Happy May Madness! We’ve put together yet another great list of events you can attend for the month. As we continue to get into springtime, the event season settles into a solid cadence post-GDC with more conferences coming up with a few special hybrid events for you to enjoy. Notice more online and hybrid events popping up as well? We’re not sure why, but April was a dry month here.
Unfortunately, we are still in the midst of a series of layoffs. It’s a sad state when nearly every week you have hundreds, if not thousands, of fellow professionals having to announce on LinkedIn their need for work. There have been some studios that have been hiring with, interestingly, many in Japan such as Sony being one of them. The Japanese have a more ethical work culture industry-wide that helps maintain workers (for better or worse in some cases). We expect that in the second half of the year, we will start to see a turnaround, but it may take two or three years to recover.
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. You can also click here for the main calendar that includes events throughout the rest of the year and beyond.
May 1: PitchYaGame Awards (Online)
1-2: GameExpo Summit by PocketGamer Connects
6: LA Games Conference
8-11: A MAZE Berlin (Hybrid)
9-13: LudoNarraCon (Online)
11-13: WasabiCon
11-15: TacticCon (Online)
19-21: Digital Dragons
20: WN Connects Krakow (Hybrid)
21-24: Nordic Games Sweden
22: WN Connect Malmo (Hybrid)
23: IMPACT! Indie Games
23-30: Cerebral Puzzle Showcase
24-27: MomoCon
24-AUG 2: Indie Cup Europe (Online)
25: INDIE Live Expo (Online)
29-30: Unreal Fest Gold Coast
31: GDCy Fest
31-JUN 1: Game Access
31-JUN 2: Dreamhack Dallas
Which events are you attending this month? Let us know by commenting on this article here or on Twitter and Facebook!
