made some additions to the overview! You can now see whether an event is B2B (Business-to-Business) or B2C (Business-to-Consumer), as well as the city/country. Click in the event for even more details. You can also click here for the main calendar that includes events throughout the rest of the year and beyond.

August 1-4: Gen Con | B2C | Indianapolis, IN USA
2-4: GameACon East | B2C | Stamford, CT USA
3: Boston GameLoop | B2B | Cambridge, MA USA
3-4: Game Sound Summit | B2B | San Juan, USA
8-11 QuakeCon | B2C | Grapevine, TX USA
9: Game Dev Local | Mix | London, UK
12-14: Serious Play Conference | B2B | Toronto, CA
16-17: GCX | C2C | Orlando, FL USA
16-18: Busan Indie Connect Festival | B2C | Busan, South Korea
17: Green Bay GATHR | C2C | Green Bay, WI USA
18-20: Devcom | B2B | Cologne, Germany
19-21: Replaying Japan | B2B | Nagoya, Japan
20: Courage Cologne | Party | Cologne, Germany
21-23: CEDEC | B2B | Online
21-25: gamescom | Mix | Cologne, Germany
21-25: Game Connection Online Gamescom | B2B | Online
22: Gamescom Congress (Hybrid) | B2B | Cologne, Germany
23-25: 2D Con | B2C | Minneapolis, MN USA
30-September 2: PAX West | B2C | Seattle, WA USA

Which events are you attending this month? Let us know by commenting on this article here or on Twitter and Facebook!

BitSummit Drift Announces Award Nominees

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BitSummit Drift Announces Award Nominees

KYOTO, JAPAN — July 18th, 2024 — BitSummit, Japan’s longest-running indie games festival, has officially announced the games nominated for this year’s BitSummit Awards. BitSummit Drift will be held this weekend from Friday, July 19 to Sunday, July 21, 2024. The Award Ceremony, where the winning titles will be announced, is scheduled for Sunday, July 21, at 3:45 PM JST. Viewers worldwide can tune in via YouTube and Twitch for a live broadcast of the main stage events.

The BitSummit Drift Award Nominees were chosen from more than 300 games and showcase the best of creativity, innovation, and pure fun in indie gaming.

INTERNATIONAL AWARD Nominees

【DuneCrawl】 Alientrap Games Inc.

【Crow Country】SFB Games

【Demonschool】 Ysbryd Games

【JDM: Rise of the Scorpion】 Gaming Factory

【Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot】 ichbinhamma

【Nine Sols】 RED CANDLE GAMES CO.,LTD.

VISUAL EXCELLENCE AWARD Nominee

【1000 Deaths】 Pariah Interactive, Inc.

【Miniature LAND -Four Seasons-】 WarmingApp

【Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus】 Squid Shock Studios

【CASSETTE BOY】 Wonderland Kazakiri inc.

【Gloomy Juncture】 Subtales Studio

【The Beauty Cult’s NECTARMANCER】 The Beauty Cult

EXCELLENCE IN GAME DESIGN AWARD Nominees

【Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure】 Furniture & Mattress

【Block Rancher】 HandCircus

【No Case Should Remain Unsolved】Somi

【MotionRec】 HANDSUM

【FINAL KNIGHT】 GRAVITY GAME ARISE Inc.

【All You Need is Help】 Q-Games LTD.

EXCELLENCE IN SOUND DESIGN AWARD Nominees

【Bobls】 Softlock Interactive

【Freaked Fleapit】 Finch Bird Studio

【Safo and The Moon Warriors】 Oink Games Inc.

【Electrogical】 kinjo

【Anger Foot】 Free Lives

【SONOKUNI】 Kakehashi Games

INNOVATIVE OUTLAW AWARD Nominees

【Dream Channel Zero】Fuming

【Dome-King Cabbage】 Cobysoft Co.

【Keyboard Key Character Key Cap】 IGeGeGaeIm

【FAITH: The Unholy Trinity】 New Blood Interactive

【MR. ELEVATOR】GIFT TEN INDUSTRY K.K.

【Bionic Bay】Psychoflow Studio, Mureena Oy

The POPULAR SELECTION AWARD will have its nominees chosen by visitors during the event. They will be announced along with the VERMILION GATE AWARD Nominees for the Best in Show and all winning entries, including all sponsor awards, media partner awards, Game Jam Award, and BitKids Award, at the Awards Ceremony on Sunday, July 21, from 3:45 PM JST live on stage! Check out the official streaming of the awards ceremony on the event day.

BitSummit Drift tickets can also be purchased at the venue. If the venue is close to capacity on the day of the event, those who purchase tickets may be asked to wait to enter.

