- Ten individual events over six days under one umbrella brand
- Europe’s biggest networking and communication platform for the industry
- Events for industry experts and for the wider public
Berlin, January 12, 2015 – The INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK BERLIN is coming up for the second round: After last year’s huge success, everything in the capital will again revolve around computer games this year from April 21 to 26, 2015. For six days, more than ten established and new individual events will offer both the industry and the game-playing public the opportunity to actively dive into the subject. The INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK BERLIN is Germany’s leading communication and networking platform for international game developers, publishers, investors, and representatives of the entire media industry. Last year, nearly 10,000 visitors came to the individual events. The INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK BERLIN follows in the footsteps of DGT – Deutsche Gamestage (German Games Days), initiated in Berlin in 2007 by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg.
“The Games Week has something to offer for everyone, from industry professionals to gamers to regular visitors interested in games. Our aim is to give the creators, the players, and the wider public an understanding of the industry’s trends, developments and prospects“, said Michael Liebe, Head of the INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK BERLIN 2015. “We are particularly excited about the new events that will take place under our umbrella brand: With the CGC BarTalk, we will integrate the huge eSports scene into our program. The international trade fair Apps World Germany expects more than 6,000 visitors from the app-developers scene. And our action day Womenize! is all about female talents seeking a career in technology, digital business and media.”
As part of the INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK BERLIN 2015, a variety of events will take place:
The Opening Summit on Tuesday (April 21, 2015) at Kino International is the official launch event, where German and international speakers from politics and business discuss current industry issues and thus officially open the week.
Subsequently, the developer conference Quo Vadis (April 21 to 23, 2015) begins, where the elite of the American and European game development community are expected: Glen Schofield and Michael Condrey (Sledgehammer Games/”Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare“), Dorian Kieken (BioWare/”Mass Effect“), Matias Myllyrinne (Remedy Entertainment/”Alan Wake“), and many more. Since 2003, Quo Vadis is the most important international game developers conference in Germany and one of the three biggest games conferences in Europe. In 2014, it had more than 2.500 visitors. Tickets: www.qvconf.com/tickets.
A formal highlights during the INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK BERLIN is the presentation of the German computer game awards Deutscher Computerspielpreis (DCP) on the evening of April 21, 2015. The award, which was significantly changed for 2015, honors high quality games and will be awarded in up to 14 categories. Additions include the Audience Award, three international categories, and an optional Special Jury Award. The German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) and the industry associations BIU and GAME award the DCP; the award ceremony is supported by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg. The foundation for digital games culture, Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur, hosts the awards ceremony and organizes the winner selection and award assignment based on an independent jury decision. www.deutscher-computerspielpreis.de.
The international Independent Video Games Festival A MAZE. / Berlin (April 22 to 25, 2015) celebrates games as an art form and will be held in Berlin for the fourth time. The one of a kind festival allows professionals, artists and creators to share their skills and visions, to present their projects, to play and to socialize. During the festival, the A MAZE. Award will be presented. In addition to the established categories – The Most Amazing Game Award, the Human Human Machine Award, and the WTF?! Award – a new category is introduced this year: The Other Dimensions Award. Projects for the A MAZE. Award may be submitted until February 15: www.amaze-berlin.de.
Again this year, the Gamefest at the Computerspielemuseum (April 23 to 26, 2015) is the festival for gamers, retro fans and culture lovers. The foundation for digital games culture, Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur, and the Computerspielemuseum, the world’s first computer games museum, invite games enthusiasts and the general public to a varied program open for everyone at Kino International, the Computerspielemuseum, and Alte Feuerwache Friedrichshain: http://gamefest.computerspielemuseum.de.
Making Games Talents (April 25, 2015) will again be held as part of the INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK BERLIN. With more than 300 successful matches already made, it is the most successful recruitment event for talents in the games industry. The special twist: The talents don’t apply to the companies – the companies compete for the talents. www.makinggames.biz.
Additionally, the INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK BERLIN welcomes many new events under its roof: Womenize! Tech, Digital Business and Media (April 23, 2015), an action day for female talents in the areas of technology, digital business, media and games; Apps World Germany (April 22 to 23, 2015), the international trade fair for mobile marketing and app development; the CGC BarTalk, a community event for the eSports scene, and many more.
More information, registration and tickets on www.gamesweekberlin.com.
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About the INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK BERLIN
The INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK BERLIN from April 21–26, 2015 is the leading cross-industry communication and networking platform for games business, development and culture in Europe. Over six days, the umbrella brand combines more than ten events for industry representatives and game enthusiasts alike. In 2014, about 10.000 international and German game developers, publishers, investors and representatives of public institutions and the media industry as well as gamers, families and fans came to Berlin.
During the INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK BERLIN, a variety of events take place, including the opening event Opening Summit, the German Games Award, the games business and development conference Quo Vadis, the independent video games festival A MAZE. / Berlin, Gamefest at the Computer Games Museum, Womenize!, Matchmaking Dinner, Making Games Talents, CGC BarTalk, Apps World Germany, and many more. The INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK BERLIN follows in the footsteps of the DGT – Deutsche Gamestage – an event initiated by the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg in Berlin in 2007. Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg supports many of the individual events.
