There’s a heckuva weekend getting started as far as big-name games events go, whether you are attending Gen Con Indy this weekend with tens of thousands of your closest gaming friends, at ChinaJoy in Shanghai or preparing for a trip next week to Germany for either GDC Europe or the gaming behemoth that is Gamescom. As always, look for your event on our full August calendar so you’re not left out of the fun, business, merrymaking or mayhem-raising.
So what other news is there from the world of gaming and tech events?
Gaming Insiders Summit 2015
The Gaming Insiders Summit is planning for more than 700 game industry leaders to attend in San Francisco in September. If you’re on the fence about attending but inclined to go, it might help your budget to decide today. Why? Starting midnight PST August 1, 2015, registration prices increase 200 dollars: Developer tickets will increase from 599 dollars to 799 dollars, and vendor tickets will increase from 1,599 dollars to 1,799 dollars.
What might help swing a decision to attend is to take a look at some of the new speakers just announced this week, too.
GamesBeat 2015
It must be an end of the week and end of the month thing, but VentureBeat’s GamesBeat 2015 conference, like the conference above, has announced that today is the last chance to register early for its annual business-focused games industry event in San Francisco. Registration is 600 dollars, but that offer will conclude at 5 p.m. PST July 31, 2015.
Intel Buzz Workshop — Game Dev Camp San Francisco 2015
Just before the Intel Developer Forum 2015 kicks off in earnest in San Francisco in mid-August, Intel has just announced the date and location for their game development-focused Game Dev Camp in San Francisco, on August 18th. Like their other Buzz Workshop events, Intel’s day-long event is an across-the-board showcase of Intel technologies and game development prowess.
What might particularly interest many folks is that this event is free and attendees also have the opportunity to attend the Intel Developer Forum for free. Not a bad deal at all for game developers.
Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2015
Because not everything is about San Francisco, and because its only fair to give a little more lead time whenever possible, consider this post a head’s up about the end of midterm registration for the early September event, Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2015.
Registration for this late summer Nordic developer-focused event concludes on August 7 for 250 dollars for developers and 750 dollars for non-developers. To get an idea what to expect in Helsinki, take a look at our recent Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2015 coverage.
On a related note, if you are a developer and want to pitch your game at the accompanying Very Big Indie Pitch event, all the details are helpfully contained within the preceding link. Bear in mind, according to an emailed reminder, submissions must be sent by August 14, 2015.