For more information on BitSummit Drift, the festival schedule, the full show floor plan, and ticket purchasing, please visit the BitSummit official website, the BitSummit Facebook page, and follow @BitSummit on Twitter.

Video of the Month — A Content Creator’s Experience at TwitchCon Rotterdam 2024

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Video of the Month — A Content Creator’s Experience at TwitchCon Rotterdam 2024

TwitchCon Rotterdam took place from June 29-30 this year in the Netherlands. If you weren’t one of the about 11,500 attendees and wondered what it was like to be there for the experience, we’ve got the video for you. Content creator Guzu took a vlog of the time spent in Rotterdam attending the TwitchCon event hosted there this year.

In this twenty minute video, Guzu and a couple of his friends join him in the TwitchCon, starting from the Rotterdam security check-in. From there, he comes across a “quest giver” as well as other content creators, then on to the merch booth on the expo floor, playing unique games like three-way ping-pong, some more traditional games like classic arcade cabinets, a trip to the Red Bull VIP area, and more. It’s a fun (and relatively quick) perspective of one creator’s journey through a day spent at a TwitchCon event.

Have you attended a TwitchCon and want to share your experience? Post a comment or send us a note if you have a video and want us to share it. Whether you are an event coordinator, press, or general attendee, if you have an event video to share with us, please let us know and we’ll be happy to feature it!

Synology Deals During the Week of Amazon Prime Days

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Synology Deals During the Week of Amazon Prime Days

There’s a good chance you’ve heard the term “Christmas in July.” Amazon certainly seems to be intimately familiar with it. In it’s ninth year, celebrating the many millions of Amazon Prime members, Amazon’s Prime Day is bringing a wealth of discounts and promotions for a massive range of products, with deals for Amazon Prime members from July 16-17.

But for many other retailers and companies, it’s an opportunity to follow suit and make the most of this week as a chance to offer their products at discount. And Synology is no exception, offering these deals within the week of Prime Days, from July 15-18.

This week, we’re focusing on many of the deals Synology brings to the table. During this week as well (with the chance to win open until July 19), we’re giving away a Synology 2TB BeeDrive portable SSD!

This week, let’s explore a few of the deals Synology is offering, in both the United States and Canada. Please keep in mind prices will vary between vendors, and Canadian pricing reflects the rate of the Canadian dollar. Starting off, let’s see which retailers are carrying deals that are available for Synology’s NAS enclosures:

Synology’s DS224+ 2-bay NAS drive enclosure (image: Synology)

DS223j DiskStation: Synology’s 2-Bay NAS enclosure, with quad-core 1.7 GHz Realtek processor, 1x GbE LAN, 1GB DDR4 non-ECC RAM: B&H Photo, Newegg, NewEgg Canada, Memory Express, and Canada Computers

DS224+ DiskStation: Synology’s 2-Bay NAS enclosure with quad-core 2.0 GHz Intel processor, 2x GbE LAN, 2GB DDR4 non-ECC RAM: B&H Photo, Newegg, NewEgg Canada, Memory Express, and Canada Computers

DS923+ DiskStation: Synology’s 4-Bay NAS enclosure with dual-core 2.6 GHz AMD processor, 2x GbE LAN, 4GB DDR4 ECC RAM, 2x M.2 NVMe SSD cache support: B&H Photo, Newegg, NewEgg Canada, Memory Express, and Canada Computers

From the Synology NAS DiskStation enclosures, we move on to Synology storage deals:

Synology’s HAT3310-12T HDD (image: Synology)

HAT3310-12T (2-pack): Synology’s 12TB SATA III 3.5″ Internal NAS HDD with 512MB cache: B&H Photo, Newegg, NewEgg Canada, and the Synology Store

HAT3310-12T (4-pack): Synology’s 12TB SATA III 3.5″ Internal NAS HDD with 512MB cache: B&H Photo, Newegg, NewEgg Canada, and the Synology Store

Last but not least, the Synology router deals:

Synology’s RT2600ac gigabit Wi-Fi router (image: Synology)

RT2600ac: Synology’s Wi-Fi AC 2600 Gigabit Router: B&H Photo and the Synology Store

RT2600ax: Synology’s Tri-Band 2.5G Gigabit Wi-Fi Router: B&H Photo, NewEgg Canada, Memory Express, Canada Computers, and the Synology Store.

And, if you want to shop Synology’s store on Amazon, check out this link. Some of the previously mentioned products (among others) can be found in their Amazon shop can be found on sale, such as the RT2600ac router (15% off).

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